The Lior Solomons-Wise trio – Jazz in the Crypt

November 13, 2025
9:00 pm
A head and shoulders profile of Pianist Lior Solomons-Wise against a blurry urban background. He is dressed casually in a grey sweatshirt

The Lior Solomons-Wise trio dives into bold re-imaginings of classic jazz repertoire by legends like Billy Strayhorn, alongside Lior’s own nature-inspired originals.

Piano Lior Solomons-Wise
Drums Finn Genockey
Double bass  Edouard Le Feuvre

Lior Solomons-Wise is a jazz pianist and award-winning composer and arranger born and raised in North London. Lior was awarded the Dankworth prize for Jazz Composition in 2023 for his piece ‘Mortar’, written for a septet. Performing highlights include, Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express Jazz club Soho, 606 Club, the Vortex Jazz Club and the EFG Jazz Festival.​​ Lior is now a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied jazz and classical piano with Nikki Iles, Ivo Neame, Gareth Williams and Barry Green.

This event launches an exciting new partnership between Sinfonia Smith Square and the NYJO, bringing the very finest next generation of jazz musicians to Smith Square. Come along to the atmospheric, candle-lit crypt, and let the night unfold with late night jazz from the rising stars of today’s scene.

Event details

Event date:
November 13, 2025

Event time:
9:00 pm

Tickets:
£15

Running time:
1 hour (No interval)

Smith Square Crypt, SW1P 3HA

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