Lounge Carnival Bank Holiday Rooftop Special with John Armstrong & Paul Murphy, Free Entry

LOUNGE CARNIVAL BANK HOLIDAY ROOFTOP SPECIAL!! Sun Aug 28 (1pm-9pm / free entry) - Carnival weekend is upon us, time to drop some heavyweight afro, soul, funk, disco and reggae all day long for your horn blowing and ultimate get down pleasure, free entry up on the roof at The CLF Art Lounge & Roof Garden.

www.clfartlounge.com/upcoming-shows

Legendary DJ's JOHN ARMSTRONG and PAUL MURPHY here to deliver an all day hands in the air get down for those with discerning taste and permanent need to boogie.

Rare beats be dropped, amazing drinks and food be served, so keep it south and Carnival get down with we!

JOHN ARMSTRONG
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.

PAUL MURPHY
British jazz DJ, and producer.

Paul was first bitten by the DJ bug in the late 1970s when he was promoting a club night The Kingswood Club and the DJ didn't turn up due to inclement weather. A string of Chitlin Circuit gigs followed till the big moment finally arrives with the opening Jaffas at The Horseshoe, Tottenham Court Road, London, W1. The club was the first to mix jazz with the infant Jazz Dance scene. Guests included British acts such as Morrisey Mullen, Paz, Breakfast Band, Gonzalez, and the legendary Heath Brothers (on the night of the Brixton Riots!).

From 1984 to 1986, Paul ran "Palladin Records" which released the now seminal "Venceremos" by London based collective Working Week. He also released albums by Tommy Chase, Jimmy McGriff, and Phil Upchurch, amongst many others.
Murphy was also the first Wire Magazine DJ of the Year in 1985.

Eddie Piller of label Acid Jazz rediscovered Paul in Ireland after his mysterious disappearance from the club scene at the beginning of the 1990s. Paul took up his offer of a residency at the much missed Blue Note club in London's Hoxton Square. This put Paul right back in the spotlight and soon offers to record and DJ were pouring in, including appearing on Afro Art Records, the London based label founded by former Ballistic Brother Ashley Beedle.

Since late 2019, Paul launched Jazz Room Records, named after his big hit track, "Present: Jazz Room" (2001).

You know you're gonna feel it!

Sunday Rooftop Soul Sessions Run: Every Sunday
Doors + Food: From 1pm
DJ Times: 1pm - 9pm / Close: 11pm
Entry: Free (however we recommend you book a table to guarantee your space) 

www.clfartlounge.com/book
Walk Ins welcome!!

See you up on the roof and deep inside
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