The Swinging Cat Jazz Club 2026

Saturday 21st March – 8:00pm

Jannette Mason’s ReWired acoustic trio featuring Hannah Horton

ReWired is the new acoustic trio project from acclaimed composer, arranger and pianist, Janette Mason. With a varied selection, full of all the tunes that mean the most to her, from timeless standards to modern chart classics and reworked each of them. 

The ReWired project is a true coming-together of kindred spirits, musically and in heart, mind and soul. The extraordinary rapport between the musicians was at its most palpable during Lane Del Ray’s ‘Video Games’… Tom Mason’s sublime bass lines fused with Eric Ford’s percussion to add rich tonal colouring to Janette’s dream-like inventions at the keyboard. Perfect!”  – Trevor Bannister 

Meet the band: 

Janette Mason – Piano

Tom Mason – Acoustic Bass

Eric Ford – Drums

Saturday 18 April – 8:00pm

Sophie Alloway with Hannah Horton Quartet

A highly sought after drummer, Sophie Alloway, has quickly become a talented and accomplished drummer having played with an amazing repertoire of artist such as Jason Rebello, Yazz Ahmed, Laurence Cottle, George Melly, Vimala Rowe, Nigel Price, Tony Allen and Tony Kofi among many others. She also played for Prince Charles in Buckingham Palace shortly before he became King. She’s also toured with rapper Roots Manuva, pop singer Gala, Blue Note pianist Chihiro Yamanaka, and the Michael Jackson musical ’Thriller’.

Sunday 10 May – 8:00pm

Mark Nightingale with Hannah Horton Quartet 

Multi award-winning jazz trombonist Mark Nightingale is a firmly established favourite of the UK jazz scene, and has a reputation as one of the top-flight jazz trombonists in Europe and worldwide. As well as being a multi-award winner at the British Jazz Awards for decades, since his 20’s Mark has regularly been invited to perform at International Trombone Festivals all over the globe.

In the UK he has had long-standing musical associations with John Dankworth and Cleo Laine, Stan Tracey, Kenny Wheeler, Andy Panayi and Alan Barnes whilst appearing as a sideman on over 200 albums for other UK jazz musicians.

Saturday 27th June – 8:00pm

Fleur Stevenson with Hannah Horton Quartet

Fleur Stevenson captivates audiences with her honeyed tone, charismatic stage presence, and effortless phrasing. Fleur’s impeccable sense of timing, space, and improvisation pays homage to jazz greats like Shirley Horn and Anita O’Day, while her fresh, stylish interpretations of classic standards – and her tender, heartfelt delivery of romantic ballads – mark her out as a unique voice on the modern jazz scene. A must-hear for lovers of first-class, straight-ahead vocal jazz.