Dom & The Iko’s Album Launch at The Phoenix Artists Club, London.

November 24, 2014 By Peter Butler Leave a Comment

Dom & The Ikos packed fans into the Phoenix Artists Club on Saturday, 22nd November, for their Album Launch Party. It might not have been jazz as today’s “Mouldy Figs” like it, but jazz it was and the floor was packed with a host of Boppers, Lindy Hoppers and Swing Dancers, giving the lie to claims that jazz is fizzling out.

It’s not fizzling, it’s sizzling!

A fast train from Bedford winged Ginny and me away from gruelling Saturday Night X Factor entrapment to be there, in person, to witness live this resurgent jazz spectacle in just one of London’s flourishing venues.

So, furthering my aims of focussing on our emerging new generation of Jazz Bands, here is a selection of YouTubes and photos which I shot at The Iko’s Launch Party.

The Ikos are Dom Pipkin (piano), Tony Rico (saxophone), Matthew Benson (trombone), Joe Cooper (drums) and Mao Yamada (guitar).

Faces in the Crowd!

Rich-Bennet

Rich Bennet

Russ-Bennet

Russ Bennet

Sizzling Clips Caught On Jazz&Jazz YouTubes

Website: DOM AND THE IKOS.

Facebook: Dom and the Iko’s ALBUM LAUNCH

Peter M Butler
Editor & Proprietor Jazz&Jazz

Photos & YouTubes © Peter M Butler, Jazz&Jazz

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