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Subject: Le QuecumBar gig list March April

 

Le QuecumBar Gig List March  April 2012

 

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

Download at Linnrecords.com buy on www.quecumbar.co.uk

Le Q Records latest masterpiece and commemorative Triple CD -

AVAILABLE for download at linnrecords.com

Le QuecumBar International Gypsy Swing Guitar Festival 2010 LEQ0108

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 S?bastien 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."

 

 

MARCH GIG LIST

 

MONDAY 12 MARCH ?8

The Bevin Boys are a 1940s style swing band whose authentic period sound (and look!) is gaining them an excellent reputation with dancers and listeners like.

THE BEVIN BOYS

 No ordinary trio, don't expect a ?jam session' of the usual jazz standards -  this band specialises in cleverly arranged orchestrations which create an almost big band sound.

Nat King Cole, Louis Prima, Louis Jordan and Billy Eckstine tunes are given a fresh treatment by this talented vout-o-reenee trio! Expect some Great American songbook and some lesser know tunes in a sing-along, relaxed swingin' style.

The band is due to appear a various WWII, Lindyhop and Jazz festivals throughout the year, so why not catch the boys while they're in town? Visit www.bevinboys.com to see what the buzz is about.

With?

Rohit Nijhawan; guitar, Ian Tipping; guitar, Will Keel-Stocker; vocals & drums

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10    

All seating allocated on arrival ?10 on the door

 

Tue 13 March FREE

TUESDAYS 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 March FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 15 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 March FREE before 8 ?5pp after

Laurence Corn Dogs duo, guitar, vocals and mucho musical swing mayhem

 

Sat 17 March FREE before 8 ?5pp after

The talented Steve Aston and Stuart Blagden formidable Django style Gypsy guitar duo

 

MOTHERS DAY weekend two cracking concerts - give your mum a bit of excitement and some music, mood, wine and food!

SUNDAY 18 MARCH ?8

Dirty Horn Gypsy Swing

THE SWING NINJAS

Mixing the sounds of New Orleans and '30s Parisian swing, The Swing Ninjas are guaranteed to make you smile. Alto Sax, Maccaferri Guitar and Helicon (tuba) create the perfect combination of dirty horn jazz and Gypsy swing, while 3-part vocal harmonies complete their sound.

Having successfully toured 10 countries in 2011, they are the hot new sound on the International swing scene.  The quintessential charming gentlemen of swing - their energy on stage is infectious and a delight to watch. www.theswingninjas.co.uk

Open at 6pm, food available until 10pm.  All tables allocated on arrival, diners get preferential seating. Tickets in advance www.wegottickets.com and www.quecumbar.co.uk. ?10 door.

 

MONDAY 19 MARCH ?12

Christine Bovill performs

P I A F

The UK's own Little Sparrow in London for one night only!

Christine Bovill performs PIAF for 1 night only in Le Quecumbar.
A beguiling performer from whom audiences have come to expect warm and wonderful things. Her voice that has been described as "as a sonic combination of cigarettes and dark chocolate"
During this acclaimed PIAF performance Christine will welcome you into a Parisian scented twilight world with a beautiful mix of sounds. She loving bathes in tones of dark velvet, the sounds of Montmartre.  Focusing almost exclusively on the music, the show provides an insight into the essence of Edith Piaf. PIAF is a breathtaking musical homage to the much-revered French star.
"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
Piaf's life was as dark as her iconic black dress, but PIAF the show will expose the colour and hope in spite of it all. If you think you knew Piaf, then listen again to Christine Bovill performing Piaf in a fantastic French kaleidoscope of passion and colour.
"Every time I hear Christine, I rediscover that same velvet darkness Edith covered over me." Tron Theatre

"She is a goddess" Fraser Speirs                     "A star is born" Glasgow Herald

More info   www.PerformingPiaf.co.uk

Doors open 6pm when food is available until 10pm.  Diners get preferential seating, all seating allocated on arrival. Tickets at www.quecumbar.co.uk and www.wegottickets.com Door ?15

 

Tue 20 March FREE

TUESDAYS 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 21 March FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 22 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 23 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

AVA GOLDING our golden girl  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 !

 

Sat 24 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Charles Alexander and Andy Robinson jazz guitar duo that do it all cool jazz for a hot Saturday night

 

SUNDAY 25 MARCH ?10

An evocative quartet of "Musical virtuosity?  Hell yes, and then some. Heartbreak, soul, French swagger, Gypsy spirit and British irreverence? Inspiring.  Vive Les Effrontes!"Tim Barber, City AM

LES EFFRONTES

With their debut album just released Les Effront?s are playing their first gig at Quecumbar. A troupe of some of London's finest musicians, Les Effront?s have been regularly performing classic French chansons combined with American jazz standards via Tom Waits in some of the city's hippest bars and clubs. From the decadence of Wilton's Music Hall and Jamboree, to their speakeasy sets at Nightjar, to the raucous mayhem of their legendary nights at The King's Head, Les Effront?s have been producing truly unforgettable evenings out.

"Wonderful, charming, soulful? They transported us across the channel" Charlotte Linton, Spitalfields Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJAPETjj7zY&context=C353555dADOEgsToPDskK8z8aAeCOb_0NtidXup1Ql

www.leseffrontes.co.uk

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10. All seating allocated on arrival ?13 on the door

 

MONDAY 26 MARCH ?8

A 6/7 piece Swing Ensemble of Repute

THE SILVER GHOSTS

The Silver Ghosts evoke the energy and style of dance gigs of  the 1920s 30s and 40s. Inspired by the breathless spirit of contemporary swing dance club nights around London town (and all over the world) where dance and vintage fashion enthusiasts express their passion for jazz swing, the band recreate the authentic jazz ensemble sound, and have recently recorded a session at BBC Bush House (pictured). www.silverghosts.co.uk facebook.com/silverghosts

youtu.be/tlfFmSlA_yg

The Colonel; trumpet, Lucy Lullaby; vocals,T-Bone Danny; trombone, Lulu; Clarinet, Brendan; double bass, Bugsy; Drums, Caps; Ukulele

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10

All seating allocated on arrival - ?12 on the door

 

Tue 27 March FREE

TUESDAYS 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 28 March FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 29 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 30 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

"Radio Daze".. formed in 2004 as a duo from a chance meeting at the QuecumBar... David Ahmed & Faebhean Kwest. Both Guitarists and the core of the Radio Daze sound. Other musicians have been delighted to join with them bass players, violinists, accordionists, clarinettists etc.. they have played in Britain and France and their 7 different CDs for sale reflect their cosmopolitan music, which encompasses both 1930's, 40's and even 50s/60's sounds. http://www.radiodaze.biz/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVv6fVjK0eM

 

Sat 31 March FREE before 8pm ?5 after

MELISSA JAMES warm tones and cool diner jazz to relax and chill to

 

APRIL GIG LIST

 

SUNDAY 1 APRIL ?10

"A repertoire of 1920-40's French swing, Musette, Latin plus originals, with classic style. Like tuning in to 1932 radio -  tonight, live recording, come down and join  the musical mayhem"

BENOIT VIELLEFON & HIS ORCHESTRA

Official website www.johnjohnrecords.com/benoitviellefon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlDOC0ncV1U&feature=channel

High energy multi-instrumental virtuosity and effortless melody, guaranteed to have audiences on their feet and in each others' arms.  Successful tours captivated audiences across Europe, America, Russia and Japan - a testament to the orchestra's dazzling mix of authentic vocal renditions of French chanson, swing, jive, Russian-folk, Charleston, Latin American and Cuban dance music.   Crooner extraordinaire, Benoit Viellefon, singing sensation from France. His lustrous and warm vocal quality will inevitably draw you to his music, both French and jazz.

Wailing clarinet and scorching trumpet of Benoit's brass section are a festival favourite, plus one of Europe's finest accordion players, a thumping double bass, Harlem-style stride piano, old school drums, a host of Gypsy jazz guitars, the orchestra is complete.

Open at 6 food available until 10 all tables allocated on arrival, diners get preferential seating. Tickets at www.quecumbar.co.uk - www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar  - Door ?15

 

MONDAY 2 APRIL ?10

Joyous Gypsy jazz Hot Club style

DALSTON GYPSY JAZZ TRIO

Born in a bar in East London, nurtured lovingly in rehearsal spaces and raised on the road from stage to stage across this city.

Giovanni Cacioppo (Sicily) - guitars; Pedro Velasco (Portugal) - guitars; Greg Gottlieb (Australia) - double bass

plus a VERY special ?top shelf' guest

Since their lives intersected, these three musicians from different corners of the globe have entertained and delighted audiences with their natural affinity for combining a Gypsy jazz approach (a la Django Reinhardt) with contemporary influences to create a delicious melting pot of joyous sounds. www.myspace.com/dalstontrio

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar or www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10 - ?12 on the door

 

Tue 3 April FREE

TUESDAYS 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 April FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 5 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Laurence Corn Dogs duo, guitar, vocals and mucho musical swing mayhem - This is entertainment at its best acoustic fun bound to get your feet tapping and hands clapping

 

Sat 7 April FREE before 8pm ?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 APRIL ?10

"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

myspace.com/boomtownswingalings

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.

 

MONDAY 9 APRIL ?8

Classic Hotclub Swing & Parisian Gypsy Jazz

RADIO DAZE Quartet

"No, we won't "Keep Calm and Carry on"..! 

Radio Daze would rather you danced and caroused to their jolly mix of Django and Swing numbers from the Golden Age of 20's / 30's and 40's music, with its influences  and pulse ranging from the understandable ( ala: Greco and Piaf), warranted (Duke Ellington & Hotclub d' Paris) to the eyebrow raising (Dylan and Hendrix!)?.The dancing bit?  Well - usually people tend to 'get up and jig about' within the first number!"

Faebhean Kwest; guitar, David Ahmed; guitar, Susanna Warren;  Clarinet & Vocals, Martin Whittaker;  double bass

www.radiodaze.biz

youtube.com/watch?v=Iswv9H-Tkg&feature=player_embedded

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar or www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10 ?12 on the door

 

Tue 10 April FREE

TUESDAYS 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 April FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 12 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

The talented Steve Aston and Kourosh Kanani formidable young Django style Gypsy guitar duo continuing the Django legacy

 

Sat 14 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Charles Alexander and Andy Robinson jazz guitar duo that do it all cool jazz for a hot Saturday night

 

SUNDAY 15 APRIL ?15

A beautiful and charismatic show celebrating the legendary French chanteuse, Edith Piaf. Eve Loiseau sings

PIAF the songs

Accompanied by Fiona Barrow on violin and Edward Jay on accordion.

Singer Eve Loiseau's lustrous tone and exquisite French accent perfectly captures the essence of the ?Little Sparrow' and will also capture your heart! The show includes all of Piaf's most famous and most loved songs accompanied by a dramatic narrative thread.

?virtuoso musicianship' Venue Magazine
?world-class ? delivers Piaf's songs with authority' Gilbert Biberian, composer
?real quality, perfect for any festival' Eastbourne Festival
www.Piaf-the-songs.co.uk

Doors open at 6 food until 10 ?15 on the door Tickets _at_ www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar or www.QuecumBar.co.uk

 

MONDAY 16 APRIL ?10

Dinner concert cabaret style direct from the 1930's. ?Filthy Swing'. impeccable vulgarity & sartorial elegance.

TOP SHELF JAZZ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A28FRdgP7_g

Les Enfants "D?spicable", direct from Lucifer's drinks cabinet: a band whose original tunes are so distinctive and licentious that they spawned their own delectable style: Their inimitable style and hot music will drive you to wild abandon. If they don't steal your hearts, they will steal your drinks? Available for funerals, bar brawls and children's parties. Silly hats, ?liberal' attitudes and songs of the high life in low places - the authors and the last word in ?Filthy Swing'. Welcome to the gilded gutter of

Top Shelf Jazz! www.topshelfjazz.co.uk

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/lequecumbar ?13 door.

 

Tue 17 April FREE

TUESDAYS 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 April FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 19 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

AVA GOLDING our golden girl  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 !

 

Sat 21 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

"Radio Daze".. formed in 2004 as a duo from a chance meeting at the QuecumBar... David Ahmed & Faebhean Kwest. Both Guitarists and the core of the Radio Daze sound. Other musicians have been delighted to join with them bass players, violinists, accordionists, clarinettists etc.. they have played in Britain and France and their 7 different CDs for sale reflect their cosmopolitan music, which encompasses both 1930's, 40's and even 50s/60's sounds. http://www.radiodaze.biz/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVv6fVjK0eM

 

SUNDAY ?15/MONDAY ?12 22/23 APRIL

1930's Berlin cabaret, hot club de France, New Orleans funeral parade & gypsy campfire songs....

MOSCOW DRUG CLUB

Unique smoky haunting vocals to Tango, Gypsy, Swing and more

April - Sunday 22 - ?15/Monday 23 - ?12

Moscow Drug Club? Is a curious musical place where certain elements of 1930's Berlin Cabaret, Hot Club de France, New Orleans Funeral Parade & Gypsy Campfire meet, have a few to drink and then stagger arm in arm into the darkness of some eastern European cobbled street on a mission to find the bar where Django Reinhardt & Tom Waits are having an after hours jam with the local Tziganes. Combining their original material with songs by the likes of Jaques Brel, Leornard Cohen, Tom Waits, Mario Lanza, Edith Piaf & Duke Ellington Moscow Drug Club provide an intoxicating & intimate musical experience. You are cordially invited to share a wry smile with us as you enter the darkly comic world of Moscow Drug Club?..this way please & mind the stairs!!!  

www.moscowdrugclub.com

Katya Gorrie - Chanteuse & purveyor of sinister lyrical adventures
Denny Ilett ~ Rhythmic & solo guitar administrations
Dave Archer ~ Complimentary & exemplary guitar outbursts
Mirek Salmon - Accordionistic chordal & melodic offerings
Andy Crowdy ~ Providing eccentric bass-end rhapsodies

All tickets at www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar www.QuecumBar.co.uk doors open at 6 food until 10. All seating allocated on arrival ?15 on the door tables may have to share.

 

Tue 24 April FREE

TUESDAYS 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 April FREE

Piano lounge with Mike Head singing swinging and rockin

 

Thu 26 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Weekly residency

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 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

DALSTON GYPSY JAZZ TRIO

Hailing from three very different corners of the globe, G & G Jazz Trio unite to present a wonderful gathering of music from the Manouche songbook, tributes to Django and some interesting standards played in the gypsy jazz style. The group is led by the fiery improvising of electric nylon-string guitarist Giovanni Cacioppo, driven by the fierce la pompe of renowned Manouche guitarist Pedro Peters and grounded by the pulse of Greg Gottlieb's double bass.

Sat 28 April FREE before 8pm ?5 after

Magical STEPHANE GRAFFITI

with the full on singing swinigng violin vixen Noreen Cullen and rocking vocals/guitar from Adrian Burns a night of Swing, Gypsy, Jazz, Celtic and Classical musical magical mayhem

 

SUNDAY DAY TIME 29 APRIL 11am - 4pm ?35

GYPSY SWING GUITAR WORKSHOP - DJANGO STYLE

ROBIN NOLAN

(Le QuecumBar patron)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID8BtebIAF4

one hour for lunch

Limited spaces - Book early to avoid disappointment

This workshop will look at many aspects of playing from soloing to rhythm guitar and from different scales to improvisational ideas.

A rare opportunity to learn the art of Gypsy guitar from one of the worlds most celebrated players. One of our patrons here, the multi-talented Robin Nolan has written many books on this style sold all over the world along with his numerous and varied cds. This is a great chance to meet with him and learn some great secrets.

www.robinnolantrio.com

tickets at www.quecumbar.co.uk

 

SUNDAY MONDAY 29/30 APRIL ?15

LE QUECUMBAR PATRON RETURNS FOR TWO CONCERTS

The international ROBIN NOLAN TRIO

Robin Nolan is one of the worlds most celebrated Gypsy style players, lauded by musicians like Bill Wyman, George Harrison and Willie Nelson, this concert is definitely one for diary.

Robin's band is in great demand the world over he is often found playing in the States, Australia, South America and Across Europe.  Robin's major inspiration lies in Gypsy Jazz, Latin and Hot Club de France, the trio have a decidedly contemporary feel and fire up their music with their own expressive "je ne sais quoi". Hypnotic rhythms and rippling melodic themes.  The Robin Nolan Trio's repertoire features Jazz standards from the greatest composers of the 20th century. These include Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin and of course the great Django Reinhardt with an increasing list of original compositions by Robin that are becoming the most requested songs both live and on CD. The Trio have matured from an offbeat Gypsy jazz Django Reinhardt inspired swing trio, to a contemporary jazz powerhouse boasting an extensive list of original compositions.  www.robinnolantrio.com

Doors open 6pm when food is available until 10pm.  Diners get preferential seating, all seating allocated on arrival. 

Tickets at www.quecumbar.co.uk and www.wegottickets.com/lequecumbar  ?15 door

 

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