LONDON'S WORLD PREMIER GYPSY SWING VENUE .....
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Serving you Music, Mood, Wine and Food - 6 nights a week
“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
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Enjoy generous servings of hearty, not haughty food/wine and instantly be transported to sizzling 30s Paris atmosphere and soul whilst listening to the best of Hot Club Gypsy Swing, without flying or packing a toothbrush, or leaving the very heart of Battersea.....
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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 music, take a relaxing trip, where no passport is required ...and time seems to stop long enough, to make some lasting memories...
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Come and try our delicious and most popular signature dish....
Tartiflette Savoyarde with Reblochon Cheese, paired with a great White Cote Du Rhone
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Or treat yourselves to our Early Bird Special - cash only
3 courses with a glass of wine £29pp plus service
Available Friday and Saturday between 6pm - 6.45pm and Tuesdays 7-7.30pm
Min 2 persons max 4 (£5 supplement for steak)
Summer is here - tropical garden open for quaffing wine, sumptuous sundowners and private hire - drop by for cool drinks and hot music.
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If you have any questions please call us 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 )
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ANTONIO FORCIONE solo guitar legend -up close and personal wine and dine cabaret
Click here for a glimpse of his musical magic
Sunday March 15th To ensure your place, buy your tickets now 4 tickets for £85 or £25pp and your table will be waiting
Wine Dine and be enthralled whilst you 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 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 Le QuecumBar celebated the 100th Birthday of Django Reinhardt, by hosting a 9 day festival, a London first. 36 Gypsy and non Gypsy musicians from 5 countries. Our Le Q Records label recorded the event in a triple CD album, featured on the left of this page. We thank all who supported us and helped make that magic happen.
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 ...
Unfortunately the band we hired for the day let us down just few hours before, but we've been immediately supported in contacting the Gypsy Dynamite Trio and this literally saved our day....the music was great, we danced till late and had such fantastic moments.
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 dinning 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 its 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 8-11 FREE all night, 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 -1am – performance 8-11
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 worlds best of the Gypsy Swing genre with many of the worlds top Gypsy players gracing our small intimate stage.
We reserve the right, when nec. 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 - the music calendar at the top of this page lists all performances by date
La Bouche Manouche feat. Irene Serra
Wine dine and be romanced by an ensemble with nearly 2 million views on you tube ... [Click here for a taster ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a60ica0lJYI)
A special night for any romantic occasion or just a great night out.
La Bouche Manouche is a vintage jazz band influenced by the chic and sophisticated era of the jazz age and beyond. Featuring Irene Serra on seductive vocals, their repertoire is rooted in the sound of Gypsy jazz, with swing tunes from Django Reinhardt, as well as traditional Gypsy swing tunes, charlestons, French chansons, bal musette and classic jazz standards from the Great American Songbook.
When nec we reserve the right to implement a min on food and drink of £25pp as the musicians receive all the ticket monies
Antonio Marzinotto Trio
"Antonio plays with incredible energy and his great personality radiates through his guitar." Andy Davies - Ronnie Scott’s Residency Trumpeter
Cool Jazz while you wine and dine
Antonio Marzinotto
Guitarist - Educator - Composer - Session musician
Antonio will delight with his fresh Jazz playing accompanied by his regular musicians
He has played with some of the best artist of the international scene since 2004 and since then played other genres ... South American Music (Bossa, Samba, Tango, etc), Acoustic and more recently he went back to playing Jazz Rock and Fusion. He plays with his own trio, with Davide Govannini (drums) and Kevin Glasgow (bass), and he is the leader of the Rock-Fusion band JzfunK, he also plays in a duo with Maciek Pysz, an amazing Polish guitar player, and often with the Jazz guitar legend Jim Mullen.
A night of Jazz guitar led magic
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!
Clarinet/sax led piano vocals swing jazz duo - Bernie Holder
Clarinet/sax and piano and vocals - the sweet and haunting sounds of swing clarinet - and maybe even some Sax from Bernie Holder -authentic vintage swing and style and Hugh Crosier on piano and vocals - be accompanied at dinner and drinks by this seductive melodious duo.
Swing, Jazz and more
The amazing LONDON KLEZMER QUARTET
Be inspired and moved whilst enjoying old and new traditional Jewish music as the all female fantastic London Klezmer Quartet performs the best of Klezmer, a journey from the Baltic to the Black Sea - and beyond - played with passion, soul and virtuosity with violin, clarinet, accordion and double bass, and featuring the leading sultry haunting vocals of Indra Buraczewska.
Formed in 2009, the band is in damand throughout the UK, has had six sell-out tours in Australia, and has appeared at festivals and concert venues in Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Holland, Latvia, New Zealand, Sweden and Switzerland, and has broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 & 6, BBC TV, and ABC Radio.
The media say:
"Virtuosity, exciting original tunes and soulful playing.” Songlines Magazine
"The tradition is safe in their hands." Sunday Times
"The London Klezmer Quartet is one of the best purveyors of the music of Eastern European Jewish heritage" ABC Radio National
www.londonklezmerquartet.com
www.ilanacravitz.com
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For drinkers only, no table reservation required A concert ticket purchase includes your table to dine. Music is FREE all night @ Tuesdays Gypsy Swing Jam session, on Thur Fri or Sat its FREE for before 8pm arrivals, from 8pm it's £6pp music cover charge - Please cancel your table booking if you cannot make it. Thank you.
A sample of upcoming events
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