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The Easy Rollers return to Clonter as part of their 10th Anniversary tour. Delighting audiences with their enormous repertoire of own songwriting and arrangements, The Easy Rollers are a septet who embody the famed spirit and consummate virtuosity of today’s booming British jazz scene and bring it straight back to the music’s roots in 1920s and ’30s Harlem.

The Easy Rollers

Clonter Opera Theatre

RNCM hosts the official Northern launch show for Meraki Duo’s debut album, Notes from the Living Room, following its worldwide release on Delphian Records (Fri 11 Sep 2026). (London launch: Mon 7 Sep 2026 at Ronnie Scott’s). Hear the internationally sought-after, prize-winning duo of British flautist of Trinidadian heritage Meera Maharaj (Chineke! Orchestra, Meliora Collective) and Oslo-based British guitarist James Girling (Agbeko, The Easy Rollers) perform their record in full. Autumn 2026 marks 13 years since the duo formed as first-year undergraduate students at the RNCM, making this an especially meaningful homecoming for Meraki Duo.

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Meraki Duo

RNCM (Royal Northern College of Music)

Meraki Duo celebrate the launch of their debut album Notes from the Living Room with a special Ronnie Scott’s performance, joined by bassist Roberto Carrillo García for this one-off release show.

Ronnie Scott's

‘They present the music of their chosen era with verve, showmanship and great technical skill’ – The Jazz Mann

Taking you back to the golden age of jazz, The Easy Rollers are a roaring seven-piece jazz outfit performing hits from the The Jazz Age (1920-1933) and The Swing Era (1933–1947). Originally established in Manchester, and all award-winning musicians, they have been offering audiences an authentic underground speakeasy experience since 2016.

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Meera Maharaj and James Girling studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, where they quickly connected through a shared passion for chamber music, jazz, Latin American music traditions, and contemporary works.

Formed in 2014, Meraki Duo has since performed at Wigmore Hall and Kings Place, and festivals including Buxton International Festival, Swaledale Festival and London Guitar Festival.

Meraki Duo was winner of the International Chamber Music Competition for Flute & Guitar (2023, Spain), was selected onto International Guitar Foundation’s Young Artist Platform for 2020 and was finalist in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition (Mixed Ensembles) in 2019. 

Guitarist

James Girling

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 24, 2027

Meraki Duo · Leeds Conservatoire

Past events

Oct 3, 2026

The Easy Rollers · Clonter Opera Theatre

Oct 1, 2026

Meraki Duo · Royal Northern College of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Guitar in Four Macedonian Pieces by Tadić

Royal Northern College of Music

Guitar in 5 Leçons de solfège (movements I, III and V) by Messiaen

Royal Northern College of Music

Guitar in 5 Leçons de solfège: selection by Messiaen

Leeds Conservatoire

Guitar in Four Macedonian Pieces by Tadić

Leeds Conservatoire

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