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 

31st March – 6th April  – Caroline and The Bellbird Boys 

Channeling 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. 

5th + 6th April Lunchtimes  – GS Latin Trio 

Giorgio Serci is an award winning guitarist, composer and arranger. Co-founder of Bansangu Orchestra, he has performed and toured worldwide with Basia, Sylvain Luc, Martin Taylor, Franco Cerri, David Garrett, Paolo Fresu to name but a few and supported Jools Holland, Shirley Bassey, Dr John & Prince amongst other. He is a music professor at ACM, Royal Holloway and Guildhall School of Music & Drama and a regular columnist for Guitar Interactive Magazine. His signature model guitar ‘Alma’ by Fibonacci, endorsement with DV Mark amps and Yamaha guitars are testimony of his reputation in the international music scene. 

7th – 13th April –  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. 

12th + 13th April 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. 

14th – 20th April – 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. 

19th + 20th April – 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) 

21st – 27th April – The Cosimo Matassa Project 

Transport yourself 60 years back in time and 3000 miles westwards with the sound of The Cosimo Matassa Project. Made up of some of London’s finest session musicians, the band specialise in recreating the original and authentic sound of R&B – including the 45″ records that emerged from the New Orleans studios of Cosimo Matassa in the 1950s and 1960s by the likes of Little Richard, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint and Big Joe Turner. 

26th + 27th April 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. 

28th April – 4th May – 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.    

3rd + 4th May Lunchtimes – 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! 

5th – 11th May – Gabrielle Ducomble 

An established favourite in her adopted UK, Gabrielle brings a sophisticated blend of Parisian-style jazz, toe-tapping swing, chansons, and vintage melodies. Accompanied by guitar, clarinet or violin and double bass. Sassy, jazzy and glamorous! 

10th + 11th May – 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. 

12th – 15th May – The Travelling Janes  

The Traveling Janes are a band of woman from five countries who specialise in vibrant old time jazz and blues. Their aim to spread the joyful music that emerged in the prohibition era – just as the original ‘janes’ of the southern railroads and traveling tent shows of the 1920s. 

16th – 18th May – The Vagabond Jacks 

The Vagabond Jacks are a new international collective driven by the passion and joy of the early jazz movement. Each vagabond is a bonafide specialist in this era of music and a high level improviser – not a ‘colour by numbers’ pastiche. Tonight we explore the jazz age standards and less commonly heard tunes with our three nations band! 

17th + 18th May – Lunchtimes – The Dime Notes 

Join The Dime Notes as they swing the roof off with their customary blues-drenched 20’s New Orleans jazz, and repertoire of stomps, blueses, and forgotten gems of the era.  

Featuring Chris Barber’s long-time clarinetist David Horniblow, U.S pianist and Morton specialist Andrew Oliver, and the unstoppable pulse of London’s knockout rhythm section, guitarist Dave Kelbie of Evan Christopher’s Django a la Creole fame, and bassist Louis Thomas. 

19th – 25th May – Ensō Swing Band 

Ensō Swing Band plays a joyful mix of early American and European jazz. This includes the songs associated with Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Django Reinhardt, Charles Trenet and others from the era. Formed by double bassist Chris Hyde-Harrison and pianist James Buckham, their infectious take on early jazz has won over fellow musicians, swing dancers and gained them plaudits from the press. Joined by vocalist Kitty Whitelaw expect sprightly tones, agile piano playing and contagiously effervescent jazz! 

24th + 25th May – Lunchtimes – Bezique 

Led by cellist Shirley Smart, Bezique perform a variety of acoustic jazz and cafe music from around the world. Their repertoire includes music by Django Reinhardt, Richard Galliano, Bireli Lagrene, and others, as well as original compositions. 

They also incorporate an occasional rarely heard North African flavour to their repertoire through the inclusion of works by the Algerian chaabi pianist Maurice el-Medioni, giving them a uniquely cosmopolitan sound on the UK acoustic jazz scene.

The line up varies from duo to quintet and includes Shirley Smart on cello, Peter Michaels on guitar, Mike Guy on accordion, Marcus Penrose on bass and Demi Garcia Sabat on drums. 

26th May – 1st June –  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. 

31st May + 1st June – 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. 

“A true new talent, shining right here…”