Johnathan Blake ‘My Life Matters’ at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Soho, London.

Date: Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Venue

Ronnie Scott’s, London

47 Frith Street
Soho, London
W1D 4HT

More details

From;
https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/johnathan-blake

Johnathan Blake ‘My Life Matters’
7th October 2025

Commissioned by the Jazz Gallery in NYC, Blake’s new album, My Life Matters is a music suite that focuses on the idea of speaking up when we see injustices happening instead of becoming part of the problem.

Ticket prices
£40 – £55

Line-up
JOHNATHAN BLAKE – drums
JOHN ELLIS – sax, ewi
FABIAN ALMAZAN – piano, electronics
JALEN BAKER – vibraphone
BEN STREET – bass

Blake’s band Pentad is a quintet of musicians whose expressions inhabit that mystery of time and space. ‘The name represents us as five individuals coming together for a common cause: trying to make the most honest music as possible,’ says Blake who assembled the band with the intention of composing for a fuller, more explicit chordal sound than his past projects have featured. The result is a wildly intuitive, tight sound that embraces spontaneity and relies on trust.

Heralded by NPR Music as, the ultimate modernist, the Philadelphia-raised artist has collaborated with Pharoah Sanders, Ravi Coltrane, Tom Harrell, Hans Glawischnig, Avishai Cohen, Donny McCaslin, Linda May Han Oh, Jaleel Shaw, Chris Potter, Maria Schneider, Alex Sipiagin, Kris Davis and countless other distinctive voices.

It’s a testament to Blake’s abilities that he makes his presence felt in any context.
— DownBeat

Performance times for
Johnathan Blake ‘My Life Matters’

Tuesday 7th October, 2025 17:30
Doors Open
17:30
Show Starts
18:30
Show Finishes
19:50
Doors Close
20:00

Tuesday 7th October, 2025 20:30
Doors Open
20:30
Show Starts
21:15
Show Finishes
22:35
Doors Close
00:00

Priority tickets (£55.00)
Standard tickets (£45.00)
Restricted tickets (£40.00)