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Blues drenched clarinet-driven 1920's jazz with London's hard-swinging vintage jazz band.

The Dime Notes dig back into the blues-drenched sounds of clarinet-driven 1920's New Orleans jazz, unearthing a repertoire of stomps, blues, and forgotten gems of the era from musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, and Red Nichols.

Fronted by Chris Barber's long-time clarinettist David Horniblow, an established figure on the European jazz stage and pianist/composer/ Sam Watts, the band is anchored by the unstoppable pulse of London's knockout rhythm section, guitarist Dave Kelbie, accompanist in Evan Christopher's Django a la Creole, John Etheridge's Sweet Chorus and bassist Louis Thomas, well known across the international scene for his swing and versatility and in demand across many genre boundaries with his huge sound and stylistic versatility.

Dave Kelbie has been a regular performer at the Borough - over the past few decades he has toured here with:
Fapy Lafertin
Tcha Limberger with The Budapest Gypsy Orchestra
Tcha Limberger with the Kalotaszeg Trio
Angelo Debarre
Szapora
John Etheridge's Sweet Chorus
Django a la Creole

The Dime Notes present a fresh take on a timeless style, emphasising the propulsive grooves and sultry melodies which made early jazz revolutionary, controversial, and wildly popular.