One of this writer’s favourite go-to videos on YouTube is a snippet from the 2015 Kennedy Center honours for songwriter Carole King. In one of her last performances, singer Aretha Franklin took the stage to perform (You make me feel like) a natural woman — written by King. As the 70-year-old Franklin begins to sing, you can watch King being moved to ecstasy, while another guest, former US President Barack Obama, is moved to tears. This weekend, The Revolver Club brings together a jazz kissa session — a take on the jazz discussions that emerged in Japanese coffee houses — they will deep-dive into the journey of the singer who went on to become the ‘Queen of Soul’.

A previous jazz kissa session