Peggy’s Spotlight feat Boom Slang & Shiva Ensemble
- Doors at 6pm
- Performance from 7pm
- Two sets of music with an interval, food purchased separately
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Peggy’s Spotlight
“The event’s mission is to shine a light on homegrown talent giving them a chance to shine on a stage that feels like home…” – Iulia Teodora Matei, Leftlion
We’re back for another Spotlight event, welcoming early career musicians to the stage! We’re excited to welcome Boom Slang, a jazz fusion powerhouse known for their electrifying sound, and Shiva Ensemble, whose music weaves together Carnatic traditions, jazz fusion, and hip-hop.
Boom Slang
Boomslang is a UK-based jazz fusion powerhouse pushing the genre into new territory. Led by bassist Kyle Welch, the band fuses high-intensity jazz virtuosity with the driving energy of drum & bass, the weight of hard rock, and the sonic edge of electronic production.
Known for their uniquely interactive live performances, Boomslang thrive on real-time musical conversation — twisting complex harmony, breakneck rhythms, and deep grooves into something unpredictable and electrifying. Electronic textures play a central role in their sound, with Nat Evans on EWI adding soaring, otherworldly lead lines that blur the line between human and machine.
Joined by Nathan Thomas and Dom Holyoake, Boomslang’s music sits at the crossroads of Tribal Tech’s precision, Chick Corea Electric Band’s fusion legacy, and Squarepusher’s boundary-breaking intensity — delivering a sound that’s as technically fearless as it is physically moving.
Boomslang don’t just play jazz fusion — they rewire it.
Lineup
Kyle Welch – electric bass
Nat Evans – EWI/tenor sax
Nathan Thomas – keys
Dom Holyoake – drums
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Shiva Ensemble
The Shiva Ensemble is led by saxophonist Arjun Chandrasekar, an emerging artist in the Nottingham music scene and UoN student. Drawing inspiration from styles such as carnatic, jazz fusion, and hip-hop, the band pays tribute to the diversity of musical idioms defined by improvisation and spontaneity.
Lucas Walters and Sam Vickers support Arjun on piano and drums respectively. Having made his professional debut at Ronnie Scott’s in 2025 – among a countless array of other accomplishments – Lucas Walters is one of the most promising and well-established talents of the UK jazz scene. Sam Vickers, a prolific and prominent Nottingham-based jazz artist provides meticulous percussion.
Lineup
Arjun Chandrasekar – sax
Lucas Walters – keys
Sam Vickers – drums
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Buy Tickets:
Ticket and Venue information:
- You can request to be seated in ‘Dizzy’ (raked theatre), ‘Duke’ (side wall), ‘Billie’ (front of stage) or ‘Mingus’ (near piano) and we will do our best to allocate you to your chosen seats.
- Though we can guarantee that you will have a table, we cannot guarantee exactly where, as we do our best to fulfil all customers requirements
- Seating in ‘Ella’ or ‘Satchmo’ (by the windows) is allocated last, unless specifically requested. Please note, a few of these seats are restricted view
- All seats are at a table or bar where you can order food and drink with table service
- You can view a seating plan here
SPECIAL ACCESS NEEDS
- Please email bookings@peggysskylight.co.uk to reserve a suitable seat for you and your party
- We have an accessible toilet on the ground floor
CONCESSIONS
- Concessionary tickets are for NUS card holders, those under 26 or in receipt of universal credit
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