"Moonmot are a mischievous yet accomplished agglomeration of Swiss and Brit elements" - Jazzwise

Please note, the advertised start time is when our doors will open, generally music starts one hour after doors.

Fresh Thursday is a unique regular event that showcases new music alongside a home-cooked meal. For more information about how this event works please read the info at the bottom of this event carefully. Thank you. If you have a dietary requirement you can indicate it by selecting one of the free add-ons when purchasing your ticket.

Please note we are unable to offer refunds. You can click here (https://cobaltstudios.co.uk/about-us/faqs/) to view our full refunds policy.

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MoonMot began life at Jazzwerkstatt Bern, 2017, where they met and played for the first time. Later that same year they were invited to perform at the London Jazz Festival. They have since toured extensively throughout Europe, with albums released on Enja Records and Unit Records. MoonMot recently toured India, ending up with a recording session with local musicians in Delhi, the results of which are to be released in late 2026.

"Moonmot are a mischievous yet accomplished agglomeration of Swiss and Brit elements" - Jazzwise

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Jack Banjos Snackwall

Jack Banjo Courtney is a north east born/ London based trumpet and flugelhorn player. An up-and-coming figure on the UK jazz scene, and part of the Artist roster at Eclipse Trumpets, Jack explores the instrument with a strong sense of idiosyncrasy and echoes of the avant-garde, playing with Opus Kink, Cassie Kinoshi’s seed., Olivia Dean, New Movement Ensemble, New Regency Orchestra as well as curating the monthly Deptford Jazz Collective at The Dog and Bell.

Snackwall is a new avant-rock jazz outfit that echoes 70s jazz rock, scandi-jazz and traditional musics along with references to the powerful energies and grooves that have driven the UK scene in recent years. Teaming together are Jack Banjo Courtney (seed., Opus Kink), Daniel Kemshell (Byron Wallen, Olivia Murphy), Matt Gedrych (New Movement Ensemble, Emma-Jean Thackray) and Arthur Newell (Matthew Read Trio, Lisa Marini). Expect diverse vibes, from fierce blowing to big grooves to ethereal soundscapes.

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More about FRESH Thursdays...

FRESH happens every Thursday during our open seasons. It is a platform to bring you fresh new music served up alongside a homecooked plant based meal, board games and candles. It can be hard to get people out to hear music that they don’t know yet & this is why we decided to offer dinner as an incentive to try something new, these gigs are cosy, communal nights and often you get to hear completely new music for the very first time. The music varies across multiple genres but it is usually fairly gentle listening type music & well suited to a relaxed Thursday night. The gigs are seated and during the sets the audience is very music focused & quiet with time to chat in between the sets and at the end when we keep the bar open.

We cook the food from scratch usually and dinner is well suited to lover of vegetables and wholesome cooking, it's usually something like a dhal, veggie chilli, tacos, roast veg or similar, our base line is vegan sometimes with veggie options. We can cater for nut/gluten free meals, but nuts & gluten are used in the kitchen so if you have serious allergies please bear that in mind.

Doors at 7pm, we aim to get dinner ready by 8pm and will bring it to you when its ready… music usually starts around 8pm, sometimes later if it’s a busy night for food (we are a tiny team) and we aim to have the music finished by 10-10.15 pm. We can only guarantee dinner with advance tickets and these days we cap dinner at 60 meals and the food tickets do often sell out.

We hope/think it's obvious that quality music and dinner for £10 is all about culture & community and that these events cost us money… If you can afford to purchase a higher level ‘Cobalt supporters‘ ticket we appreciate the additional help towards costs very much.

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