The Garibaldi Matinee APPEAL
A Message From Liane Carroll
The Garibaldi Matinee needs your help! We seems to have fallen on some rocky economic ground, with the Saturday & Sunday afternoon gigs struggling to balance the books. A combination of rising running costs and an ongoing cost-of-living crisis is making it increasingly challenging for us, and we are forced to seek additional funding in order to keep the matinee afloat. (Read More)
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THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 29th November 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Laura B and her Band
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Laura B and her Band have previously performed at the major events in the UK and Europe, such as; the London Royal Festival Hall, Twinwood Festival, Vintage at Goodwood Festival, Hep Cats Holiday Weekenders; Breda Jazz Festival in Holland, Radio Modern events in Belgium, Brecon Jazz Festival. Summer Jamboree, Vintage Roots, Moondogs and Swing on the Beach festivals in Italy; Screamin' Festival in Spain; Hemsby Rock 'n' Roll weekenders #48 & #49 and the fifties revival events, The Rhythm Riot & Atomic, where Laura was billed as the 'UK's New Diva of Rhythm and Blues' in 2009.
Laura is also a regular guest with the Italian band, The Goodfellas/Benny & The Cats and the 18 piece Abbey Town Jump Orchestra for performances at the Summer Jamboree Festival in Italy and has been a guest of Mike Sanchez on shows in the UK and Europe.
THE SUNDAY MATINEESunday 30th November 20253:00PM - 6:00PM
Connor Selby
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Honesty and authenticity are the two words that have always been at the heart of the music of the young British troubadour Connor Selby. Having moved around as a child between the UK, US, and UAE before settling in his birthplace in Essex, he has always had a burning passion for the authentic rootsy music of the US.
It’s easy to see why his soulful blend of blues and emotionally introspective song-writing, sitting alongside his impressive guitar playing, ticks all the boxes for so many blues fans in the UK today. There’s a timeless melancholic quality to his music, relatable in its honesty and openness.
Voted “Young Artist of the Year” at the UK Blues Awards for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022), Selby's debut album release, the self-titled Connor Selby, has picked up numerous plays on national radio, and in particular, BBC Radio 2. He has already ticked off an impressive bucket-list of leading UK venues, including Wembley Stadium, where he opened for The Who in July 2019. He has since gone on to play Hyde Park (London) with Pearl Jam, Stereophonics and Johnny Marr in the summer of 2022, and toured the the UK as the opening act for blues and rock luminaries Robert Cray and Beth Hart.
Selby's latest recording, The Truth Comes Out Eventually was released in August 2025 via Provogue Records
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Saturday 6th December 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Matt Cotter & Friends
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The Garibaldi Live is delighted to be hosting a gathering of friends and family to mark the imminent departure of much loved and respected drummer, Matt Cotter, who's moving to Cork. The craic’ll be wonderful and, should you drop by to help say ‘cheerio’, you can expect music covering varied genres, as performers step up to contribute to the party, ably supported by Matt’s House Band.
The good news is that Matt will be coming back now and then but, in a general sense, it’s a case of teyn’s loss is Cork’s gain; how lucky are the good peeps of that fine city?
We wish you more than well, Matt, in the knowledge you’ll continue to reap the fruits of what you sow in music and life.
THE HOUSE BAND:
MATT COTTER (drums)
ANT NEWBY (guitar)
ESME EDWARDS (bass)
HENRY WEBB (guitar)
CARL LEWIS (keys)
THE SUNDAY MATINEE
Sunday 7th December 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Trio Kane
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Trio Kane is a guitar led trio performing reworks of celebrated popular songs. The band comprises Luca Boscagin (Guitar), Davide Mantovani (Bass) & Davide Giovannini (Drums).
LUCA BOSCAGIN is an accomplished guitarist with over 25 years of experience in the music industry. He started his career as a professional musician in the early 1990s and led the band Jazzbreakers from 1995 to 2010, where he played a vital role in re-arranging famous rock songs for the band's two albums.
DAVIDE MANTOVANI was born in Ferrara, Italy in 1965. His interest in music started at four with the piano. He then progressed on to the guitar, and from there to the electric and acoustic bass. His father was one of the founders of the Ferrara Jazz Club (now a major Italian venue). That enabled him to meet, and sometimes jam with, some of the greatest Jazz legends including Al Grey, Phil Woods, Chet Baker.
DAVIDE GIOVANNINI is a composer, drummer, percussionist, vocalist and producer. He leads his Brazilian-Jazz group Minas Project and with Master Tabla Drummer/ Producer Kuljit Bhamra he recently formed Spiders Tango. He was part of the Afro-Cuban percussion duo Afroshock. He worked with Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Bjork, Lisa Stansfield, James Galway, Vanessa Mae, Marcos Valle, Roy Ayers, Toninho Horta, Marlena Shaw, Cubanismo, Snowboy, Herman Olivera, Alex Wilson, Down To The Bone, Dennis Rollins’ Funky Funk, Jim Mullen, Bobby Watson and many more.
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Sarurday 13th December 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
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Jim Mullen Organ Trio
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Jim Mullen, born in Glasgow in 1945, is a jazz guitarist and long-time collaborator of Dick Morrissey, a band noted for its part in the British jazz-fusion movement in the 1970s.
Mullen was guitarist with Pete Brown & Piblokto!, with whom he recorded two albums in 1970. He also played with Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, appearing on the band's first three albums along with future Average White Band drummer Robbie McIntosh. Mullen then joined Kokomo and later toured with the Average White Band.
It was while both musicians were touring the United States with AWB in the mid-1970s that Mullen met tenor saxophone player Dick Morrissey, and throughout the 1980s, he found critical notice as joint leader of the British jazz funk band Morrissey–Mullen.
Mullen played and recorded with, among others, Mose Allison, Hamish Stuart, Joanna Eden, Tam White, Claire Martin, Mike Carr, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dave O'Higgins and Georgie Fame, Sinan Alimanović, David Tughan, Jimmy Smith, Terry Callier and Frank Holder. Mullen has recorded as part of The AllStars, a collective of session musicians on their Paul McCartney-produced album All About the Music, alongside special guests Jocelyn Brown, Hamish Stuart and Angelo Starr.
Mullen has won multiple British music awards, including "Best Guitar" in the BT Jazz Awards (1994, 1996 and 2000).
Supported by Northants Contemporary Jazz (NC Jazz)
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THE SUNDAY MATINEE
Sunday 14th December 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
Spinbox
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Cliff Brown cut his teeth as a teenager playing in youth big bands and jazz fusion outfit Actual Proof. He has since fronted his own cross-genre bands for many years, mixing jazz, blues and rock 'n' roll music.
Sam Montero is a much-in-demand Hammond organ player and sideman, playing jazz, blues and funk.
Luke Szoltysek has performed in a variety of theatre shows across the UK and Europe, notably the D-Day Darlings. He is currently in the drum seat of the Northampton-based Jazz Collosus big band.
The three met playing with the Jazz Collosus big band, and quickly realised they all had a passion for small group funk, swing, blues and groove based music. They got together and formed Spinbox, taking songs and styles from Blue Note, New Orleans, Chicago blues and mixing and modifying them within the framework of an organ trio. You'll hear classic instrumentals and songs by The Meters, Wes Montgomery, Kenny Burrell, Jimmy Smith, etc.
Sam Montero - Hammond Organ
Cliff Brown - Guitar
Luke Szoltysek - Drums
THE SATURDAY MATINEE
Sarurday 20th December 2025
3:00PM - 6:00PM
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The Excellos
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The Excellos are London. UK based band formed in 2009, named after and influenced with Excello Records, the premier American Swamp Rock Blues Record label in the 50’s. The Excellos are originally a 3 piece band. From time to time guest musicians have appeared on Recordings and Live shows.
Stompin' Rockabilly and Blues Bop played hard and dirty! The Excellos deliver a solid brand of Rockin' Blues that'd be rough, tough and hard to bluff for any other band raised this side of the pond. Gaining their name from the famous 1950s American Blues record label, they play with the authority and gusto of a blues band that grew straight out of the Mississippi mud.
These guys have been wowing crowds at many Blues and Rock 'n' Roll joints the world over.
Playing both classic Excello Swamp rock and original swamp rock with Excello Roots. Unlike most bands who’s original’s can’t match their influence’s covers, The Excellos originals exceed them! Quite simply they are "The Beatles of Swamp Rock". The Excellos are straight out of a 1950s drive-in movie or TV series, battling zombies and supernatural geeks. Check out those incredible Sideburns!