Event Date: June 14, 2009
Event Venue: Le Quecumbar

John Etheridge brought Sweet Chorus to Le Quecumbar in London for a Summer's evening of musical brilliance. This marked the London launch of the album 'A Small Hotel' with the set including much of the new material. John Etheridge's guitar versatility is showcased here, straying at times from the Django-style into other jazz idioms with the occasional musical joke: this has to be a debut for 'Minor Swing' diving into Clapton/Cream's 'Sunshine of Your Love' led by Andy Crowdie on bass!
The counterpoint to the stunning guitar work is the flamboyant genius of Christian Garrick on violin - living up to the heritage of John's previous long-term musical partner Stephane Grappelli. That history permits such anecdotes as Grappelli on Django Reinhardt "He was my guitarist.... when he was there!"
This was such a special evening. Newcomers to Le Quecumbar were left stunned by the atmosphere and exuberantly eclectic joie-de vivre of a mesmerising performance.