Sunday Sounds

Jazz up your Sunday with acoustic music at Roth Bar. Stretch out your weekend with a chilled, music-filled Sunday afternoon with an array of our favourite local folk and jazz bands. Sunday blues no more.

Internationally recognised saxophonist and composer Iain Ballamy has organised the jazz musicians throughout the summer as well as playing himself, while the Roth Bar team have selected local folk band favourites.

Sit back with a signature cocktail or glass of wine and bar snacks or tuck into our full bar menu from 6pm.

Why not join us beforehand from 12 – 3pm where our chefs are cooking over fire, creating a delicious Sunday feast.

Every Sunday, 4 – 6pm

28th July
Iain Ballamy – tenor saxophone
Gareth Williams – piano
Pete Maxfield – bass

4th August – Folk Band
Ma Polaine’s Great Decline – an award-winning band praised by MOJO Magazine for their unique blend of pop, folk, blues, and Americana.

11th August
Iain Ballamy – tenor saxophone
Gareth Williams – piano
Dave Green – bass

18th August
Iain Ballamy – tenor saxophone
Rebecca Nash – piano
Henrik Jensen – bass

Iain Ballamy 

Iain Ballamy is an internationally recognised saxophonist and composer with a distinctive style and voice.

He has been described variously as urbane, original, melodic, freethinking and uncompromising.

Listed between Count Basie and Chet Baker in the BBC’s publication ‘100 Jazz Greats’ his work is contemporary and encompasses strong jazz, folk and classical references yet remains un-encumbered by formalities and traditions.

Ballamy has toured worldwide playing at most major concert halls and festivals and has appeared on over 100 albums across a wide range of musical genres and styles ranging from concerto premieres as soloist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to sessions at Abbey road studios for Robbie Williams. He has appeared many times at Ronnie Scotts club in Soho where he learned from some of the jazz greats.

He has appeared as a judge on BBC’s young jazz musician of the year and won BBC Jazz award for innovation.

Ballamy is a visiting professor of saxophone at the Guildhall school of music and drama and Royal Academy of Music.