Leadenhall Jazz Festival reflections

Just back from an exceptionally long, and pleasant, weekend in Brighton (no Rob, not at Pride) and just enough time to post about last Thursday night’s jazz at Leadenhall Market.

The musical highlight of my evening was Steve Gregory and Raul D`Oliveira playing some great tunes although I really have to add that Cattle Market also put together a great set. Having the stage in the middle of the market outside The Lamb really made for a great focal point and the acoustics were good to so perhaps a tip of the hat to the PA people should be in order.

As you can see from the photo, left, there was a big crowd present while the setting in Leadenhall Market created a great atmosphere and there was also plenty of food and drink on offer as many of the restaurants had set stalls up to accomodate those who wanted to eat but didn’t want to go inside and miss any of the music.

My particular shout goes out to S&M who served us up with a great sausage and mash with honey mustard gravy which I’ve been dreaming about since, the only downside being having to hurriedly supply a reasonable explanation each time I mentioned where I went for dinner.

As with all of these thing there are drawbacks and to get into the private party outside Cheese you first had to make it past door security checking to see if your name was on the list [wink].

Hats off to all of the organisers for a great evening and I’m hoping there will be more events there soon.  Kepp your eye on the Leadenhall Market website and, in particular, the social club page which offers events, discounts and prizes for members and a free trial membership. If you do want to give it a test drive you can pick up a card from the Market or fill in your details online.