Sunday Jazz Lunch: Ali Affleck & The Gin Mill Genies Sunday 05 June 2022 12:30 Boisdale of Canary Wharf Restaurant
Reservations from 12pm | Live Music 12.30pm
As an iconic Live Music British Restaurant, we make a Sunday Roast a much more exciting venture!
End your weekend with friends and family with a scrumptious 3-course Sunday lunch and a fantastic atmosphere, all accompanied with Live Jazz.
Championing the Great British roast, Boisdale selects some of the very finest Scottish beef for the stunning centrepiece of the new menu. An 18-hour slow roast dry-aged rib of beef, Yorkshire pudding, goose fat roast potatoes, heritage vegetables, red wine gravy is undoubtedly some of the highest quality meat available in the capital.
For those looking for an alternative to the full Sunday roast offering, lunch dishes including the legendary Boisdale Roast Dumfriesshire blackface haggis bashed neeps & tatties will be on offeror or fish of the day more casual lunchtime dining.
Ali Affleck & The Gin Mill Genies
Old time jazz and blues vibe with a solid ‘tip of the hat’ to the pioneering classic blues vocalists
Ali is a musical storyteller with a rich emotive and vibrant approach to old time jazz and blues; and In combination with some of London's finest exponents of early jazz - a memorable afternoon awaits.
Hailed as having ‘the spirit of Bessie Smith in the 21st-century’ ( LA Times) Ali has a vocal style that is similar to that of the classic blues singers and jazz pioneers, but the exceptional precision in using her instrument means that she never compromises on her unique brand.
Expect an uplifting performance of instrumentals and vocal numbers by some of the country's most swinging artists.
‘Best Jazz Vocalist’ Scottish Jazz Awards 2014
“No one else in Scotland can sing this material so authentically and so swingingly” BBC Sounds
Ali affleck - vocals
Enrico tomasso -trumpet
Joplin Parnell - piano
Tom Wheatley - bass
Nicolas ball- percussion
ABOUT THE VENUE
Jools Holland is Boisdale’s Patron of Music presenting the very best in jazz, blues and soul and occasionally rock’n’roll. Described as “London’s No 1 jazz venue” by Tatler Magazine, Boisdale of Canary Wharf is a two-floor venue overlooking the fountains of Cabot Square, which comprises an award-winning restaurant, four private dining rooms, The Oyster Bar & Grill, Terrace, the world’s most extensive whiskey bar (over 1000 malt whiskeys!)
The food offering ranges from an excellent value bar menu with a wonderful selection of burgers starting at £12.50 and an A La carte menu celebrating great British ingredients with flair and imagination. The dry-aged Aberdeenshire steaks are simply amazing! You can also enjoy fabulous cocktails, a good selection of real ales, and draft lagers as well as an outstanding wine list with over 200 bins.
"London's number one jazz venue" Tatler
"Best Whisky Bar in the World" Whisky Magazine
"A carnivore's dream" Evening Standard
"Aged steaks are deemed incredible" Square Meal
"The world's most individualistic style bar & restaurant" Hot Tickets
