ABOUT MIGDALIA VAN DER HOVEN
Migdalia van der Hoven is an award-winning Mexican-British drummer active in the UK’s musical theatre, jazz, and function scenes.
Her credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company, SIX (West End and International Tour), Little Shop of Horrors UK Tour (2024), Operation Mincemeat (Fortune Theatre), Cake the Musical and performances at the Royal Albert Hall for the Coronation Prom, as well as appearances at Glastonbury Festival.
A Berklee College of Music alumna, Migdalia is endorsed by DW Drums, Vater Percussion, Remo USA, Bosphorus Cymbals and RTOM. She is known for her versatility across jazz, funk, Latin, pop, and theatre.
She leads the Migdalia van der Hoven Quartet, releasing her debut album recorded at Abbey Road Studios, with performances at venues and festivals including the EFG London Jazz Festival and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
Migdalia has worked with artists such as YolanDa Brown OBE, The Kingdom Choir, Jay Stapley (Roger Waters) and many others with appeareances on the BBC and ITV. She was named “Woman of the Year '22” in Mexico and is a member of the Percussive Arts Society.
TICKETS HERE:
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UPCOMING SHOWS:
UK 2021
- PIANO SMITHFIELD 04/08
- RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB 21/08
- THE BEAR CLUB 11/09
- SOHO JAZZ FESTIVAL 15-17/09
- TOULOUSE LAUTREC JAZZ CLUB 24/09
- PIZZA EXPRESS LIVE 06/10
- EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 17/11
- EVIE ROSE @HIPPODROME CASINO 06/12
MEXICO TOUR 2022
- MASTERCLASS NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF MEXICO (LIVESTREAM)
- CEDEM YAMAHA MASTERCLASS + CONCERT 28/02
- TEC DE MONTERREY (WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD) 01/03
- SAXY JAZZ CLUB 01/03
UK 2022
- KARAMEL N22 16/01
- PIANO SMITHFIELD 11/02
- THE BEDFORD 08/03
- CORNBURY FESTIVAL 09/07
- THE DORCHESTER HOTEL ROOFTOP 21/07
- THE SHARD OBLIX 23/07
- THE TAJ HOTEL 13/08
- THE DORCHESTER HOTEL ROOFTOP 19/08
- THE TAJ HOTEL 20/08
- WOOLWICH WORKS - 28/08
- THE DORCHESTER HOTEL ROOFTOP 03/09
- TOULOUSE LAUTREC JAZZ CLUB 17/09
- FIONA ROSS @JAZZ CAFE - 09/11
- EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 17/11
- THE CRYPT @ST.MARTIN'S IN THE FIELDS 30/11
- JAZZ CAFE POSK 02/12
UK & FRANCE 2023
- THE SHARD OBLIX 21/01
- PIANO SMITHFIELD (PABLO ETTINGER) 21/02
- JAZZ CAFE POSK 31/03
- FRANCE TOUR (MICHELLE CHOI) 16/04
- THE CORONATION PROM @ROYAL ALBERT HALL 06/05
- TOULOUSE LAUTREC JAZZ CLUB (MVDH QUARTET) - 19/05
- PABLO ETTINGER & THE BLUE NOTES - 22/05
- INEZA @CRAZY COQS - 08/07
- POSTMODERN JUKEBOX @THE SQUARE CLUB - 29/07
- INEZA @BOISDALE - 08/08
- EDISON HERBERT QUARTET @BRECON JAZZ FESTIVAL 11/08
- MAWAAN COMEDY GALA @THE ROUNDHOUSE 23/09
- SALTY BRINE: BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN – THE SMITHS SHOW @SOHO THEATRE 29/08 - 16/09
- CAKE THE MUSICAL @LYRIC THEATRE 20/09 - 24/09
- QUEEN BEATS - 29/09
- THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME - A WEST END CELEBRATION @LYRIC THEATRE - 22/10
- BILLIE THE KID MUSICAL @VAUDEVILLE THEATRE 06/11 -20/11
- EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL - THE MIGDALIA VAN DER HOVEN QUARTET 19/11
- PABLO ETTINGER & THE BLUE NOTES @THE CRYPT - 29/11
- CINDERELLA @WATFORD PALACE THEATRE 29/11 - 31/12
UK, US & FRANCE 2024
- NAMM SHOW MASTERCLASS @LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 25/01
- LUIS CANO TRIO @TEMPLE OF ARTS AND MUSIC - 10/02
- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS UK TOUR - 21/02 - 22/06
- CHARIOTS OF FIRE @ROYAL ALBERT HALL - 04/05
- CHICHESTER JAZZ CLUB ALL STARS - 28/06
- FREDDY LOVE @KING'S HEAD THEATRE 31/07-04-08
- OPERATION MINCEMEAT COVER @FORTUNE THEATRE WEST END - 07/08
-THE MIGDALIA VAN DER HOVEN QUARTET @TOULOUSE LAUTREC JAZZ CLUB 17/08
- SIX THE MUSICAL INTERNATIONAL TOUR @SALFORD QUAYS 24/08 - 28/08
- FRANCE TOUR @MIGDALIA VAN DER HOVEN QUARTET 30/08-01/09
- THEATRE SHOW TBC 09/09 - 15/11 -
- IVORY PABLO & THE BLUE NOTES @PIANO SMITHFIELD 09/10
- DEFYING GRAVITY: A WEST END CELEBRATION - 16/11
- WOMEN IN JAZZ MEDIA @EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2024 - 24/11
- IVORY PABLO & THE BLUE NOTES @THE CRYPT ST MARTIN'S IN THE FIELDS - TBC
- IVORY PABLO & THE BLUE NOTES @RONNIE SCOTT'S JAZZ CLUB - TBC
UK & PORTUGAL 2025
- EDWARD II @ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY 01/03 - 06/04
- BRAZEN BRASS BAND @MANCHESTER FOLK FESTIVAL - 20/03
- DEFYING GRAVITY @THE CENTRAL THEATRE CHATHAM - 30/03
- LIVING RECORD COLLECTION - ANNIE LENNOX @SOHO THEATRE - 12- 26/04
- PROM PRAISE WONDER @ROYAL ALBERT HALL - 03/05
- JESS VAITKEVICIUS @PIZZA EXPRESS HOLBORN - 10/05
- THE DR. HOOK SONGBOOK NATIONAL THEATRE TOUR - 16/05
- THE DR. HOOK SONGBOOK NATIONAL THEATRE TOUR - 16/05
- PORTUGAL TOUR - 13-15/06
- GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL - 26-29/06
- CARRIE THE MUSICAL - 08-11/07
- THE MULTI-STORY ORCHESTRA @BOLD TENDENCIES - 06-08/08
- BIG CHURCH FESTIVAL 23/08
- THE MIGDALIA VAN DER HOVEN QUARTET @TOULOUSE LAUTREC - 29/08
- LATINAS OF LONDON @JAZZ CAFE - 06/09
- THE DR. HOOK SONGBOOK NATIONAL THEATRE TOUR - 13-13, 19-20/09
- DEFYING GRAVITY WEST END WOMEN - 04/10
- BLOODY MARY MUSICAL @SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE - 20-29/10
- SALTY BRINE @SOHO THEATRE
- EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL @THE CRYPT (ST MARTIN’S IN THE FIELDS) - 19&22/11
- CINDERELLA AND THE MATZO BALL @JW3 26/11-04/01/2026
UK & MEXICO 2026
- MT FEST 2026 @THE OTHER PALACE - 27-29/01
- GLOBAL MUSICIANSHIP MASTERCLASS @TEC DE MONTERREY MX - 17/02
PROM PRAISE 4 SCHOOLS @ROYAL ALBERT HALL - 17/03
- ON THE RUN (PINKFLOYD) FEAT. JAY STAPLEY @BEAVERWOOD -16/03
-OUR KIND OF MUSIC: Musical Theatre - STANTONBURY THEATRE, Milton Keynes 17/05
- LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL - 05/06
- DRUMHANG FESTIVAL NORWICH '26 - MAIN STAGE 13/08 @11AM
- TAYLOR SWIFT TRIBUTE - CHANNEL ISLANDS 15/08
- THE ORB FEAT DOM BECKEN & LEE HARRIS - 29/08 FOLKSTONE
- SALTY BRINE THE NEUTRAL MILK SHOW @SOHO THEATRE 05-19/09
- PABLO AND THE BLUE NOTES @21SOHO 30/09
- WEYMOUTH DRUM FESTIVAL @WEYMOUTH REMBRANDT HOTEL - 10/10
CONTACT
London, UK