'Round midnight Jazz & Blues Bar, Islington

It's very refreshing to see a bar that specializes in live Blues and Jazz.
It seems really easy to find a place to see an Indie band or an Acoustic showcase but there's only a handful of places in London for Blues fanatics like me.
Its a tiny place so it's usually pretty rammed (been there a few times now) but this place isn't your usual pub with the musicians squirreled away in the corner playing in the background. Instead, the band is on full view, under spotlights playing through a pretty significant sound system.
The drinks all seem to be well prepared and the bar staff are super friendly.
Is a place like this able to compete with the likes of Ronnie Scotts or the new Charlotte St Blues?
No but...in my opinion, it just about tops the list of small, intimate music venues in London where you'll get a good pint of ale, sit in clean and cosy surroundings and watch live music of a very hi standard

5 May 2010 14:05