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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
A close-range Soho jazz room with a 1959 origin, table seating, and a documented place in Jimi Hendrix’s final public appearance.
- Upcoming shows
- 187
- Address
- 47 Frith Street, W1D 4HT London
- Phone
- 020 7439 0747
- Next show
- Thu, 8 Oct 2026
About Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London is listed at 300 capacity; a rebuilt 140-capacity Upstairs room sits above the main club. Its sharpest distinction is historical: on 16 September 1970, Jimi Hendrix made his final public appearance here, joining Eric Burdon and War. The Frith Street address occupies part of a Grade II-listed terrace of former houses built in 1804–07, giving this late-night club an early-Georgian shell.
A basement, an exchange deal, and one last jam
Tenor saxophonists Ronnie Scott and Pete King opened the club in a Gerrard Street basement in 1959. American musicians faced a British performance ban amid union disputes; in 1961 King negotiated an exchange arrangement that brought American artists into British clubs, with Zoot Sims arriving for a month-long residency. The original room closed on 27 November 1965 as the club moved to 47 Frith Street; Scott and King revived Gerrard Street as the Old Place in September 1966 until its lease expired in 1967. Five years later, Hendrix joined Burdon and War for two songs at Ronnie’s. He died two days afterward, making the appearance his final public one.
Tables, late sets, and an upstairs rebuild
Jazz anchors the booking, with established players and newer voices sharing a programme that also reaches soul, R&B, gospel, hip-hop and classical music upstairs. The club presents live music seven nights a week, including two main shows each evening, Monday Jazz Jam sessions, late sets, and weekend afternoon performances. Downstairs, guests sit at tables with food and drinks served through the show; low lighting and close-up sightlines shape the main-room experience. Upstairs adds purpose-built acoustics, Yamaha and D&B Audio systems, plus a Yamaha S3X grand piano.
Sources
- About Ronnie Scott’s | History, Spaces & Live Jazz in Soho — Ronnie Scott’s
- Ronnie Scott awarded English Heritage blue plaque — English Heritage
- Remembering Jimi Hendrix's last ever live performance, 50 years on — The Standard
- 44-48, Frith Street W1, Non Civil Parish - 1066804 — Historic England
- List of venues in the United Kingdom — Wikipedia
- Disc ID “6x2TGHCWHuXFLjENHX6wW.qsjzk-” — MusicBrainz
Next 15 shows
- Thu, 8 Oct 2026 · 23:15 VULA MALINGA View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 22:45 Late Late Show Upstairs + Viva Cuba View in the CrowdMate app
- Fri, 9 Oct 2026 · 23:15 JIM EVERT JAN CORNELISSEN A.K.A Creature. + ALEX WESSON, DAN COLLINS, TIM QUICKE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 11:00 IAN SHAW + JULIAN CLARY View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 22:45 BILLY HARE + WALTER FEENEY, TOM McCANN, LOUIS HUDD, SRAVHUD TANHAI, AUGUST DRUMMER: Taye George, BEN HARPER View in the CrowdMate app
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 23:15 BEN STEWART + ARJUNA OAKES, CAM MAY, HARRY SCHOLES, LEWIS PORTER, CARMY LOVE View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 12:00 MARISHA WALLACE + TOBY GAD, BENJI APPIAH, DAISY GEORGE, NIK CARTER, JACK BIRCHWOOD, DAVE WILLIAMSON, MORASSI QUARTET, NATASHA HUMPHRIES, KATIE MAZUR, TOBY WARR, IZA STEFANSKA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 13:00 GARY WILLIAMS + MARK CROOKS, CLIVE DUNSTALL, TOM MARK, DAVE TANDY View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 18:30 MARISHA WALLACE + TOBY GAD, BENJI APPIAH, DAISY GEORGE, NIK CARTER, JACK BIRCHWOOD, DAVE WILLIAMSON, MORASSI QUARTET, NATASHA HUMPHRIES, KATIE MAZUR, TOBY WARR, IZA STEFANSKA View in the CrowdMate app
- Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · 18:45 RĂZVAN FLORESCU + VLAD BRICIU, OLI FOTZGERLAD, ETHAN SWEETING View in the CrowdMate app
- Mon, 12 Oct 2026 · 17:30 PETE LONG + NATHAN BRAY, GEORGE HOGG, MARK ARMSTRONG, FREDDIE GAVITA, ANDY FLAXMAN, CALLUM AU, DANIEL HIGHAM, MARK FROST, KATE INGRAM, SAM MAYNE, ALEX CLARKE, ALEX GARNETT, PAUL NATHANIEL, ROBIN ASPLAND, STEVE PEARCE, ED RICHARDSON View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 17:00 ANTONIO FORCIONE + GIORGIO SERCI View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 20:15 ANTONIO FORCIONE + ADRIANO ADEWALE View in the CrowdMate app
- Tue, 13 Oct 2026 · 22:45 NAOMI SIMON + CHARLIE DOYLE, LUKE CROWN, JAYDON MURPHY, PADDY HORAN, TIGIST SILBIGER, PRINCESS ABBEAM-DANSO, KIO View in the CrowdMate app
- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 · 22:45 JAMIE SAFIR + NATALIE WILLIAMS, EMMA SMITH, GEORGIA CECILE View in the CrowdMate app
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