Matt Bianco

Matt Bianco is a British pop-jazz group, formed in 1983 and signed to earMUSIC, performing at Union Chapel on Compton Terrace in London with special guests on the bill.

Matt Bianco is a British pop-jazz group formed in 1983 and signed to earMUSIC. It grew out of the ashes of Blue Rondo A La Turk, and its founding members were Mark Reilly on vocals, Danny White on keyboards and Kito Poncioni on bass. The debut album, Whose Side Are You On?, appeared in 1984 with Basia among its vocalists, and it produced hits including Half A Minute and More Than I Can Bear.

Basia and Danny White left the group after that first album. Mark Reilly then worked with keyboardist Mark Fisher on the self-titled album Matt Bianco (1986), which contained Yeh Yeh. The 1988 album Indigo was produced by Emilio Estefan and yielded the singles Good Times and Wap Bam Boogie. In more recent years the group has made two albums with the Dutch Latin jazz collective New Cool Collective, and continues to work with a number of leading UK jazz musicians.

Union Chapel is a chapel on Compton Terrace in London that also hosts concerts, mainly of pop, rock and indie music. This evening brings Matt Bianco to the venue, with special guests joining the bill.