Category Archives: Week In Review

Better Then Sitting At Home Doing Nothing

Tinder Box Wednesday night we played host to acoustic duet Tinderbox. With beautiful guitar playing from Dan Tucker and honey like vocals from Monique Houraghan, this acoustic duet are something special. literally the only way I can describe them is that your ears feel like they’ve gone to heaven and back. For more info go to www.tinderbox.com and to buy there music, click HERE. Be Sharp Wednesday night we had a free entry gig with Be Sharp. The band consists of Jerry Stevenson on guitar, Bob Jenkins … Continue reading →

Only Best Play Here

Derek Nash – Protect The Beat Thursday night we hosted the one and only Protect The Beat. Never before have I seen a band like this, the musicianship was literally out of this world. The all star line – up consisting of Derek Nash - sax (Jools Holland, Dave Grusin, Sax Appeal) Winston Blissett - bass (Massive Attack, Jeff Lorber) Tim Cansfield - guitar (Steve Winwood, Annie Lennox, Ray Charles) Arden Hart - keys & trumpet (Bootsy Collins, Massive Attack) Darby Todd - drums (Dennis Rollins, Disney’s Lion king) was a sight to behold. With mind … Continue reading →

Busy As Ever

Drum Master Class Our monthly drumming nights seem to be getting more and more popular and why wouldn’t they when you have people like Mike Sturgis and Francis Seriau telling you all the tricks of the trade. Francis is know all over the world for creating Drumtech, his  concepts and techniques have attracted musicians to his schools from over 50 different countries as well as some of the biggest names in music. So to be up close and learn from him was … Continue reading →

Always Expect The Unexpected

Joanna Weston + Rebecca McIntee Wednesday night we hosted local talent Joanna Weston at the Cavern. As well as performing in this years Guil Fest on the acoustic stage, Joanna has toured Europe and released two EP’s called ‘Pieces Of The Puzle’ and ‘What Do I Do?’ which you can buy from her site HERE. Her live performance was intermit and memorable. Her voice seems to fill your head with the true meaning of the lyrics she sings and her warm … Continue reading →

Jazz and Julie

Another busy week here at the cavern, Art Themen came down on our packed out monthly Jazz Night, Folk Legend Julie Felix made her return to the Cavern on Friday and we have some exiting news for you. Lets talk Music. The week of the 23rd in July we have our very first summer school starting. It’s a week long intensive music course with a live performance at the end, you can learn from the very best in the industry. Band Workshops exists … Continue reading →

Drumming Heaven and a Blast From The Past

What an AMAZING week we’ve had. The drumming phenomenon  that is ‘Thunder Duo’ blew us all away on Wednesday night. Friday we had a blast from the past, true music legends ‘Latin Quarter’. I don’t know about you but I can’t remember a week this exciting. Right, lets talk music. Thunder Duo Arguably the worlds most unique drum act ‘Thunder Duo’ came down to the Cavern on Wednesday. They arrived at the venue early as the drummer Gabor Dornyei had just … Continue reading →

It’s Funk Time

RB Funkestra  We had our monthly installment of the funkiest band in the UK  ’Redtenbacher’s Funkestra’. With this all star line up consisting of Stefan Redtenbacher – bass, bandleader and writer, Mike Sturgis – drums, Eran Kendler – guitar, Rob Taggart – keys, Jim Hunt – tenor saxophone and Sid Gauld – trumpet, its a night that I can only describe as ‘AMAZING’. I could try and talk to you about these guys but who could do it better then the man himself Stefan Retenbacher. Watch this exclusive in-depth interview which talks about all the … Continue reading →

Jazzmainia

Well what a Jazztastic week we’ve had here at the Cavern, you guys like me just can’t get enough of it. You came out in your droves as usual for our monthly Jazz night which featured jazz singing sensation Anita Wardell. Friday night we had a triple line-up starting with the legendary Giorgio Serci performing his own martial and classic songs but with his own unique twist, Godalming Collage big band which featured Surreys top youg Jazz students and of course the one and … Continue reading →