Hawkins/Mitchener review – constantly surprising and superbly executed jazz

Cockpit theatre, London
Vocalist Elaine Mitchener and pianist Alexander Hawkins recruited bass and drums to augment their scintillating musical explorationsVersatile British jazz pianist Alexander Hawkins and the zestfully ingenious crossover vocalist Elaine Mitchener have been forging relationships between classically drilled techniques and improv’s leaps into the dark since 2015. This week, in Jez Nelson’s monthly new-jazz showcase at the Cockpit theatre, the two upped their conver