Wednesday 12th April 2023
Doors: 6pm
Happy Hour: 6-8pm
Gig: 9pm-12am
Free Entry

Table bookings:
- Latest arrival time: 8:45pm

To book a table, call:
- 0161 273 5495, 10am-5pm Monday-Friday
- 0161 831 7002, after 5pm Monday-Saturday
- Or leave a message outside of these times and we’ll get back to you.

Phil Dawson is a top UK guitarist whose music is rooted in many different African, Latin and Brazilian traditions, and who learned his trade playing with legends like South African jazz trumpet giant Hugh Masekela, Nigerian Afrobeat co-creator Tony Allen, Ethio-jazz pioneer Mulatu Astatke, and London based Ghanaian afro-rock dons Osibisa. He’s also been a regular with Lokkhi Terra, Dele Sosimi and Soothsayers. Heavy company for sure.

Phil’s stellar trio includes the great Brazilian drummer Marius Rodrigues (Da Lata) and jazz fusion maestro Nim Sadot (Harvey Mason, Tony Lakatos, Nick Walters) - bass.

Expect a rich evening of Afrocentric grooves, hints of Coltrane, Hermeto Pascoal, Tony Williams and the Afro-Brazilian tradition, all blended uniquely with grooving originals and spontaneous interludes.

Phil’s album It’s Time, out on Funkiwala/Kudos, has featured on BBC6 Music, Jazz FM and a host of international stations.

“Freewheeling... dazzling... mind-expanding” - Jazzwise

“This is great” - Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 6

“A contemporary classic” - Quinton Scott, - Strut Records

“Amazing” - Chris Phillips, Jazz FM