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BAD GIRLS GROOVE - Brunchtime music for the heart, soul (and feet!).

Over the last decade, Bad Girls Groove (“The Bads”) have built an enviable reputation for their high octane funky soul performances both in the UK (Hard Rock Cafe, Blues Kitchens, Crypt - St Martins Trafalgar Sq., Pizza Express, Pheasantry, Boisdale etc etc) and in Europe, particularly at the Fete de la St Louis in sunny Sete in South of France (where they are again headed just a fortnight after Soul Mama) and Cork Guinness Jazz Festival.

In addition to top vocal talent, the Bads now feature some truly impressive session musicians, starting in the steaming ”Engine Room”, with extraordinary in demand drummer Jamie Murray (Robben Ford band and Gretsch drums and Zildjian endorsee) and definitely “the drummer to watch”, in the opinion of Rhythm Magazine, and Trev Boxall on bass who according to London Jazz News “…brings us squarely back into the territory of 70’s jazz-funk “.

Both Jamie and Trevor pretty much live at Ronnie Scott’s. Sax fans should check out Trimmer, our horn player with tone to die for, a BA in Jazz Studies and MA in Electro Acoustic composition, who survived endless gigs in dodgy European clubs and bars with the late Ginger Baker (who still owes him £40). Keeping things lively is the constantly in motion Alberto Manuzzi, Italian keyboard wizard with an MA in Musicology. Roger Bolt on trusty Telecaster has no degrees in anything but has played more gigs than he cares to remember from Sydney to St Albans.

The gorgeous Bads upfront – have built a repertoire of soulful tunes that sidesteps the obvious and allows them to show off their vocal and dancing talents, fine-tuned perfect harmonies and - above all – their sheer joy and enthusiasm at performing for – and getting on down with - appreciative audiences everywhere.

At Soul Mama we shall be honoured to feature Gemma Knight-Jones as a guest singer joining regulars Emily Luke-Taylor and Leigh Hayward upfront. Gemma not only sings like an angel but is also an accomplished actress appearing in a multitude of theatre and TV presentations including Hairspray, Going Dutch, MobLand and EastEnders !!

However, this band does not dwell on past glories and their musical mission is, now and forever to ………entertain you, play the groove, the whole groove and nothing but the groove; will it be as funky as hell? Yup. Will there be some songs we know? Sure. Will there be long tedious pretentious guitar solos? Absolutely not! Promise.

You can bet that on Saturday 8th August it’s going to be a really special show, not only Bad but Good, and a whole lot of fun, so why not join the Bads as they make your body parts tingle all the way from happy to sad (and back!) – but always firmly in the groove.

The Soul Mama Menu offers a delightful blend of African, Caribbean, and South American cuisine. Soul Mama was listed in the “top restaurants to look forward to in 2024 list” by the Evening Standard. Please take a moment to explore our menu.

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