Bill Laurance and Michael League

A jazz concert by the duo of pianist Bill Laurance and bassist and oud player Michael League, staged at Cadogan Hall in Chelsea, London. The duo's third album was recorded in the Bordeaux region.

Pianist Bill Laurance and Michael League, who plays bass and oud, work together as a jazz duo. Their two earlier albums came before Close to Home, the third record they made together. That album was recorded at Château Palmer, an estate in the Bordeaux region whose wines include some of the world's finest Grands Crus, and the recording forms part of the ACT x Palmer series.

The series was set up as a collaboration between Andreas Brandis, director and producer at ACT, and Thomas Duroux, director of Château Palmer. Since 2023, one album from the collection has been released each year, each one made in the château's setting.

The concert takes place at Cadogan Hall, a concert hall at Sloane Terrace in Chelsea. It is the resident venue of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, mainly hosts concerts, and has also been used as a recording venue.