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Subject: Le QuecumBar December
January gig list
Le QuecumBar Gig List August September October 2011
GYPSY SWING STILL SWINGING LIVE AT
LONDON'S PREMIER GYPSY SWING VENUE
HOME OF LE QUECUMBAR ALLSTARS & LE Q RECORDS
Clive Davis of The Sunday Times
voted it one of the Top 10 jazz albums of 2010
Video highlights of the festival www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OYY-GZVhqk
Le Q Records latest masterpiece and commemorative Triple CD - LEQ0108
AVAILABLE for download at linnrecords.com
Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival 2010
celebrating to 100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt
200 minutes of sublime live highlights - bonus tracks interviews with Stochelo Rosenberg, Tcha Limberger and Biel Ballester.
A triple cd commemorative pack of recordings set over the nine night sold out festival (a first for London), that includes star soloists appearing on stage together for the first time; all passionate representatives of the essence of Gypsy swing. This pack captures the energy and passion of 34 exceptional musicians; global Gypsy players from 6 countries who united and gathered in London for one reason only, to play homage to the Gypsy guitar genius Django Reinhardt and to honour his 100th birthday.
Press review by Dave Gelly The Observer, Sunday 11 July 2010
"?This triple-CD set contains some truly astounding music. The sheer virtuosity often beggars belief, but it's the inventiveness and creative abandon in the playing of such masters of the genre as Lollo Meier and Sébastien Giniaux, and especially the multi-talented Tcha Limberger, that make these performances truly remarkable. I can't say "unbelievable", because I was there when some were recorded - at London's Le QuecumBar, back in January, at the festival to celebrate Django Reinhardt's centenary - and this was exactly how it came across at the time."
SONGLINES - SIMON BROUGHTON "This was music straight from the soul, played in the perfect setting ? one of London's hidden gems"
JAZZ PREVIEW.COM "This music has deep roots, but in its soulfulness, in the versatility of its imagination and in its sheer exuberance, the ability of Gypsy swing/jazz to charm and seduce audiences remains as powerful as ever. Prepare to be enchanted! "
LONDONNET.CO.UK "the biggest collection of Gypsy Swing talent in the UK ever."
DECEMBER GIG LIST
Tue 6 December
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 7 December FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 8 December
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 9 December
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Stuart Blagden and Steve Aston top talented Gypsy swing guitar duo sublime virtuosity to toe tapping rhythms
Sat 10 December
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Ava Golding SINGS FOR YOUR pleasure with piano accompaniment. Ava's classic vocal style serves you an EVENING OF NOSTALGIC SWING/JAZZ & features special GOSPEL of the BLUES Classic's !
SUNDAY/MONDAY 11/12 DECEMBER £12
Glamorous star Blythe Pepino makes her Le QuecumBar debut with her band the Baker Boys!
BLYTHE PEPINO AND THE BAKER BOYS
The swinging jazz legacy of the late great Django Reinhardt has never been more sought after, so this coming together of two of our top exponents of Gypsy jazz guitar - Dave Archer (Moscow Drug Club) and Harry Sankey has to be a jewel in the British scene. Whilst Blythe brings to the Le QuecumBar stage her stunning voice and joie de vivre, expect to hear some exciting swinging favourites and many hidden gems!
www.bakerboysmusic.co.uk
All tickets at www.wegottickets.com or www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10
£14 on the door
Tue 13 December
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 14 December FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 15 December
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 16 December
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Faebhean Kwest Gypsy swing ensemble 20's 30's 40 ?s favourites
Sat 17 December
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Charles Alexander and Andy Robinson top notch jazz guitar duo that do it all
SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER £12
CHIC PARISIAN 30's SOCIETY SOIRÉE
FLEUR DE PARIS Christmas Special
A Regular DINNER CAFE CABARET WITH THE ENCHANTING
Fleur De Paris led by the mesmerising chanteuse LO POLIDORO with evocative EDITH PIAF style vocals and charm
They will transport you to a more elegant era in a unique atmosphere thats as alluring as a coquette's boudoir. An irresistible combination of live music and great food. An unmissable sparkling night of authentic 30's Paris society specializing in French café and music-hall styles of pre & post war chanson & musette. Rich evocative music brought to life by the beautiful chanteuse Lo Polidoro, accompanied by Nigel Broderick accordion , Kirsten Hammond on violin and the guitar of Martin Brown who have played across Europe. Well-loved gems from such names as: Charles Trenet, Yves Montand, Andre Claveau & Edith Piaf are interspersed with musette waltzes and swing tunes, dating from the 1890s to the 1950s. Et que vive la chanson francaise! http://www.fleurdeparis.co.uk Doors open at 6.00pm food until 10 - £15 door, £12 tickets in advance at www.wegottickets.com or our online shop www.quecumbar.co.uk
MONDAY 19 DECEMBER £8
Original world music from North Africa to South America via
most places in between .........
MELANGE
Fiery and exciting group of musicians with a huge range of music, from the Gnawa music of the south Moroccan desert, popular North African rai and chaabi songs, exotic Middle Eastern and Turkish melodies and improvisations, through Central Asia, and across to the fiery Tango of Argentina and the street Choro of Brazil, taking in the occasional Balkan tune and jazz number on the way??. All their music is given fresh new arrangements, and much space for jazz-influenced improvisations.....Formed in 2009 by world music and jazz cellist Shirley Smart, they are fast becoming a popular band on London's world music scene - catch them while you can!!! Open from 6 - food will be available until 10 - Tables allocated on arrival, diners get preferential seating. Tickets from - www.quecumbar.co.uk www.wegottickets.com,
£10 on the door www reverbnation.com/melangecollective
Tue 20 December
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Closed for Christmas 21-29 December incl
Fri 30 December
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Faebhean Kwest Gypsy Swing guitar duo 20's 30's 40's
SATURDAY 31st DECEMBER £20 NEW YEARS EVE 2011
Fabulous fun at Le QuecumBar with
AVA GOLDING and her swing boys - Hot Swinging Trio!
Mulled wine 7.30-8.30 Foot tapping hand clapping revelry, rock your socks with fun till 1 and bubble till you burst! Wine and dine - eat drink and be merry, 3 course menu £35.
From swanky sizzling swing classics blues and great favourites and show stopping favourites with glamour, style and pizzazz with Ava on vocals magic fingers Aled on piano and hot lips Tony on trumpet. Dress swish and swanky prizes for best 20s, 30s or 40s costume. Fun till one dance and dine, singing and swinging. Hats, party poppers, shakers, blowers and all the usual New Years Eve revelry. Tables may have to share, all tables allocated on arrival, so arrive on time for best seats. Limited seating only - £20 plus booking fee www.wegottickets.com www.QuecumBar.co.uk Tickets non refundable/exchangeable. Minimum spend £35 pp.
GIG LIST JANUARY 2012
Closed for New Year 1-2 January inc
Tue 3 January
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 4 January FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 5 January
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 6 January
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Radio Daze Gypsy Swing guitar duo 20's 30's 40's
Sat 7 January
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
MONTHLY MUSIC RESIDENCY
PETE "TIGER" SHEPPARD ensemble
Don't miss the mighty sound of Pete "Tiger" Sheppard & Co, stonking Gypsy swing guitar. We delight in Pete's fast and furious Gypsy Swing guitar - just as the name suggests!
SUNDAY 8 JANUARY £12
Christine Bovill sings and performs Trenet, Sablon, Piaf, Becaud, Greco, Montand??
LE CABARET PARISIENE
Fresh
from the Edinburgh International Festival, the award winning Christine Bovill
will beckon you into her jazz-infused Parisian scented twilight world.
With a beautiful mix of the sounds of Montmartre, she will lovingly bathe you
in tones of dark velvet and the classic songs from the Golden Age of La Chanson
Francais. Her voice has been described as "as a sonic combination of cigarettes
and dark chocolate"
"Stops you in your tracks and sends shivers down your spine. One of those
moments when you hear something that will stay with you for the rest of your
life." Sunday Times
"She is a goddess" Fraser Speirs "A star is born" Glasgow Herald
Tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar or www.QuecumBar.co.uk door £15 - tables allocated on arrival food served 6-10 More info www.PerformingPiaf.co.uk
MONDAY 9 JANUARY £8
Do not miss this band - infectious, melodic swing that will delight and astound you delivering swing tunes from the 20's and 30's with skill and verve.
MAN OVERBOARD
Man Overboard add their own stamp to a repertoire of tunes made famous by the likes of Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt, the Mills Brothers, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. The chemistry between these superb musicians always makes for an evening of great entertainment and foot-tapping fun.
Their performances have earned them rave reviews and a fast-growing fan base. World-renowned virtuoso Thomas Gould (violin) and rising star of London swing Ewan Bleach (clarinet) lead this stunning new hot swing band. With guest singer, Leonie Evans, and a hot rhythm section (Jean-Marie Fagon, guitar and Dave O'Brien, double bass) All tickets at www.wegottickets.com or www.QuecumBar.co.uk £10 door Doors open at 6pm. Food served until 10pm.
Tue 10 January
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 11 January FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 12 January
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 13 January
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Steve Aston Gypsy Swing duo Django style hot hot hot plus Ben Holder the young energetic violin ace
Sat 14 January
FREE before 8 pm £5 after
Magical STEPHANE GRAFFITI
with violin vixen Noreen Cullen and vocals/guitar from Adrian Burns
a rockin swinging night of Swing, Gypsy, Jazz, Celtic and Classical musical magic.
SUNDAY 15 JANUARY £8
This combination of special talents from the world of blues and swing present a unique ?not to be missed' evening at Le QuecumBar!
STRETCHING THE BLUES
Eric Ranzoni - Piano/Keyboards & Peter Golding - Harmonica with Paul Garner - Guitar
"These feet tappin' bluesin' musicians bring out the best in their audiences !"
?"Eric Ranzoni..is a piano thumping, blues shouting entertainer who presents the finest blues music to be heard this side of the Mississippi and either side of the Thames." Eric is often backing live top international musicians such as Mud Morganfield (eldest son of Muddy Waters), Big Joe Louis, Bill Hurley and guitar ace Otis Grand. "Excellent numbers with menacing left hand rumblings and rolling right hand work, just like Otis Spann.'' - Blues in Britain
Peter Golding..From busking the Paris streets to fashion designer?to playing USA blues cruises and clubs?his enthusiasm prevails. His CD included Mike Sanchez, Slim Jim Phantom and Otis Grand as special guests.- "Comfortable on both diatonic and chromatic harmonica his special style is at home on blues, swing or Gypsy jazz & his band Cafe Django" Paul Garner.. is one of the capital's most in-demand players, having recently recorded with blues legend Lazy Lester and stints with The Cadillac Kings and The Dirty Robbers.- "Arguably the most talented guitarist in London." "Incredible maturity, with a unique and refreshing approach." - Blues Matters!
All tickets at www.wegottickets.com www.QuecumBar.co.uk Doors open at 6 food until 10 All seating allocated on arrival. £10 on the door
MONDAY 16 JANUARY £8
"Sweet sounds of swing"
THE BOOMTOWN SWINGALINGS
The Boomtown Swingalings are a group of young aficionados from London's thriving swing scene. Brought together by a common love of the music of Louis Armstrong, Sydney Bechet and Chet Baker, they play an eclectic mix of jazz from the golden age of swing, guaranteed to get the joint jumping.
Featuring:
Jamie Doe on vocals, Zac Gvirtzman on Piano, Pete Horsfall on trumpet, Dave Shulman on Clarinet and tenor Saxophone, Wesley Gibbons on Drums
Tickets at www.wegottickets.com and www.quecumbar.co.uk £13 on the door, open at 6 food until 10 your table will be allocated on arrival, diners get preferential seating.
Tue 17 January
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 18 January FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 19 January
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 20 January
FREE before 8 £5pp after
Laurence Corn Dogs duo, guitar, vocals and mucho musical swing mayhem
Sat 21 January
FREE before 8 £5pp after
Ava Golding SINGS FOR YOUR pleasure with piano accompaniment. Ava's classic vocal style serves you an EVENING OF NOSTALGIC SWING/JAZZ & features special GOSPEL of the BLUES Classic's !
SUNDAY DAY 22 JANUARY £35
GYPSY SWING GUITAR WORKSHOP - DJANGO STYLE - A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY - ALL LEVELS WELCOME SOLO AND RYTHM GUITAR
AUTHENTIC FRENCH GYPSY SWING MASTER
RITARY GAGUENETTI composer, Gypsy master guitarist, band leader
FROM 11- 4 One hour for lunch - Limited spaces
A rare opportunity to learn the Gypsy Swing Manouche guitar style from the source, solo and rhythm
BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINMENT
Workshop tickets at www.QuecumBar.co.uk
SUNDAY MONDAY EVE 22/23 JANUARY £20
DJANGO'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 2012
France and UK join for a first time 5 star line up that will bristle with musical excitement! Two extraordinary nights
"GYPSY meets GADJO"
Starring:
GARY POTTER, RITARY GAGUENETTI,
HERVE GAGUENETTI and JONNY GEE
With this cracking line up anything could happen - but whatever it is, it will be a fantastic Gypsy Swing weekend one that Django would be proud of with Gypsies and non Gypsies joining to musically celebrate his birth.
GARY POTTER; Undoubtedly UKs finest Gypsy Swing guitar genius, jazz maestro and finger picking country wizard www.garypottermusic.co.uk
RITARY GAGUENETTI; French Gypsy master guitarist, composer and virtuoso soloist of the International Gypsy band Ritary Gaguenetti Quartet a group that does it all from Django routes to jazz heights.
Ritary will be running a Gypsy Swing guitar workshop limited places £35 Sunday day time 11-4 tickets www.quecumbar.co.uk
HERVE GAGUENETTI; French Gypsy rhythm guitarist, one of the worlds finest monster players - from the Ritary Gaguenetti Quartet.
JONNY GEE: The QuecumBar Allstars' animated & entertaining bassist - he's recorded & toured with ZUM & Lollo Meier - and turbo-charged Tornado Rosenberg & gigs with Aurélien Bouly & Tcha Limberger. www.jonnygee.co.uk Tickets from www.quecumbar.co.uk www.wegottickets.com Open at 6, food until 10, diners get preferential seating allocated on arrival, tables of two may have to share
Tue 24 January
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
Wed 25 January FREE
Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin
Thu 26 January
Weekly residency FREE before 8pm £5 after
SWINGING CATS
Led by Richard White, well-known multi-instrumentalist and whispering vocalist on clarinet, bass sax (or anything else that comes to hand!) accompanied either by sensational pianist Colin Good or world-class jazz guitarist Martin Wheatley. The Swinging Cats invite you to take a sentimental journey of vintage versatility - rare 1920s tunes, torch-songs, novelties and red-hot instrumental jazz - all generously seasoned with their own distinctive brand of irreverent quirkiness.
Fri 27 January
Jon Miyawaki Gypsy swing guitar duo Django style
Sat 28 January
Faebhean Kwest Gypsy swing ensemble 20's 30's 40 ?s favourites
SUNDAY MONDAY 29/30 JANUARY £20
2 GUITARS and 1 VIOLIN/VOCALS
From the hottest live music spots in Paris and rarely seen in UK
ANGELO DEBARRE, DANIEL JOHN MARTIN and MATHIEU CHATELAIN
The great Angelo DeBarre Gypsy guitar master joins Paris-based English-born jazz violinist/singer Daniel and accompanist Mathieu Chatelain.
All three are international stunning performers and these two concerts should be fast best-sellers, so book now! www.myspace.com/djmparis
Open at 6 when food will be available until 10 all tables allocated on arrival, diners get preferential seating. Tickets from www.quecumbar.co.uk www.wegottickets.com
Tue 31 January
TUESDAYS FREE SIZZLING GYPSY SWING JAM
Jam session led by top Le QuecumBar bass players many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s Parisian cabaret brasserie. Chill out with a bottle of quaffable wine and simple food always a great night full of musical surprises, transporting you to the swinging streets of Montmartre with all the colour and joy of the Belle Epoch. If you play swing then bring your instrument!
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