Joe Stilgoe Trio [Jazz]

About this event

“One of the best singer-pianists in the world” – The Sunday Times

“I thank you for creating that most exciting of moments when, as a lover of good music, you know you have seen and heard something remarkable.” – Sir Michael Parkinson

Joe Stilgoe is an internationally acclaimed singer, pianist and songwriter. Growing up as the youngest of 5 children he was surrounded by music, with two parents in the business – songwriter and TV personality Richard Stilgoe and opera-singing Annabel Hunt.

He is a true modern-day entertainer, known globally as a performer of wit, style and a level of musicianship which has seen him recognised as one of the best singer-pianists in the world. Always searching for a new way of bringing not only his own songs but those he loves from the past to a new audience, he is an enticing mix of his heroes Danny Kaye, Nat King Cole and Dudley Moore. He is known for writing songs that sound like they’ve been around for years and for adapting classics and making them sound like they’ve just been written.

He has created award-winning shows for the London Jazz Festival including A Tribute To Gene Kelly at LSO St Lukes, Songs On Film at Cadogan Hall (plus three sold out Edinburgh Festival seasons and UK tour), and in 2019 Joe Stilgoe & His Big Band at St Johns Smith Square. He has performed with orchestras and bands including The John Wilson Orchestra, RPO, BBC Concert Orchestra, The Hallé, BBC Big Band, RTE, Lahti Symphony, RLPO and many more.

He works extensively on radio, having hosted and starred many times in BBC Radio 2’s Friday Night is Music Night, while also being a regular presence on the station (Joe Stilgoe – Christmas At The Movies, Jingle Bell Joe, One Night Stand at Ronnie Scotts), and being a regular guest and presenter on JazzFM, Radio 3 and 4.

He also has a successful secondary career writing for theatre, having created the musicals The Jungle Book, The Midnight Gang and three shows with Julia Donaldson – Zog, Zog & The Flying Doctors and 2025’s The Baddies. He is currently working on new musicals, including Hooked with Gary Barlow and Jason Manford. On TV, he has appeared most notably hosting BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year.

“Magnificently talented. It’s a riotous listen” –  Jamie Cullum