World-class Live Music
award-winning artists
right in the heart of Eltham!
“I can’t remember hearing a more impressive debut. The style is hard bop, but music as good as this is beyond category.” – The Observer 5*
Widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading Jazz Tenor Saxophonists, Leo’s honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop style demonstrates his most significant influences:John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Horace Silver and Art Blakey.
His many credits include Kurt Elling, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Kurt Elling, Bob James, Ronnie Scott’s Allstars and Orchestra, The Buddy Rich Big Band, Ben Sidran, Mulatu Astatke, Elaine Delmar, Alan Skidmore, Eric Alexander, Gary Husband, Dick Pearce, Norma Winstone and Jim Mullen.
As a bandleader he has released two critically acclaimed albums, ‘The Chase’ (2017) and ‘Move’ (2019).
We present world-class jazz concerts, two Thursdays a month, open to all: no membership required.
Our concerts take place in the comfortable lounge bar at Eltham Warren Golf Club, which is within walking distance of Eltham town centre and has its own free car park right outside.
We are named after the formidable Hugh & Marion Ockendon, who promoted live jazz in Eltham for over 32 years! Hugh, a classically trained pianist with a deep love of jazz, sadly died in 2020, followed by Marion, a cabaret artist and band vocalist, in October 2022.
Hugh & Marion’s legacy now continues under the stewardship of multi-award-winning vocalist, lyricist and producer Georgia Mancio (Alan Broadbent, ReVoice! Festival, Bobby McFerrin) and acclaimed drummer Dave Ohm (Ian Shaw, Benny Golson, Gregory Porter).
