The Four Flames
Bar Nightjar129 City Road, Old Street
Fri 9 Oct · 21:00 · £10
About this event
The Four Flames are a band of London’s finest champions of swinging rhythm and blues, basing their sound on the raw soul of the great artists who recorded for Chess Records in the 50s. When The Four Flames take to the stage you’ll be transported back to the days of rent parties and rumbas when the blues masters kept them dancing ‘til the early hours. Expect an intimate show, drawing you into the place where blues, jazz and Latin rhythms meet. Rising from the ashes of The Untouchables, one of London’s most celebrated blues bands (and Nightjar regulars), The band has developed a distinctive repertoire that ranges from the low-down to the Latin - from rocking guitar boogie, to sultry late-night jazz. This is music for dancing – fast and slow. The Four Flames combine the talents of some of London’s most experienced purveyors of rocking rhythm’n’blues. They are: Peter Ellison (ex The Untouchables): Vocals and guitar Pete Saunders (ex Dexy’s Midnight Runners): keyboards and vocals Pete Pritchard (ex Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Steve Cropper, Chris Isaak, Chris arlowe, Chuck Berry and many others): Double Bass Eddie ‘The Legend’ Buckland (ex The Untouchables): Drums and percussion. Cover Charge: £10 + Late Set from 00:00 - 01:00 (£6 on the door or £5 for those staying on) BOOK
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