‘Expansions’ live at Jazz Cafe London (Lonnie Liston Smith cover)

Lead vocals Valerie Etienne
Backing vocal Hazel Fernandes
Drums Derrick Mckenzie
Bass Ernie Mckone
Guitar Andrew Smith
Upcoming dates
4th March at Gretchen Berlin
5th March Trivoli Utrecht
6th March Bird Rotterdam
27th Match New Morning Paris
Ticket links
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[@yumikofuse100]

Valerie has a Wonderful voice🎵🎤🎹🎸🎅👍👏👏👏

[@ZenMountain]

Bass is all over the place...

[@ogbey1]

An all time favorite. The world needs this! Thank you Matt for making my day

[@romulus_]

valerie rules! aside from jamiroquai and galliano, I love her work on 'mwela, mwela' by jazzanova. what a voice, and what a beauty. everyone else on stage ain't so bad either =)

[@SkillipEvolver]

She worked with jazzanova? Wow, I didn't know that !

[@marcuspatzer2392]

Wow ! That's 💯 Fantastic 🤗👍🔊🎵🎶🎶🎹 Warmest Greetings from Germany to UK & Merry Christmas ! 🎅❄️🕯️🕯️🕯️❄️

[@Funkybassuk]

Not only do I love the performance - but I love that green suit!

[@SkillipEvolver]

Ya ever danced with the devil!? 😆

[@SkillipEvolver]

Gotta say, I just love coming back to this.. It has great all round energy. A great example of how and when to cut, stop playing, let the groove breathe. When you fire up again. Great movement to it. Any track that makes you move, and then change direction, you know it's got good mechanics 👍🏻👍🏻 Really enjoy the tines and chimes in the keys as well, you can hear them clean as a bell.

[@keithroberts4952]

This rendition is an improvement on the classic original by lonnie liston smith! Absolutely amazing!

[@schipbreukeling3]

Keeping the funk alive!!

[@peterewers5996]

Thrilling! Drive, joyful. Inspirational!

[@theaudioeng]

Hey Matt!! What a end of gig memory here for us😍🙏 (Birthday bash 😝🎂🍹🎈) - I'm the one in the black jacket right opposite Derrick's drum kit, with bleeding ears from his fantastic drumming all night!!!😖. Looking forward to your next gig that we can get across too 😎🙌🎹🔥...........

[@Dar1oGom3s]

Superb! Amazing! Good Vibes from 🇧🇷✌️😉

[@outville_kit]

Saw Lonnie back in the day with pharaoh. You have excellent taste ❤

[@donwrangler]

Looking fresh in that Grinch Green suit!

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Just in time for xmas haha!

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

You made some interesting and varied choices in the solo....love that about your playing. Still waiting for your tour of the states - maybe 2024! 🍾🍾🍾🍾

[@sprint955st]

I’m here for this. Favourite track, you did it justice. No triangle though, I can only award 9.99/10.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

haha gutted

[@markzzzsmith]

My favourite jungle/DnB track! Well I know it's not actually jungle/DnB, however I'm big into that, and then I came across this song from the 70's, and it was "Lonnie Liston-Smith is the Grandfather of Jungle and Drum and Bass!"

[@TheDarkHorse949]

The man in the arena. Tight. Incredible ensemble. Cheryl Lynn would love her vocals.

[@expressomixed7558]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@psychlyst]

crackin' version...the bass player is in the groove!

[@sstreetsoundss]

happy new years Matt, love from nyc

[@Yuggy3665]

Such happy memories! Send my best to Derrick….. LOVE that Rhodes 😍

[@StevieG777]

Heck of a sweet solo Matt. Funky ass playing as always!

[@maxcarter970]

Great sounding band, and that Rhodes sound is killing it. So many great memories from the Jazz Cafe when I was living in London.

[@johnwilliams-ih3pv]

Vintage Vibe piano

[@joxer96]

Amazing. There’s nothing else I can say. 😵

[@vincentbordes3695]

Mooooooore ! We need mooooooooore ! ❤ Many thanks for all your sharing. Peace from Paris :-)

[@trip2229]

That was EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!

[@countryman3089]

Great! Thank you for the nice music! And Valerie has such a nice voice... I always have liked her a lot. Great combination!

[@its_me_jt]

That was brilliant, guys. Don’t think I’ve heard that track before, but you’ve sold me on it now. Love that you and Derrick are doing these shows, Matt. Keep up the excellent work!

[@kmjansen]

Bad ass

[@zur13l13]

Delicious and delightful. All parts are excellent.

[@Bendy2K]

The synth-nerd treats from the studio just ain't enough, eh? ;) Glorious, Matt!

[@neurokinetik]

Vibes for days!

[@ktreier]

Cool suit Matt. Didn’t know you rocked the Waldorf. My favorite Synth!

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Great synth!

[@_SjB_]

YES!!! Matt I sold you the nord lead 2 box a few years ago! Hope you’re well. This is one of my ALL TIME FAVOURITE TUNES!!!!

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Ah nice one! I sold it too!!

[@nilssonschmillson5395]

CLASSICCCCC, Gotta love this banger.

[@suga4all]

Awesome solo 🔥🔥👍

[@funkelektroniq]

Gorgeous. Perfect performance of a masterpiece.

[@TonyShep65]

Awesome, really enjoyed this Bring it to Manchester!

[@vero_jamiroquai]

Awesome !!! 👌🎹🎸❤❤❤

[@easibroeasibrode6381]

Me encanta está canción 😍

[@RamonVaqueroImage]

Great rendition, love LLS

[@SkillipEvolver]

Groooooooooooove!! 🙌🏻 this was killer! great to see it uploaded! 🙏🏻

[@eazy72]

Wow!! Just WOW!! ❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@doublebass5y]

Cheers great tune. Love this tune. LLSmith. awesome.

[@YotamPiano]

Love it ! Great to see more live content for you Matt, truly funky stuff . Merry Christmas Matt and everyone :)

[@Rrrrichy]

Beautiful singing and you sound so incredible on that piano

[@Peppermintp692]

Cool ! Kakkoii desu👍 There are colourful Christmas colours on the stage 😊 Happy Christmas

[@JoseLRF381]

Hi Matt ! Yessss we were there!! In the front row. ! A superb concert in the Jazz Cafe. !! Let me confess I gifted your concert to my partner as a surprise !!..she is still shocked 😂😂😂 hahaha..Unforgetteable. By the way, we hope to seeing you soon..we will finally join to . the Utrech and Rotterdam concerts. ..double session😂. As you well said it is a great opportunitie to visit new destinations.😅..Cheers from Spain( Bcn). Jose&Gloria

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Great see you there!!

[@josephramone5805]

Great playing, Matt! That bass player is KILLER!!

[@beatsbykerem]

that was awesome!

[@VasinYaroslav]

Amazing ❤

[@B3-R]

Super sound 👋👍

[@corneliusmulhollandmusic3570]

Great song and great gig man! I really need to start playing gigs! ❤🎉😂😊 Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you and your family!🎄🎄🍾🎁

[@martijnveldhuijzen5489]

Great sound, thanks!, 🙏

[@elyofficial832]

Fantastic!!!!!!!

[@katbyte6lo]

Matt, you truly have an amazing groove. How you manage to find so many little spaces between the beats, that really does it for me. Congrats, great show! Happy Holidays to you!

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Thanks!

[@user-bd4du5qu7r]

thanks Matt - merry Christmas 🎄

[@WhoWeAre1311]

Another amazing performance as always!

[@user-ec6ix9ck2k]

I love your music !!!!!

[@GrantTregellas]

Killing it as usual.

[@funkmachine6420]

What an amazing band. Great playing as always Matt!

[@MaEasy_official]

Yes!

[@kbstabs5982]

Great, Matt!

[@eligioelini9194]

Tank you Matt.

[@Echochamber79]

Pure class! Those vocals were amazing, tight band, Matt. Your playing was totally on point as it always is! what a life, boy, I am envious. Was that the Iridium on top?...

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Thanks, yes Waldorf Iridium

[@ajadrew]

I've an original 12" of this! Great version!!

[@Soundwrecker]

Smokin!

[@mikiex]

Funky 🤩

[@Myke_van_Dyke]

Whooohooo!

[@fultonstreetfreestyle]

G.O.A.T.❤

[@RayyMusik]

Fantastic e-piano solo - and an Iridium Keyboard on top of the VV replacing the P6?

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

yes I used the iridium that time

[@DaraM73]

Nice one, lovely groove. A venue with more stage per punter than most.

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

There was 500 in there but the layout is a little strange at Jazz Cafe

[@theaudioeng]

@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai True Matt! When we came to see you at this gig, we'd forgotten how bijou the venue is even though we've been there many times before!!!, and as you say it's a bit of a strange layout for a gigging scene, was flippin' hot in there too🥵…. still, loved the gig of course!! 😎🎹🙌

[@lordeldauoud142]

“ nice cover Miss the triangle, the flute the vocals are smooth Miss the conga drums and bongos but still kind of nice

[@craigsg01]

Great solo ! Great song ! Is that your Vintage Vibe on the bottom ?

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Yes the signature model!

[@arakaneuman]

Fonky stuff!

[@LostInFunk]

The Vintage Vibe piano sounds incredible. Any downsides to it being a 64 as opposed to a 73?

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Well this one is a 73 but the 64 is fine for most gigs

[@LostInFunk]

@@MattJohnsonJamiroquai thanks for the reply. I thought the one in your studio was a 64. Is this a different one? BTW the solo sounded great.

[@1paparico]

Took me back a bit to cruising around the airport with the gang in a mk 3 cortina in summertime..

[@mariomgf3106]

Matt, i see You use a monitor speaker. Please Tell me what is your favourite ? : in ear monitoring or standard monitor speaker in live performance? I know there are a different possibilities in what stage, with who you are playing and what sound system is on stage :) great performance. Greetings from Poland ! @faknwo

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

Thanks, I hate in ear monitoring as you can't feel the vibe of the room. I used to do it with Jamiroquai but now I only use wedges

[@edmx]

Ah nice! Please can you do Delirium / Francine McGee next time? The tune that made me want to play keys.

[@johnb2044]

Sugar Matt you gotta do a colab with Paul Hardcastle who's with me on that ??????

[@jameslehmann3598]

Awesome rendition of a timeless jazz-funk classic, Matt! Obviously you've got your hands full playing Rhodes & strings, but if you could get someone to MIDI retrofit your hat you could deploy it to trigger the triangle part for this track... just sayin'! 😅

[@mrkeeny]

Waldorf is a strange bed fellow for the live setup

[@MattJohnsonJamiroquai]

It was great, really flexible

[@PastTime777]

Awesome. Turn the rig 90 degrees counter clockwise so people can see your hands.

[@diegojesusmoralesaguilera5323]

Que feo

[@diegojesusmoralesaguilera5323]

Es broma