The Cable Street Rag Band

Live 1920s and '30s jazz, blues and swing with Ewan Bleach's Cable Street Rag Band - an old-style jazz band that also plays blues, song-book foxtrots and swing numbers along with other dance music from around the world, including waltzes, beguines, tangos and the odd polkas.Live vintage jazz, blues and swing with Ewan Bleach's Cable Street Rag Band. As the name suggests, the CSRB are a band that formed at the Cable Street studios in Limehouse who play Rags. But that is not all. This is a old-style jazz band that also plays blues, song-book foxtrots and swing numbers along with other dance music from around the world, including waltzes, beguines, tangos and the odd polkas, All of their repertoire dates from the 1850s-1940s. In 2018 the band released the brilliant ‘Dust’ LP.
The band variously features: Ewan Bleach on saxophones, clarinets and vocals / Lewis Taylor on trumpet and vocals / John Kelly on guitar / Joe Dessauer on drums.
And before the concert each week, running from 7pm to 8pm, Lesta Woo presents her swing dance class. This is a drop-in, open level class with no prior experience required! Just turn up, put £7 in the hat, and have a go!
Jamboree food option: The venue's ‘Zer’ kitchen is open from 5pm serving delicious Middle Eastern fusion food for you to enjoy a pre-gig meal/snack if you wish!