LONDON'S WORLD PREMIER GYPSY SWING - JAZZ MANOUCHE RESTAURANT SWING JAZZ VENUE
.....dedicated to the world's finest Gypsy Swing/Jazz guitar genius.
Belgian Gypsy, DJANGO REINHARDT.
NEWSFLASH - Sacré Bleu!
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We are OPEN
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Book now - new opening hours please read
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And our fabulous speciality dish - Tartiflette de Savoie is now a take away option along with the vegetarian option made with mushrooms instead of lardons.
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Saturday and Sunday midday to midnight full menu in the evening, FABULOUS garden to chillax
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Thurs Frid Sat 6pm to midnight
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Closed Mon Tue Wed but available for private hire - 30 persons allowed in the blooming tropical garden - see new early bird special deals below and our take away specials
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Food/Meal orders taken hours 6pm to 10pm
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Waiting for government to have live music back, that is still critical, its future hangs by a thread...please pass the word and check out our fund raising page and initiative of save our venues Le QuecumBar Crowdfunder page
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We have hosted approx 17,680 musicians since opening 17 years ago and served well over 200,000 customers that have enjoyed our live music ...
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STILL NO RENT WAIVER FROM THE LANDLORD PUB TAV CO OWNED BY GLOBAL MUTUAL OWNED BY DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 34 BILLION POUND USA HEDGE FUND
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Please spread the word and contribute to help keep live music live at Le QuecumBar Crowdfunder page
Watch and listen here
Capturing the magic of live swing music at Le Q
A fund raising archive film viewing, of lost and found live performance from 2004 courtesy of Peter Golding and the Hot Club Gang to help raise contributions for Le QuecumBar. Get a taste of a hot night at Le Q ..
Contribute here Le QuecumBar Crowdfunder page
For customers, live music fans and MUSICIANS - who can join in and fund raise, by live streaming, helping to save a venue of their choice and raise their own profile at Save Our Venues
Please share our crowd funding link ....After all, we are only here to support musicians and their music.
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Sunday November 22nd - come for dinner with friends, 4 person ticket special £85 or £25pp Book now
TOM SEALS wild boogy woogie rock and roll piano and vocals - catch his cabaret dinner show ...get a great taster click here for one of Toms isolation shows
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“Le QuecumBar is unique and provides an irresistible combination of live music, great food and hospitality in a setting as alluring as a coquette’s boudoir.…. The interior evokes the faded elegance of pre-war Parisian café society and hosts performances by some of the world’s greatest acoustic guitarists” Live in London
Enjoy generous servings of hearty, not haughty food and wine and instantly be transported to a sizzling 30s Paris atmosphere and soul, whilst listening to the best of Hot Club Gypsy Swing/Jazz, without having to fly, pack a toothbrush or leave the very heart of Battersea....
Whether you lounge in the garden or wine and dine to our Django Reinhardt style Hot Club music and other Gypsy flavoured and vintage Swing, take a relaxing trip, where no passport is required and time seems to stop for long enough to make some lasting memories.
Savour our delicious and most popular signature dish-
Tartiflette Savoyarde with Reblochon Cheese, paired with a great white wine. We now offer a vegetarian option of this famous dish!
and you can now take away from 4th July
Early Bird Special Sat, Sun, Thur, Fri, - we have been forced to close temporarily to save overheads Mon, Tue, Wed but available for hire - with garden we are allowed 30 persons in the garden plus indoors allowance.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - 3 courses with a glass of wine
NOW AVAILABLE every night 6pm - 7pm BOOK NOW
Min 2 persons max 4 (£5 supplement for steak) plus service - cash only
AIRLINE CREW SPECIAL SUPPORT - THURSDAY ALL NIGHT
Le Q Bellini 3 course meal plus a glass of wine £29 cash only plus service - come join us
Our romantic garden is ideal for quaffing wine, sumptuous sundowners and for private hire. Drop by for cool drinks and hot music.
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If you have any questions please call us on 02077872227
Performances approx. 8pm -11pm (A sample of our music listings are at the bottom of this page - daily listings on the music calendar tab, top of this page )
ANTONIO FORCIONE
Solo guitar legend - up close and personal performance
- another chance to see Antonio....
Sunday December 13th tickets on sale click this link
Wine dine and be enthralled
Click here for a glimpse of his musical magic
Wine, dine, be amazed and listen with your mouth full....
From the first moment Antonio walks on stage to rapturous applause, a humble smile on his face, guitar in hand, you know you are in the presence of a true artist and are in for an evening with a touch of magic. And as the first deep, warm, intense notes float through the auditorium, you can hear a pin drop and feel the sonic spell of his guitar weaving through the room. As one critic put it “Imagine an Italian hybrid of Michael Hedges, John McLaughlin and Django Rheinhardt ... ferocious, rampaging, controlled power, meticulous precision and clarity of expression ... astonishing musical personality” Doors open at 6pm best seats allocated on arrival - performance approx 8pm -10.30pm
Take a virtual walk through our venue and garden by clicking on the link below.
Click on the link and the play button - on the way round you will see blue circles, click on them for more content.
In 2010 we hosted, in style, the first ever Gypsy Jazz Festival of London a totally sold out event.
It was a 9 day Jazz Manouche event with 36 Gypsy and non Gypsy musicians from 5 countries all in celebration of Django's 100th Birthday - the first ever LONDON GYPSY JAZZ FESTIVAL. Our Le Q Records label recorded the event on a triple CD album, featured on the left of this page. We thank all who supported us and helped make that magic happen.
We celebrated our 17 years of Gypsy Swing Heaven on Mon 10th February 2020 with the MAGNIFICENT 7 - however it became 8 - of the Original QuecumBar Allstars an amazing night of Gypsy Swing full of energy passion swing and sheer joy ....
They are back as the Magnificent 8 - Sunday 20 September Tickets on sale NOW more information here
My London – Evening Standard – Cressida Bonas says, "What’s the most romantic thing someone’s done for you?"
"I love being taken to jazz bars and particularly a wonderful club in Battersea, called Le QuecumBar. I always have the perfect evening there — it’s intimate with live Gypsy swing music. "
Wedding reception review
We chose Le QuecumBar for our wedding reception and everything went beyond our expectations.
If you are looking for a venue with a real soul and a great atmosphere, this is the place... On arrival Sylvia, and the team welcomed us all with a 'state of art' Bellini, then we had the buffet which was very good quality, generous in quantity and so much variety (a brilliant combination of European, North African and Asian dishes).
... the atmosphere was magic. ....our guests enjoyed the beautiful rear garden .. with the beautiful plants and the lights ...
All our friends were so happy they discovered such a hidden gem in London.
Thank you ...for having made this day truly special and unforgettable!**
See contact tab for all private hire details
Our weekly calendar of all our music is on the above top left music calendar tab
SEE A SAMPLE OF OUR MUSIC SPECIAL EVENTS BELOW
A PERFECT VENUE TO CATCH UP WITH FRIENDS, RELAX WITH TABLE SERVICE, EAT WELL, ENJOY FREE LIVE MUSIC OR A TICKETED SPECIAL EVENT CONCERT, QUAFF A GLASS OF WINE, HAVE A PRIVATE SOIREE, LOCATION OR PHOTO SHOOT
An informal dining experience. Enjoy fine live music whilst experiencing nostalgic Parisian soul in the heart of Battersea, with live Gypsy Swing, music, mood, wine and food!
Book your table to dine for non ticketed nights, on the left – We do not take table bookings for drinkers, just drop by if it's for drinks only.
Soak up a swinging night at Le Q. Outside of winter months we have an enchanting romantic fairy lit garden, the perfect hide away to rendezvous.
Ladies, get away from the guys or enjoy a romantic date enveloped in our 1930’s Parisian atmosphere with sizzling world class concerts up close and personal – Seductive Bellinis, Chocolate Martinis, espresso martinis and other favourites or wine for all tastes and pockets.
Free parking after 4.30pm – or just a 20 minute stroll over Battersea Bridge from Chelsea and Kensington or from Clapham Junction, 170 bus route Victoria to Roehampton, other various bus routes.
LISTEN, DRINK, EAT, AND ENJOY
Music performance is approx 8-11
Tuesdays open 7pm – 12 pm - performance 8pm -11pm FREE all evening, Gypsy Swing jam session. Spot the latest talent on the Gypsy Swing scene!
Wednesdays are available for showcasing, private soirees and surprise events!
Thursday open 7pm -12pm, FREE for before 8pm arrivals £6pp from 8pm
Friday and Saturdays open 6pm – 1am FREE for before 8pm arrivals £6pp from 8pm
FREE live music all evening, if you arrive before 8pm, just £6pp from 8pm, sometimes special events are planned for mid week, these will be ticketed nights. Please check the music calendar tab top of the page.
Sunday and Mondays open 6pm -12pm and later – performance 8pm - 11pm
Ticketed Prestige Performance Concerts/Special Events, buy your ticket here and your table to dine will be waiting. We play host, to some of the world's best of the Gypsy Swing genre with many of the world's top Gypsy players gracing our small intimate stage.
We reserve the right, when necessary to implement a minimum spend of £25pp on food and drinks on ticketed cabaret concert events, as the musicians receive all the ticket money.
Below is a sample of upcoming performances including live stream #saveourvenues performances - the music calendar at the top of this page lists all performances by date
Pete 'Tiger' Sheppard - Duo Gyspy Jazz
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
Caravan Circus Trio - Grooving SWINGING electro Gypsy, Swing and vocals
This international mix of musicians - serve up a flavoured spicy electro Gypsy and Swing bash whilst you wine and dine and swing in your seats.
We are delighted to have return this driving bubbly entertaining hot act - Caravan Circus deliver their music with impact, panache - humour and joy.
They reproduce the sound of the 30s 40s swing era, with an electro Gypsy grooving twist that swings with a whole lot of punch.
A Jazz Manouche Swing Band with an electro edge - great foot tapping arrangements with English, Italian and French classic swing vocals, of favourite vintage and modern tunes that will have you rockin in your seats.
Usually performing as a quartet they join us tonight with a Trio line up that packs a musical wallop.
Guillaume Hermet - From France, magic fingers guitar and vocals, Francesco Asaro The Godfather of Bass with charming Sicilian voice, Jean - From Paris with stye Philippe Lou, brushes drums and hand percussion.
Come and join the musical circus and enjoy an evening of Django Reinhardt inspired music with a modern but swinging rock steady drive.
Doors open at 6pm music approx 8-11pm
Food served until 10pm
When necessary we reserve the right to implement a minimum spend of £25pp on food and drink as the musicians retain all the ticket revenue and in order to bring such artists to our stage.
TUESDAY’S FREE, & SIZZLING, GYPSY SWING JAM SESSION
London's best kept secret - feel the buzz - be part of a hot music scene hidden away in Battersea but 10 minutes from Chelsea and Kings Road.... The famous FREE weekly Gypsy Swing jam session is known around the globe, the sessions are led by top Le QuecumBar bass players and many QuecumBar Allstars. You saw Johnny Depp in Chocolate play Minor Swing, Django style. See and hear it live in our intimate 1930s! Regular Gypsy Swing musicians and Le QuecumBar Allstars drop by to jam for Django, you never know who is here – the best of the best and new comers join in their joy of Django’s music and swing the night away, violins, guitars, clarinets, sax, etc etc a band of musical Gypsies in their own way – even Hank Marvin has joined the Le Q jams !! Parisian cabaret brasserie style, 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! If you can sing swing hop down and join the friendliest crowd in London! Our customers are friends our friends are customers. Le Q staff happy to serve and offer musical bites of inside info on what’s hot, and not so hot!
Special Event: MOODSWING
MOODSWING are an established Jazz Swing Quartet playing a mix of Gypsy Jazz numbers, Latin and well known tunes from The American Songbook. MOODSWING will take you on a delightful journey and bring a variety of musical colour, ‘ Mood & Swing ‘, enhanced by multi instrumentalist Chris Evans on Guitar, Mandolin, Flute and Violin, Ann Mayor Violin, Peter Mayor Guitar, and Mike Bennett on Double Bass. Ann Peter Chris and Mike look forward to your return visit to Le QuecumBar.
Rod Fogg's swinging Gypsy Jazz with special guest Sara Spade
As a special one-off treat for you, one of Jools Holland's favourite vocalists Sara Spade [www.saraspade.com](https://saraspade.co.uk/?fbclid=IwAR3M4PpRhEhVw01aorUqaf3Ngrzd9skCqk4fCfZfVbZ0F8OFqqRoUxKm_Os) will be joining Rod Fogg's Swinging Gypsy Jazz band for an evening of vintage jazz and exquisite chanson. Ace accordionist Romano Viazzani joins with Rod Fogg on hot guitar (famous for Django style) for an evening not to be missed. Book your table, dine and wine and sit back in this magical 1920s parisian style venue.
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