Shakatak at The Mill Arts & Events Centre, Southend-on-Sea

Shakatak play The Mill Arts & Events Centre in Southend-on-Sea on 22 November 2026, 19:30. The band is an English jazz-funk group founded in 1980 by Bill Sharpe, Nigel Wright, Roger Odell and Keith Winter. Their 1982 single "Night Birds" and 1984 single "Down on the Street" both reached the UK Singles Chart top 10.

The album Night Birds gave them their first gold album. Jill Saward is the group's sole lead singer, and the current members include Bill Sharpe on keyboards, Roger Odell on drums and George Anderson on bass.

Keith Winter returned on guitar in 2023, replacing Alan Wormald, who died that year. The band has a large following in Japan and the Far East.