Birkett and Fisk
Sun 15 Nov
|THE WAITING ROOM
Exhilarating virtuoso Hot Club violin and guitar with driving jazz rhythms, with dinner.*
Time & Location
15 Nov 2026, 19:00 – 22:30
THE WAITING ROOM, 9 Station Rd, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0BU, UK
About the event
Birkett & Fisk play Venuti & Lang.
Emma Fisk – Violin James Birkett – Guitar
The names of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli are familiar to many as pioneers of all-string jazz. Less universally known are the names Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, the Italian-American duo who played hot violin and guitar jazz in the 1920s and 30s until their partnership was cut short by Lang’s untimely death in 1933. Joe Venuti has been referred to as ‘the father of jazz violin', while his musical partner Eddie Lang is widely regarded as the first jazz guitar virtuoso.
Bringing together their shared knowledge and love of early jazz styles, Emma Fisk and James Birkett present an entertaining, virtuosic and informative programme of music inspired by the first great jazz violin and guitar partnership. The programme includes quirkily named compositions by Venuti & Lang such as Cheese & Crackers,…
Tickets
With-dinner ticket.
This ticket includes a special hot club jazz cafe 3 course dinner (£17 + £30)
£47.00
+£1.18 ticket service fee
Advance Ticket - concert only
This Ticket is for the concert only (without dinner) £17 advance ticket (£19 on the door)
£17.00
+£0.43 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00