Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra (with Special Guest Laura Mvula) at Henley Festival
The acclaimed and widely popular Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra is set to take to the Floating Stage alongside their very special guest in the form of the multi-award-winning solo artist Laura Mvula at the 2026 iteration of the prestigious and iconic annual Henley Festival. The Jazz Orchestra hails from the famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, which has been open since 1959, whilst Mvula has been going from strength to strength since signing her first record deal in 2012.
They will both be performing at this year’s Henley Festival on the evening of what is the fifth and final day of the event on Sunday, 12th July 2026, with the performance taking place promptly from 7pm. The performance is being directed by the acclaimed solo Jazz performer Pete Long.
The aforementioned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, home to its Jazz Orchestra, is based in Soho, London, where it has been since opening in 1959. It was founded by Ronnie Scott and Pete King, and it was the first Jazz Club in the entire United Kingdom to have regularly hosted some of the biggest names in American Jazz such as Miles Davis, Nina Simone Ella Fitzgerald, and Chet Baker, whilst it has also hosted other big names from the world of music such as Jimi Hendrix, Prince, and Amy Winehouse.
The aforementioned Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra is a virtuoso ensemble with great solo contributions from all sections of the band, which always make for memorable performances over the years.
As previously mentioned, they will be joined by a special guest, the multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed solo artist Laura Mvula, who hails from Birmingham.
Since signing her first record deal with RCA Records in 2012, Mvula has gone on to win two MOBO Awards for Best Female Act and for the Best R&B/Soul Act back in 2013, as well as the Best Female Act at the Urban Music Awards in the same year.
More recently, she won the Popjustice £20 Music Prize for Best British Pop Single for her track ‘Got Me’ back in 2021.
Mvula has also been nominated for the BRIT Awards on a number of occasions, and all three of her albums to date have been nominated for the Mercury Prize, an incredible and rare feat in the history of these prestigious awards.
Aside from her career as a singer-songwriter, Laura Mvula has also composed and arranged for orchestral and choral groups. She created works for the iconic BBC Proms and has also composed music for the 2017 adaptation of ‘Anthony and Cleopatra’ by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and for the 2023 Netflix series ‘Everything Now’.
To date, Mvula has released three studio albums. The first was ‘Sing to the Moon’, released on 4th March 2013. It reached 9th spot in the UK albums chart, and it also peaked at number 1 in the UK R&B chart. It also earned her two MOBO awards and a Mercury Prize nomination.
The next album was released a few years later on 17th June 2016, and it was called ‘The Dreaming Room’. In the UK album chart, it reached 21st place, whilst in the United Kingdom’s R&B Chart it peaked at 3rd. It won the Ivor Novello Award and was also nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Then, Laura Mvula’s most recent studio album, ‘Pink Noise’, was released on 2nd July 2021 and won the 2022 Ivor Novello Award for Best Album. The year before, it had also been nominated for the Mercury Prize for Album of the Year. In the charts, Mvula’s ‘Pink Noise’ got as high as 21st in the UK Albums Chart, before then peaking in 1st place in the UK R&B charts as well.
Laura Mvula has also performed at the iconic Glastonbury Performance three times, in 2013, 2016, and 2023.
You will not want to miss a performance from the widely popular Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra with a very special guest in the form of the widely acclaimed and multi-award-winning solo artist Laura Mvula, who is set to take the 2026 Henley Festival by storm. They will be performing together on the famous Floating Stage in July 2026.
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra and Laura Mvula will be performing together at the much-anticipated 2026 Henley Festival on what is the fifth and final day of this prestigious annual event, on Sunday 12th July 2026.
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When are Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra performing with Laura Mvula at the Henley Festival in 2026?
The famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra is going to be performing alongside very special guest Laura Mvula, who is a multi-award-winning solo artist, at the Henley Festival in 2026. They will be performing together on the Floating Stage on the fifth and final day of the festival, the evening of Sunday, 12th July 2026, with the performance starting at 7pm.
What awards has Laura Mvula won in her career?
Birmingham born Laura Mvula has won a number of awards of the course of her solo career as an artist to date, including two MOBO Awards (Best Female Act & Best R&B/Soul Act, 2013), one Urban Music Award (Best Female Act, 2013), One UK Music Video Award (Best Music Ad – TV or Online, 2013), Music Video Festival Award (Best International Video, 2014), two Ivor Novello Awards (Album Award, 2017 & Best Album, 2022), and one Popjustice £20 Music Prize (Best British Pop Single, 2021).
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra is famous across the world, and they are based at the famous Soho-based Ronnie Scott’s Jazz club, which has been in this famous London suburb since 1959. The club has hosted numerous famous names from the world of jazz and music over the years, including Miles Davis, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, and Amy Winehouse.
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