The Summer Concerts kicks off a new season of eclectic experiences at ever diverse venue The Print Room. This celebration of well known talent, performing new material in an intimate setting runs from the 8th till the 16th July, with tickets for all £25.

The Print Room in the leafy suburbs of Notting Hill firmly confirmed itself as a diverse venue known for hosting a unique and eclectic mix when it launched in September 2010. An art exhibition, followed by verse drama and rounded off with an album launch, certainly meant the venue wasn’t pigeon-holed as hosting only one genre.

Clearly happy with the formula of not having a formula, founders Anda and Lucy are gearing up for the next round of ‘juxta-positioned’ shows and experiences. There will be something to suit any self proclaimed ‘do-er’ at this summer’s concerts.

Aiming to keep the performances as diverse as possible and hoping to mirror the ‘run-away success’ of the recent Devils Festival, the four acts are a concert pianist, a seminal jazz musician, a piece of voice-theatre by an acclaimed British composer and the world premiere of Anna Nicole and Jerry Springer Opera author Richard Thomas’s next work.

The series launches with the award winning pianist Philip Edward Fisher on Friday 8th July. With a performance celebrating and drawing from his new album and Classic FM choice of the week by John Suchet; The Mighty Handful, he tells me it was the diversity and eclectic nature of The Print Room, which first attracted him. In anticipation of the upcoming show he is looking forward to playing to a different audience than one might usually find at a piano concerto, in particular, he admits it will be a refreshing change for there to be audience interaction and a more relaxed and unstuffy atmosphere.

His collection of pieces tells a story - The Mighty Handful is a term often used to group five of the most influential and celebrated Russian composers, all of whom were friends. As he plays some of the five’s best know and most celebrated pieces,  Fisher will have a chance to tell more of the story here than in some of the larger halls he is used to playing in. He will explain the connections between various pieces and composers, providing a dialogue and a story to accompany the musical experience. An experience he is looking forward to with relish.

In keeping with the venue’s aptitude for fitting together diverse attractions with a seamlessly common thread, the series continues with acclaimed jazz musician Byron Wallen. Hailed as one of the “most innovative, exciting and original trumpet players alive" by Jazzwise, he is widely recognised as a seminal figure in world jazz, constantly travelling the world recording, teaching and performing. It is rare to have this opportunity to see Wallen perform in this intimate setting.

On the 14th July, both theatre and music fans will have their appetites sated as composer Orlando Gough, best known for his work with the Royal Ballet, has composed and written a new piece of voice theatre. The 45-minute commentary in song will exploit the extraordinary vocal and acting skills of the two performers and promises to present a comic, incisive and moving portrait of human interaction; all in the setting of a conversation over a cup of coffee.

Ending on a high, the season finale on July 16th features a world premier from Jerry Springer and Anna Nicole Operas writer Richard Thomas. Hot off the success of song and dance spectacle Shoes -  The Wrong Shoes for Summer will provide wrong songs for three voices and one piano from this globally-acclaimed comedy maestro. Thomas's works have been performed all over the world from Carnegie Hall to Sydney Opera House via The National Theatre, Sadlers Wells, Royal Opera House and the West End. He will be performing at the Print Room for one night only.