BZ Music
Live Music at Zédel

Our swinging house bands play in the Brasserie every day of the week...

Live Music at Zédel
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Enjoy the toe-tapping music of our house bands while you dine at Zédel…

Monday – Wednesday – from 7pm -10:30pm
Thursdays – from 8pm-11:15pm
Fridays – 12.30pm-3.30pm & 8pm-11:15pm
Saturdays – 12.30pm-3.30pm & 8pm-11:15pm
Sundays – 12.30pm-3.30pm & 6pm – 9pm

There is no extra charge levied for music.

5th August – 11th August – Pete Horsfall Trio / Quartet
Pete Horsfall is an award winning jazz trumpet player and singer. His latest record was acclaimed as ‘ravishing’ by The Guardian and he has featured regularly as a guest on national radio. His musical life has taken him to countless headline shows at prestigious venues and festivals throughout the world, including The Lincoln Center (NYC), Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club and Paris’ Les Duc Des Lombards.

10th + 11th August – Lunchtimes – Caroline and The Bellbird Boys
Channelling the spirit of the great Gatsby era, Australian led ensemble, Caroline Loftus and her Bellbird Boys bring you rapturous music from the roaring 20s and crazy 30s. Charming melodies, romance, hot jazz and foot stomping rhythm.

12th August – 18th August – Wandering Soul
Four of London’s finest musicians got together and created Wandering Soul, an all singing, sharply dressed upbeat roaming band comprising double bass, guitar, drums and saxophone.

17th + 18th August – Lunchtimes – Hot Strings Review
Dubbed as: “One of the best jazz fiddlers anywhere…” by the New York Times, Mike Piggott has carved out a succesful dual career as a recording artist and one of Britain’s finest Swing Jazz fiddle players. During his career, Mike has worked with the likes of Bert Jansch and Ralph Mctell, Peter Green and Denny Laine, and John Etheridge, Martin Taylor and Bucky Pizzarelli.

19th August – 18th August – Annie Majin
Rising star vocalist Annie Majin is a gifted storyteller. With a charming and powerful voice, she will be performing a handpicked selection of hidden gems from the Broadway and Western repertoires of the 20th Century, arranged for her band of London’s finest musicians. Expect a vintage sound with quality musicianship.

24th + 25th August – Lunchtimes – Louise Messenger
Louise Messenger is a Jazz/Contemporary vocalist originally from Australia but now based in London.
A captivating performer, Louise loves all things swing. Her greatest influences are Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Keely Smith and the Boswell Sisters. As well as classic standards, she is always seeking tunes that are a little left of centre, and loves to bring back to life songs from tin pan alley and the Great American Songbook that have been forgotten in the jazz canon.

26th August – 1st September – Fifi La Mer
Oh La La! is a charming and sophisticated quartet playing French music from Offenbach to Gainsbourg, as well as a selection of 20s upbeat and 50s cool jazz. Parisian born Fifi la Mer sings in both French and English, and plays the chromatic accordion; Alex Garnett or Oliver Wilby plays the clarinet and tenor saxophone; Curtis Volp the guitar and Julian Bury the double bass. Authentic French music at its best!

31st August & 1st September – Lunchtimes – Joplin Parnell
The Joplin Parnell band play music rooted in the classic styles and genres popular between 1900 and 1940. Mixing rich turn of the century European musical traditions with bawdy American Blues and driving Swing rhythms he has devoted his career to discovering forgotten songs, verses and ways to interpret the timeless sentimental and often heart wrenching music composed in the first half of the 20th century.

2nd – 8th September – Rhythm & Blue Martyn
‘Rhythm & Blue Martyn’ is run by Ben Martyn, a songwriter, vocalist, bassist, pianist & guitarist (Blue being his middle name). He also runs the world renowned 6-piece touring band ‘The Fallen Heroes’ with his brother and drummer Emile. Emile is also the drummer in RBM and the band is completed with the fantastic Kansas City pianist Dean Ross and Julian Webster Greaves on saxophone. They draw their musical influence & inspiration from their times living and working in New Orleans & Kansas City. Their repertoire consists of jazz and rhythm & blues and the music of New Orleans in general with a sprinkling of original songs in that style.

7th + 8th September – Lunchtimes – The Louise Balkwill Trio
Born into a family of musicians, Louise Balkwill has never been short of inspiration, having been raised as a multi-instrumentalist before turning her interests to singing at the age of 16. Since moving to London in September 2012, Louise has had the pleasure of learning from and working with musicians such as Leroy Jones, Barry Harris, Pete Churchill, and Trudy Kerr to name a few, and having performed in top venues all over London, such as Pizza Express Jazz Club, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, 606 Club, The Archduke, Charlie Wright’s and Oliver’s Jazz Bar.

9th – 15th September – The London Django Collective
The London Django Collective was born out of the desire to create a local and innovative forum for musicians influenced by the musical legacy of Django Reinhardt.
Remaining in the spirit of Django, whilst pushing the genre of gypsy jazz forward into the vibrant London jazz scene the London Django Collective have a vision of true progression for the style whilst nodding to the great musicians who came before them.

14th + 15th September – Lunchtimes – TJ Johnson
The self-titled “King of Dirty Jazz, Backroom Swing and Rhythm and Blues”, TJ Johnson is a true ambassador of the soul singing songs of love lost and gained, of life wholesome and corrupt, of hope and despair, all with the true passion and boozy swagger of only a man who has been there and knows. TJ plays and extraordinary blend of music that transcends the boundaries of jazz, blues, soul, country and gospel and is influenced by the likes of Ray Charles, Dr John, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, BB King, Nina Simone, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Witherspoon and many more.

16th – 22nd September – Louise Messenger
Louise Messenger is a Jazz/Contemporary vocalist originally from Australia but now based in London.
A captivating performer, Louise loves all things swing. Her greatest influences are Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Keely Smith and the Boswell Sisters. As well as classic standards, she is always seeking tunes that are a little left of centre, and loves to bring back to life songs from tin pan alley and the Great American Songbook that have been forgotten in the jazz canon.

21st + 22nd September – Lunchtimes – Marama Café Band
Playing all over the UK and in Europe since 2001, the Marama Cafe Band entertain with brasserie and cafe music including French musette. Hot club jazz, swing, Argentinean tango and gypsy music from Eastern Europe. With Frank Biddulph (violin), Pete Watson (accordion) and David Ahmed (guitar)

23rd – 29th September – Bubu Otis Trio/Quartet
Bubu Otis is a drummer and vocalist, whose repertoire is inspired by the Jazz tradition of the Great American Songbook. With a band which consists of piano, guitar and double bass, he dares to spin some of these old tunes in a more contemporary fashion.

28th + 29th September – Lunchtimes – Lauren Lucille
Lauren Lucille is an experienced jazz & bossa nova singer, singer songwriter and vocal coach from Australia. She has 14 years of experience teaching singing and 20 years experience performing on stage as a solo act and with bands. She has performed at the top jazz clubs in Australia and the UK, and also at festivals like WOMAD in the UK and her music has been played on QANTAS Airlines.

30th September – 6th October – The Sunshine Kings
The Sunshine Kings, led by Graham Hughes, celebrates the best of 20’s jazz, swing and New Orleans.  The band, in various forms, has been entertaining audiences up and down the country for over 15 years now.  A mixed and varied repertoire keeps their performances entertaining and always leaves audiences wanting more.  The musicians enjoy working together to create music that is more than the sum of the individual parts – full of energy and life!  The Sunshine Kings also includes talented vocalists, singing ballads, blues, and uplifting swing numbers, and for variety even the occasional number played on a chromatic harmonica.

5th + 6th October – Lunchtimes – Annie Majin
Rising star vocalist Annie Majin is a gifted storyteller. With a charming and powerful voice, she will be performing a handpicked selection of hidden gems from the Broadway and Western repertoires of the 20th Century, arranged for her band of London’s finest musicians. Expect a vintage sound with quality musicianship.

 

 

 

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