The Night
Bonfire weekend, and the fireworks are indoors: Marvin Muoneké brings his band and his bass baritone back to Alfie's, one flight up above Greek Street, for a Friday of big band swagger in a small club room. Two houses, 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The martinis are proper, the piano is a studio grand, and his nights here sell through. Leave the sparklers at home. He brings his own.
The Music
Marvin Muoneké is a bass baritone of Nigerian and Guyanese heritage with a three octave range, a former National Youth Jazz Orchestra featured vocalist who sings first and plays trumpet second, self taught. He has carried the Great American Songbook from The Voice and the Britain's Got Talent semi finals to festival stages across the country, and now fronts his own swing orchestra, Big Marv's Big Fat Band.
Expect Rat Pack swagger with a band to swing it: Mack the Knife, Fly Me to the Moon, the mid century songbook he wears like a tailored suit, alongside originals from his album The Young Man With The Old Soul. A voice built for rooms ten times this size, at arm's length, on the weekend Soho lights up. The late house is the one with the fireworks.
"A warm, rich, bass-baritone, three-octave voice."
Barry Witherden, Jazz Journal
Plan Your Visit
above 49 Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4EG
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· Tottenham Court Road 3 min
· Leicester Square 6 min
Sets (6.30-7.00PM, 7.15-8.00PM) & (8.30-9.15PM, 9.45-10.30PM)
Transfers or refunds are available up to 48 hours before the event. Members receive 50% off advance tickets and walk-in privileges. For assistance or private hire, email concierge@soho.live. Please check the date on your booking before checkout. Full terms.
