Latin Jazz Brunch Live Global Excursions

DJ JOHN ARMSTRONG GLOBAL EXCURSION SESSIONS! Sat Nov 09, 16 + 30 (1pm-6pm / £5 Entry) - As part of our weekly Saturday afternoon LATIN JAZZ BRUNCH LIVE rooftop sessions, LJBL host and legendary selector Supreme DJ JOHN ARMSTRONG drops a brand new series of dancefloor direct GLOBAL EXCURSION SESSIONS. Up on our weatherproof roof at The CLF Art Lounge & Roof Garden. 

The new sessions exploring a wider range of rare to classic eclectic globalistic sounds from across the planet all afternoon long. Salsa to Mambo, Cuban Son to Afro Bloco, Latin Jazz to Bossa Nova, Bahia and beyond, all served up for your hip swinging, 2 step and salsa soul dance pleasure.

The sounds of Cuba to Colombia, Jamaica to South Africa, Dominican Republic to Argentina explored and championed over 5 righteous joy filled hours - as we come together, eat, drink and be seriously, joyfully entertained. With a special authentic Dominican Brunch Menu lovingly prepared by BOCA CHICA available all day long, you know where to come.

DJ JOHN ARMSTRONG (5 Hour Global Excursion Set)

An entertainment and copyright litigation lawyer by profession (now retired!), and an across-the-board music lover by passion, John started playing records in and around London in the late 70s, after a Eureka moment at one of the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivals in the mid-70s, from which he returned with interviews from everyone from Allen Toussaint to Betty Carter (many of which were published in the now-defunct Jazz & Blues Review). His first dj residency was at the Belsize Park Town & Country Club (60st & northern), followed by Greek Street’s Beat Route club (jump blues and 40s r&b), and the Whisky-A-Gogo (before it became the Wag).

He was probably the first UK selector to present fully-focussed tropical dance music events, with 10-year weekly residencies (1984-1994) at the legendary Bass Clef Jazz Club in Hoxton Square, playing a mix of Afro, zouk, Brazilian beats, Konpas, reggae, dancehall, soul, soca, salsa, afro-cuban, hip hop and jazz – even Punjabi bhangra for a while.

Over the last 30 years, he’s put together approximately 200 compilations of latin, afro, zouk, Brazilian music, soul, flamenco, Irish traditional music, and even rockabilly, Cajun, zydeco and rock & roll – making him one of the three or four most prolific compilers in the UK.