THE LAPAZOOS ARE A BAND THAT FORMED ALMOST BY ACCIDENT AND HAVE PROVED SO POPULAR THAT THEY HAVE BECOME A REGULAR FIXTURE HERE AT NIGHTJAR. THEY PLAY EARLY NEW ORLEANS-INSPIRED BLUES AND SWING MUSIC FROM THE 1920S AND 30S. EXPECT LOTS OF VOCALS, EXCELLENT JAZZ AND LIGHT-HEARTED FUN.

FEATURES VARIOUSLY: GRAHAM HUGHES, "SLIPPY SLIDER" HIMSELF, WITH CLASSIC SONGS, HARMONICA BALLADS AND CHEEKY QUIPS. LAURENCE CORNS, SINGING AND SWINGING AWAY ON THE GUITAR AS NOBODY ELSE CAN. DOMINIC PIPKIN, MASTER OF NEW ORLEANS R&B, AND GENERAL PIANO WHIZZ. BEN HAZLETON, A BASS PLAYER WHO'D GIVE SLIM GAILLARD HIMSELF A RUN FOR HIS MONEY. PLUS OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS ON OCCASION.

COVER CHARGE: £6
+ Free Thursday Throwdown set from 23:30 - 1:15

thursday throwdown from Roy Pfeffer

So that is Thursday Throwdown exactly? Each Thursday after 11pm, we’re switching it up at Nightjar. Firstly there will be a free, late set of live music from 11.30 pm. But, better than that, thanks to Don Julio, we’re going to drink like it’s 2010! Our special late-night menu is a nod to the days (and prices!) of when Nightjar first opened, fifteen years ago.

The London-based vocalist Louise Balkwill has been making waves on the European jazz scene, captivating listeners with her charismatic, blues-infused, honest and virtuosic-yet-unpretentious take on vocal jazz.  

Balkwill’s admirers include the likes of Leroy Jones (trumpeter to Harry Connick Jr., with whom she released the single “Sweeter Than A Summer Breeze” in May 2023 featuring her own lyrics on Jones’ melody), alongside jazz cream cream of the crop Deedee Bridgewater, Liane Carroll, Ian Shaw, Claire Martin and the late Dr. John.

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