LOUISE MESSENGER IS AN ACCLAIMED JAZZ VOCALIST ORIGINALLY FROM AUSTRALIA, NOW BASED IN LONDON.
WITH A DYNAMIC AND SMOKEY VOICE, LOUISE LOVES TO ENTERTAIN AND CONNECT WITH HER AUDIENCES. INSPIRED BY THE LIKES OF CARMEN MCRAE, ELLA FITZGERALD, KEELY SMITH AND THE BOSWELL SISTERS, LOUISE AND HER SWINGING QUARTET INTERPRET WELL-LOVED STANDARDS AND LESSER-KNOWN GEMS FROM THE CLASSIC AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
"Messenger is a singer of almost impossible talent and class"
~ Glam Adelaide
"Louise Messenger is a superb performer - she's funny, energetic, sassy, talented, engaging, and has a stunning voice"
~ The Upside News.
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+ Free Thursday Throwdown set from 23:30
thursday throwdown
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.
FREE Thursday Throwdown set 23:30 - 1:15
HAILING FROM ITALY WITH A HOME IN LONDON, BANDINI HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “THE BASTARD SON OF TOM WAITS AND CAB CALLOWAY”. HIS MUSICAL INFLUENCES ORIGINALLY CAME FROM HIS CREATIVE, MUSICAL FAMILY.
HIS MAJOR INFLUENCES ARE DIVERSE - VAN MORRISON, DR JOHN, TOM WAITS, PAOLO CONTE, AND THE CLASH, WHICH HAVE LED HIM TO FUSE JAZZ, BLUES, ROCK AND GYPSY INTO A DYNAMIC LIVE SHOW. THIS COMBINED WITH HIS ENIGMATIC AND THEATRICAL STAGE PERFORMANCES HAS LED HIM TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EMERGING ARTISTS IN LONDON.
AT NIGHTJAR BANDINI WILL BE PERFORMING HIS PIANO INFLUENCES, TOM WAITS, DR JOHN, OLD SCHOOL BLUES, ALONGSIDE SOME OF HIS ORIGINALS COMBINED WITH A FEW ITALIAN JAZZ NUMBERS.