McAlmont and Mason's Dusty Unplugged
2024-09-05 19:00 - 20:15, 2024-09-05 21:00 - 22:15 UTC | Zedel, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED
Dusty Springfield, the iconic singer from the 1960s through to her collaboration with the Pet Shop boys in the 80s, was the soundtrack to a generation.
Her heartfelt renditions of songs from You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me to I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself remain all-time classics.

Long term collaborators David McAlmont and Janette Mason have been performing Dusty’s songs for over a decade now and are presenting an acoustic set here featuring bassist Simon Little. It lays bare the sheer beauty of the lyrics and music highlighting Dusty’s genius for choosing such powerful material, which often mirrored her life’s journey.

Wall to Wall Prince
2024-09-20 19:30 - 23:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom
Featuring David McAlmont and Imaani. Musical Direction by Janette Mason
A unique celebration of the music of Prince
Drawing on his incredible catalogue of songs this show pays homage to perhaps the most influential artist of his generation.

David McAlmont
David is possibly one of the greatest singers this country has produced. He has collaborated with everyone from Bond composer David Arnold to Michael Nyman, Paul Weller and most famously with Bernard Butler, producing the hit single
Imaani
Gracing stages across the world Imaani’s live career is impressive. She has performed on television, in the studio, and live with artists including Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan, Maceo Parker, Philip Bailey, Jimmy Cliff, UB40, Gloria Gaynor, Incognito, Betty Wright, Omar, Mica Paris, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Leon Ware and Aswad.
“One of the most wonderful and memorable voices…” Bluey

Wall to Wall Prince
2024-09-21 19:30 - 23:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom
Featuring David McAlmont and Imaani with musical direction by Janette Mason
A unique celebration of the music of Prince
Drawing on his incredible catalogue of songs this show pays homage to perhaps the most influential artist of his generation.

David McAlmont
David is possibly one of the greatest singers this country has produced. He has collaborated with everyone from Bond composer David Arnold to Michael Nyman, Paul Weller and most famously with Bernard Butler, producing the hit single.
Imaani
Gracing stages across the world Imaani’s live career is impressive. She has performed on television, in the studio, and live with artists including Nile Rodgers, Chaka Khan, Maceo Parker, Philip Bailey, Jimmy Cliff, UB40, Gloria Gaynor, Incognito, Betty Wright, Omar, Mica Paris, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Leon Ware and Aswad.
“One of the most wonderful and memorable voices…” Bluey

Wall to Wall George Michael
2024-11-22 19:30 - 22:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom
Wall To Wall George Michael Nov 22 and Nov 23 – featuring David McAlmont and Brendan Reilly
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With a career spanning four decades, records sales of 120 million worldwide, George Michael is considered one of the greatest artists of the MTV generation.
Artist In residence, Janette Mason has put together a unique reworking of George Michael’s music with her long term collaborator, one of the UKs finest vocalists, David McAlmont ( McAlmont and Butler).
They are joined by the incredibly talented vocalist Brendan Reilly (Basement Jaxx, Shania Twain).
Band Line up:
Nico Py – drums Simon Little – bass Dave Ital – guitar Tom Smith – saxes Shanti Jayasinha – Trumpet and percussion
Janette Mason (Musical Director)
Mason is a highly respected UK pianist, arranger and composer. She has performed with pop stars, Seal, k.d.Lang and Oasis, has produced and arranged for jazz singers Lea DeLaria and Ian Shaw and composed music for both TV (Sex and the City) and film (Ruby Blue). She has released four albums under her own name (the most recent being 2018’s Red Alert) and is currently working with legendary Bowie producer Tony Visconti.
David McAlmont (Vocals)
Possibly one of the greatest singers this country has ever produced, David collaborated with everyone from Bond composer David Arnold to Michael Nyman, Paul Weller and most famously with Bernard Butler producing the classic hit single Yes. David’s music is pure emotion, drawing unique, soulful portraits from his own life and philosophies, all beautifully framed by the finest soul.
Brendan Reilly (Vocals)
Brendan Reilly is an American singer-songwriter who has been based in London for many years, releasing critically acclaimed records and touring the world with the likes of Quincy Jones, Shania Twain, Disclosure, and Basement Jaxx. Currently touring with dance music legends Pete Tong and Cerrone, he can also be seen at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club every month with Soul Family, now celebrating 15 years at the legendary Jazz club.

Wall to Wall George Michael
2024-11-23 19:30 - 23:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom
Wall To Wall George Michael featuring David McAlmont and Brendan Reilly
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With a career spanning four decades, records sales of 120 million worldwide, George Michael is considered one of the greatest artists of the MTV generation.
Artist In residence, Janette Mason has put together a unique reworking of George Michael’s music with her long term collaborator, one of the UKs finest vocalists, David McAlmont ( McAlmont and Butler).
They are joined by the incredibly talented vocalist Brendan Reilly (Basement Jaxx, Shania Twain).
Band Line up:
Nico Py – drums Simon Little – bass Dave Ital – guitar Tom Smith – saxes Shanti Jayasinha – Trumpet and percussion
Janette Mason (Musical Director)
Mason is a highly respected UK pianist, arranger and composer. She has performed with pop stars, Seal, k.d.Lang and Oasis, has produced and arranged for jazz singers Lea DeLaria and Ian Shaw and composed music for both TV (Sex and the City) and film (Ruby Blue). She has released four albums under her own name (the most recent being 2018’s Red Alert) and is currently working with legendary Bowie producer Tony Visconti.
David McAlmont (Vocals)
Possibly one of the greatest singers this country has ever produced, David collaborated with everyone from Bond composer David Arnold to Michael Nyman, Paul Weller and most famously with Bernard Butler producing the classic hit single Yes. David’s music is pure emotion, drawing unique, soulful portraits from his own life and philosophies, all beautifully framed by the finest soul.
Brendan Reilly (Vocals)
Brendan Reilly is an American singer-songwriter who has been based in London for many years, releasing critically acclaimed records and touring the world with the likes of Quincy Jones, Shania Twain, Disclosure, and Basement Jaxx. Currently touring with dance music legends Pete Tong and Cerrone, he can also be seen at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club every month with Soul Family, now celebrating 15 years at the legendary Jazz club.

AYRA
2025-01-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Pizza Express – Holborn, 99 High Holborn, London, EC1V 6LF, United Kingdom
AYRA is a unique female fronted project purveying heartfelt original material drenched in the heritage of soul, spiced with the rhythms of funk and R&B, always delivered straight from the heart. Janette and Juliet have assembled a band of some of the very best in the business. UK session legend Yolanda Charles, veteran of the bands of Hans Zimmer and Paul Weller among many others, was the natural choice on bass, and her regular drum partner Nicolas Py supplied the necessary deep, creative groove making. To round out the ensemble, Janette called on the unique talents of Shanti on cello, trumpet and percussion with the latest addition to the band, Bex Gold on additional vocals.

Band Line Up:
Janette Mason Keys
Juliet Roberts Vocals
Bex Gold Additional Vocals
Yolanda Charles Bass
Nico Py Drums
Shanti Trumpet, cello and percussion
Photo credit – John Lyons

Dusty Unplugged
2025-01-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-23 21:15 - 22:30 | Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED, United Kingdom
Dusty Springfield, the iconic singer from the 1960s through to her collaboration with the Pet Shop boys in the 80s, was the soundtrack to a generation.Her heartfelt renditions of songs from You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me to I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself remain all-time classics.
Long term collaborators David McAlmont and Janette Mason have been performing Dusty’s songs for over a decade now and are presenting an acoustic set here featuring bassist Simon Little. It lays bare the sheer beauty of the lyrics and music highlighting Dusty’s genius for choosing such powerful material, which often mirrored her life’s journey.

Line Up
Janette Mason Piano
David McAlmont Vocals
Simon Little Bass

Bowie Unplugged
2025-01-31 19:00 | Big Burns Supper Club, 70 High St, Dumfies, DG1 2BS, United Kingdom
https://bigburnssupper.com/event/bowie-supper-club/

AYRA
2025-03-08 19:30 - 22:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom

Bowie Unplugged
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:45 | Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED, United Kingdom
Just over a decade ago, David McAlmont got a transformative call from Janette Mason, who invited him to fill some hefty shoes: Lea DeLaria, Mason’s estimable, long-time collaborator, got the “once in a lifetime” call from Hollywood, meaning that Wall to Wall Bowie, the veteran arranger’s labour of Bowie love needed a new vocalist with as deep an affection for the material. McAlmont, a late but enthusiastic Bowie developer, seized the opportunity for a deeper exploration of the revered musical constellation. The decision forged a continuing adventure into the Bowie verse.
Following their sold out shows at the Crazy Coqs in November last year, join them as they perform hitherto uncharted interpretations with new intimate arrangements for an intimate setting. McAlmont & Mason’s Bowie Unplugged, an eleventh-anniversary celebration, lays bare the poetic, chordal mission of the inalienable genius.
David McAlmont Vocals
janette Mason Piano
Simon Little Bass

Bowie Unplugged
2025-04-03 21:15 - 22:30 | Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED, United Kingdom
Just over a decade ago, David McAlmont got a transformative call from Janette Mason, who invited him to fill some hefty shoes: Lea DeLaria, Mason’s estimable, long-time collaborator, got the “once in a lifetime” call from Hollywood, meaning that Wall to Wall Bowie, the veteran arranger’s labour of Bowie love needed a new vocalist with as deep an affection for the material. McAlmont, a late but enthusiastic Bowie developer, seized the opportunity for a deeper exploration of the revered musical constellation. The decision forged a continuing adventure into the Bowie verse.
For the first time in their acclaimed stint since 2013, they perform hitherto uncharted interpretations with new intimate arrangements for an intimate setting. McAlmont & Mason’s Bowie Unplugged, an eleventh-anniversary celebration, lays bare the poetic, chordal mission of the inalienable genius.
Line up:
David McAlmont Vocals
Janette Mason Piano
Simon Little Bass

Bowie Unplugged
2025-04-26 20:00 - 22:30 | Wales Millenium Centre, Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL, United Kingdom
BOWIE UNPLUGGED
David McAlmont Vocals • Janette Mason Piano • Simon Little Bass
Just over a decade ago, David McAlmont got a transformative call from Janette Mason who invited him to fill some hefty shoes: Lea DeLaria, Mason’s estimable, long-time collaborator got the “once in a lifetime” call from Hollywood, meaning that Wall to Wall Bowie, the veteran arranger’s labour of Bowie love needed a new vocalist with as deep an affection for the material. McAlmont, a late, but enthusiastic Bowie developer, seized the opportunity at a deeper exploration of the revered, musical constellation. The decision forged a continuing adventure into the Bowie-verse. For the first time in their acclaimed stint since 2013, they perform hitherto uncharted interpretations, with new intimate arrangements for an intimate setting. McAlmont & Mason’s Bowie Unplugged, an eleventh anniversary celebration, lays bare the poetic, chordal mission of the inalienable genius.

ReWired - Eastbourne
2025-05-01 20:00 - 22:30 | The Bohemian, 10 Compton Street, Eastbourne, BN21 4BW, United Kingdom
Featuring Tom Mason and Eric Ford

“A band leader of pugnacious flair and genuine unpredictability.” James Griffiths-The Guardian

ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason.
Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business, and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players.
For her latest release, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics, and reworked each of them with her long-time collaborators Tom Mason on bass and Eric Ford on drums. With Janette at the helm, the original tunes’ irresistible melodic personalities are daringly expanded and reconfigured by the trio so that they delight the listener anew with the depth and sophistication of jazz while retaining the direct appeal of pop.
No-one is off limits and the repertoire draws from everyone from Gary Numan and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Olivia Rodrigo, with Janette’s fierce and inventive arrangements pulling everything together. Mixing deep grooves, gutsy swing, blazing solos and unforgettable melody, this is timeless music re-wired for the present day.
Janette Mason – Piano

Janette Mason is a jazz pianist, a composer for film and TV, an arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Over the course of a thirty-year career she has quietly but emphatically made her presence felt, delighting audiences with her skills in all kinds of settings, from tiny jazz clubs to international film and TV projects. To those in the know she’s become a byword for artistic quality and emotional authenticity: her music embraces the complexity and challenge of modern jazz but always reaches out to the listener with its honesty and directness of expression, and as a result she’s established a reputation that’s as revered by critics and her fellow musicians as it is by the listening public.
Whether leading her own trio in jazz reworkings of pop classics, playing sessions with Oasis, Pulp, or Seal, working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, scoring for film and TV, or launching her latest project AYRA in collaboration with vocal legend Juliet Roberts, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence combined with a generous, giving sensibility that reaches out to audiences and ensures that the message in the music is always there to be heard.

Tom Mason – Bass
Tom gained a jazz degree while at the Royal Academy of Music, and at New England Conservatory in Boston. Since then, he has earned a reputation as one of the most versatile double bassists and bass guitarists on the UK music scene.
His résumé of recordings, performances and tours boasts artists such as Lizz Wright, Mark Ronson and Jamie Cullum. Tom has also been long-term member of award-winning pianist Robert Mitchell’s Panacea.

Eric Ford – Drums
Eric has been resident in London since late 2006, after 4 years in Paris. He has played across the globe and on around 60 albums. He’s performed at iconic venues such as Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Albert Hall, and with musicians as diverse as Ronnie Laws, Marc Almond, Clare Teal, the London Jazz Orchestra and Jason Rebello.
He’s also presented drum clinics in London and Beijing and has been a member of acclaimed contemporary jazz trio Partikel since 2009.

Janette Mason - ReWired Album Launch
2025-05-14 20:00 - 22:30 | Pizza Express – Dean St, 10 Dean St, London, W1D 3RW
Featuring Tom Mason – bass Eric Ford – drums
with special guest Paul Booth – saxophone
ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason. Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business, and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players. For her latest release, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics, and reworked each of them with her long-time collaborators Tom Mason on bass and Eric Ford on drums. With Janette at the helm, the original tunes’ irresistible melodic personalities are daringly expanded and reconfigured by the trio so that they delight the listener anew with the depth and sophistication of jazz while retaining the direct appeal of pop.
Band Line Up
Janette Mason Piano
Tom Mason Bass
Eric Ford Drums
Paul Booth Sax
Eric Ford
Tom Mason
Paul Booth

Janette Mason ReWired
2025-06-25 19:30 - 22:30
JANETTE MASON – REWIRED
ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason.
Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business including, Oasis and Pulp and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players.

For her latest project, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics and reworked each of them.

JAZZ WISE MAGAZINE 4 ***
“Beautifully produced and thoughtfully put together….Long May she continue to put out music of this quality and variety.” Victoria Kingham

No-one is off limits and the repertoire draws from everyone from Gary Numan and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Olivia Rodrigo, with Janette’s fierce and inventive arrangements pulling everything together. Mixing deep grooves, gutsy swing, blazing solos and unforgettable melody, this is timeless music re-wired for the present day.

“It’s a truism to report that the trio with bassist Tom Mason and drummer Eric Ford have clearly worked extremely consciously and thoroughly with the pianist/composer to get under the complexities, twists and turns of Janette Mason’s music, but the balance and clarity they were bringing to every tune last night was something very special. The balance in an experienced piano trio like this can persuade one – if only briefly – that all can be right with the world”
UK JAZZ NEWS – Sebstian Scotney

Janette Mason – Piano

Janette Mason is a jazz pianist, a composer for film and TV, an arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Over the course of a thirty-year career she has quietly but emphatically made her presence felt, delighting audiences with her skills in all kinds of settings, from tiny jazz clubs to international film and TV projects.
Whether leading her own trio, playing sessions with Oasis, Pulp, or Seal, working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, or launching her latest project AYRA in collaboration with vocal legend Juliet Roberts, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence, combined with a generous, giving sensibility that reaches out to audiences and ensures that the message in the music is always there to be heard.

Tom Mason – Bass

Tom has earned a reputation as one of the most versatile double bassists and bass guitarists on the UK music scene.
His résumé of recordings, performances and tours boasts artists such as Lizz Wright, Mark Ronson and Jamie Cullum. Tom has also been long-term member of award-winning pianist Robert Mitchell’s Panacea.

Eric Ford – Drums

Eric has performed across the globe and played on around sixty albums. He has worked with musicians as diverse as Ronnie Laws, Marc Almond, Clare Teal, The London Jazz Orchestra and Jason Rebello. He has been a member of the acclaimed contemporary jazz trio Partikel since 2009.

“A band leader of pugnacious flair and genuine unpredictability.” James Griffiths-The Guardian

AYRA
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED, United Kingdom
AYRA is a powerhouse of deep, soulful music.
Fronted by Soul legend Juliet Roberts and highly acclaimed pianist/composer Janette Mason
Janette and Juliet are two musical warriors, both rich with the accumulated experience of long and successful careers spanning across the genres of pop, jazz, dance and soul. When Janette first started working with Juliet, she immediately saw the potential for a deep and fruitful collaboration.
AYRA is the result – a unique project purveying heartfelt original material drenched in the heritage of soul, spiced with the rhythms of funk and R&B, always delivered straight from the heart.

Line Up:
Janette Mason – Keys
Juliet Roberts – Vocals
Yolanda Charles -Bass
William Francis – Drums

ReWired - The Vortex
2025-07-17 19:45 - 22:30 | Vortex, 1 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ, United Kingdom
Featuring Tom Mason and Eric Ford

“A band leader of pugnacious flair and genuine unpredictability.” James Griffiths-The Guardian
ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason. Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business, and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players.
For her latest release, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics, and reworked each of them with her long-time collaborators Tom Mason on bass and Eric Ford on drums. With Janette at the helm, the original tunes’ irresistible melodic personalities are daringly expanded and reconfigured by the trio so that they delight the listener anew with the depth and sophistication of jazz while retaining the direct appeal of pop.
No-one is off limits and the repertoire draws from everyone from Gary Numan and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Olivia Rodrigo, with Janette’s fierce and inventive arrangements pulling everything together. Mixing deep grooves, gutsy swing, blazing solos and unforgettable melody, this is timeless music re-wired for the present day.

Janette Mason – Piano

Janette Mason is a jazz pianist, a composer for film and TV, an arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Over the course of a thirty-year career she has quietly but emphatically made her presence felt, delighting audiences with her skills in all kinds of settings, from tiny jazz clubs to international film and TV projects. To those in the know she’s become a byword for artistic quality and emotional authenticity: her music embraces the complexity and challenge of modern jazz but always reaches out to the listener with its honesty and directness of expression, and as a result she’s established a reputation that’s as revered by critics and her fellow musicians as it is by the listening public.
Whether leading her own trio in jazz reworkings of pop classics, playing sessions with Oasis, Pulp, or Seal, working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, scoring for film and TV, or launching her latest project AYRA in collaboration with vocal legend Juliet Roberts, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence combined with a generous, giving sensibility that reaches out to audiences and ensures that the message in the music is always there to be heard.

Tom Mason – Bass

Tom gained a jazz degree while at the Royal Academy of Music, and at New England Conservatory in Boston. Since then, he has earned a reputation as one of the most versatile double bassists and bass guitarists on the UK music scene.
His résumé of recordings, performances and tours boasts artists such as Lizz Wright, Mark Ronson and Jamie Cullum. Tom has also been long-term member of award-winning pianist Robert Mitchell’s Panacea

Eric Ford – Drums

Eric has been resident in London since late 2006, after 4 years in Paris. He has played across the globe and on around 60 albums. He’s performed at iconic venues such as Ronnie Scott’s and the Royal Albert Hall, and with musicians as diverse as Ronnie Laws, Marc Almond, Clare Teal, the London Jazz Orchestra and Jason Rebello.
He’s also presented drum clinics in London and Beijing and has been a member of acclaimed contemporary jazz trio Partikel since 2009.

Janette Mason ReWired
2025-07-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Vortex, 1 Gillett Square, London, N16 8AZ, United Kingdom

ReWired - Here Bay Jazz Festival
2025-08-16 16:30 - 18:30 | Herne Bay Jazz Festival, United Kingdom

ReWired - Guildford Jazz Festival
2025-09-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Guildford Jazz Festival

ReWired - Ronnie Scott's
2025-09-29 08:00 - 20:30 | Ronnie Scott’s
JANETTE MASON – REWIRED
Special Guest Tom Smith – Saxophone
ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason.
Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business including, Oasis and Pulp and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players.

For her latest project, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics and reworked each of them.

JAZZ WISE MAGAZINE 4 ***
“Beautifully produced and thoughtfully put together….Long May she continue to put out music of this quality and variety.” Victoria Kingham

No-one is off limits and the repertoire draws from everyone from Gary Numan and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Olivia Rodrigo, with Janette’s fierce and inventive arrangements pulling everything together. Mixing deep grooves, gutsy swing, blazing solos and unforgettable melody, this is timeless music re-wired for the present day.

“It’s a truism to report that the trio with bassist Tom Mason and drummer Eric Ford have clearly worked extremely consciously and thoroughly with the pianist/composer to get under the complexities, twists and turns of Janette Mason’s music, but the balance and clarity they were bringing to every tune last night was something very special. The balance in an experienced piano trio like this can persuade one – if only briefly – that all can be right with the world”
UK JAZZ NEWS – Sebstian Scotney

Janette Mason – Piano

Janette Mason is a jazz pianist, a composer for film and TV, an arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Over the course of a thirty-year career she has quietly but emphatically made her presence felt, delighting audiences with her skills in all kinds of settings, from tiny jazz clubs to international film and TV projects.
Whether leading her own trio, playing sessions with Oasis, Pulp, or Seal, working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, or launching her latest project AYRA in collaboration with vocal legend Juliet Roberts, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence, combined with a generous, giving sensibility that reaches out to audiences and ensures that the message in the music is always there to be heard.

Tom Mason – Bass

Tom has earned a reputation as one of the most versatile double bassists and bass guitarists on the UK music scene.
His résumé of recordings, performances and tours boasts artists such as Lizz Wright, Mark Ronson and Jamie Cullum. Tom has also been long-term member of award-winning pianist Robert Mitchell’s Panacea.

Eric Ford – Drums

Eric has performed across the globe and played on around sixty albums. He has worked with musicians as diverse as Ronnie Laws, Marc Almond, Clare Teal, The London Jazz Orchestra and Jason Rebello. He has been a member of the acclaimed contemporary jazz trio Partikel since 2009.

“A band leader of pugnacious flair and genuine unpredictability.” James Griffiths-The Guardian

Wall To Wall George Michael
2025-11-07 19:30 - 22:30, 2025-11-08 19:30 - 22:30 | The Exchange, 75 London Rd, Twickenham, TW1 1BE, United Kingdom
Janette Mason presents Wall To Wall George Michael
Featuring Brendan Reilly and special guest Ade Omotayo.

With a career spanning four decades, records sales of 120 million worldwide George Michael is considered one of the greatest artists of the MTV generation.
Artist In residence, Janette Mason is bringing her unique reworking of George Michael’s music back to the Exchange for a fourth year running.
She will be joined by the incredibly talented vocalist Brendan Reilly (Basement Jaxx, Shania Twain) and Ade Omotayo, who famously lent his talents to Gorillaz and Amy Winehouse, plus an amazing band of some of the UK’s finest session musicians.

“The flame-haired Janette Mason, musical director, took ownership of the set. In addition to being a rousing keyboardist, Mason boasts formidable skill as a composer, producer, and arranger– toying with the arrangements and sometimes entirely reinventing them. She has the uncanny knack of undoing a song by its seams and reconceptualising it with brazen originality.
Band Line up: Simon Lee – Drums Simon Little – Bass Frank Walden – Saxes Shanti Jayasinha – Trumpet Dave Ital – Guitar

ReWired
2025-11-11 20:30 - 2025-11-26 22:30 | Watermill Jazz, Dorking, RH4 1NZ, United Kingdom
ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason.

Janette Mason has a storied career playing for multiple artists across the worlds of jazz and pop. As a session player she’s toured with some of the biggest pop names in the business, including Oasis and Pulp, and as a bandleader she’s released a series of acclaimed jazz albums featuring some of the UK’s most respected players.

For her latest release, ReWired, she’s selected a basket full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics, and reworked each of them with her long-time collaborators Tom Mason on bass and Eric Ford on drums. With Janette at the helm, the original tunes’ irresistible melodic personalities are daringly expanded and reconfigured by the trio so that they delight the listener anew with the depth and sophistication of jazz while retaining the direct appeal of pop.

No-one is off limits and the repertoire draws from everyone from Gary Numan and David Bowie to Kate Bush and Olivia Rodrigo, with Janette’s fierce and inventive arrangements pulling everything together. Mixing deep grooves, gutsy swing, blazing solos and unforgettable melody, this is timeless music re-wired for the present day.

AYRA- Pizza Express Holborn
2025-11-20 20:00 - 22:30 | Pizza Express – Holborn, 99 High Holborn, London, EC1V 6LF, United Kingdom
AYRA is a powerhouse of deep, soulful music with a jazz sensibility, fronted by Soul Music legend Juliet Roberts and highly acclaimed pianist/composer Janette Mason, featuring guest vocalist Bex Gold.
Janette Mason and Juliet Roberts are two musical warriors, both rich with the accumulated experience of long and successful careers spanning across the genres of pop, jazz, dance and souAYRA is the result of their deep and fruitful collaboration. It is a unique project purveying heartfelt original material drenched in the heritage of soul, spiced with the rhythms of funk and R&B, always delivered straight from the heart. Together they’ve assembled a band of some of the very best in the business including UK session legend Yolanda Charles on bass and Lily Carassik on trumpet.

Janette Mason – Keyboards/Composer
Janette is a pianist, composer, arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Whether leading her own trio, touring with Oasis and Pulp or working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence.
Juliet Roberts – Vocals/Composer
Blessed with a beautiful and powerful voice, Juliet Roberts is undoubtedly one of the most highly regarded R’n’B and jazz singer/songwriters. Widely remembered for her work in the late 80s with Working Week and for a multitude of dance hits most notably Needing You (David Morales) and Caught In the Middle (Danny D).

Line Up
Janette Mason – Keys
Juliet Roberts – Vocals
Bex Gold – Additional Vocals
Yolanda Charles -Bass

AYRA - Pizza Express Holborn
2025-11-21 20:00 - 22:30 | Pizza Express – Holborn, 99 High Holborn, London, EC1V 6LF, United Kingdom
AYRA is a powerhouse of deep, soulful music with a jazz sensibility, fronted by Soul Music legend Juliet Roberts and highly acclaimed pianist/composer Janette Mason, featuring guest vocalist Bex Gold.
Janette Mason and Juliet Roberts are two musical warriors, both rich with the accumulated experience of long and successful careers spanning across the genres of pop, jazz, dance and souAYRA is the result of their deep and fruitful collaboration. It is a unique project purveying heartfelt original material drenched in the heritage of soul, spiced with the rhythms of funk and R&B, always delivered straight from the heart. Together they’ve assembled a band of some of the very best in the business including UK session legend Yolanda Charles on bass and Lily Carassik on trumpet.

Janette Mason – Keyboards/Composer
Janette is a pianist, composer, arranger and producer of all genres from jazz to soul to pop, and a dedicated and heartfelt musical communicator. Whether leading her own trio, touring with Oasis and Pulp or working with legendary producer Tony Visconti, Janette always stays true to her core values – a commitment to musical excellence.
Juliet Roberts – Vocals/Composer
Blessed with a beautiful and powerful voice, Juliet Roberts is undoubtedly one of the most highly regarded R’n’B and jazz singer/songwriters. Widely remembered for her work in the late 80s with Working Week and for a multitude of dance hits most notably Needing You (David Morales) and Caught In the Middle (Danny D).

Line Up
Janette Mason – Keys
Juliet Roberts – Vocals
Bex Gold – Guest Vocals
Yolanda Charles -Bass
Lily Carassik – Trumpet

ReWired
2025-12-05 19:30 - 22:30 | Reading Jazz, The Mount, Off Christchurch Road,, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5HL, United Kingdom

Dusty Unplugged featuring Jo Harrop
2025-12-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Crazy Coqs, 20 Sherwood Street, London, W1F 7ED, United Kingdom
DUSTY UNPLUGGED
Two shows 7pm and 9:15pm
Janette Mason-Musical/Piano Director
Jo Harrop-Vocals
Simon Little- Bass
Dusty Springfield, the iconic singer from the 1960s through to her collaboration with the Pet Shop boys in the 80s, was the soundtrack to a generation.
Her heartfelt renditions of songs from You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me to I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself remain all-time classics.
“Just a delicious, exquisite voice, a balm for the soul” Jo Whiley, BBC radio 2
Renowned pianist and arranger Janette Mason, who’s credits include Oasis and Pulp, has teamed up with Award winning recording artist and songwriter Jo Harrop to perform an intimate evening of acoustic covers highlighting Dusty’s phenomenal career.
They are joined by the superb bassist Simon Little (The Divine Comedy).
This show lays bare the sheer beauty of the lyrics and music highlighting Dusty’s genius for choosing such powerful material, which often mirrored her life’s journey.
