ICR Romanian Cultural Institute London

Hai La Drum is a collaboration of four versatile musicians who met playing gypsy swing music in the late '90s. The line up is perfectly suited to playing traditional Romanian, Russian and other Balkan music. This tour also sees the exclusive return to UK of the Romanian Jazz Violinist Baz Stanescu. The shared experience of playing jazz allows them to interpret these more traditional forms and add improvisations and unusual arrangements.
The repertoire ranged from Romanian tunes to Russian classics and Django-style Gypsy swing. The warmth, camaraderie and ambience took us to another world, far from where we were.

Romanian gypsy violinist Baz Stanescu can trace his musical ancestry back 400 years and is surely one of the best European violinists of his generation. The band's set is high energy and includes jazz standards and original material as well.
'Better than Grapelli in places'
Manchester Evening News 1998.

With Jonny Hepbir (guitar), Dan Sheppard (bass) and Pete Watson (accordion).

When/Where:
- Thursday 20 March, 6-6.30 pm, free, Ray's Jazz at Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EB. CD Promotion
- Thursday 20 March, 9 pm, £7, The Green Note, 106 Camden Parkway, London, NW1
- Saturday 22 March, 8 pm, £7 before 9 pm, £10 after, The Hanbury Club, 83 St George's Road, Brighton, BN2 1EF
- Sunday 23 March, 8 pm, Bell Street Cafe, 17 Bell St, Shaftesbury, Dorset, tickets from bookings@bellstreetcafe.co.uk

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