primo bar what's on brochure april & may 2013

What’s OnApril May

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CONTENTS01 Introduction02 Behind The Scenes 37 Contact

36 Gallery03 April Events Cocktail Of The Month16

Interview With... PATrICk AlAN21 May Events17

PrIMO BArMasterful cocktails, chic design and the hottest local entertainers on the bar’s own stage make Primo Bar one of the trendiest places to see and be seen. The live bands per-forming every night provide the best selection of classical tunes from Soul to Pop, Jazz or Bossa Nova. Guests can enjoy a vast range of cocktails hand-crafted by a talented team of mixologists using the freshest ingre-dients.

For stunning views of Big Ben, guests may reserve seating in the bar’s exclusive VIP area. This con-temporary london bar on the South Bank is ideally located near the london Eye, Houses of Parliament, National Theatre and the royal Festival Hall.

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I have always loved the Spring with its promises of longer and sunnier days. Even though we have managed to fill the long, cold winter nights with fantastic parties sup-ported by a range of talented artists, we are greatly looking forward to this new season.

This Spring soul music will be featuring heavily on the listings with new events such as ‘We Love...Stevie Wonder’ with Roberto Angrisani, an amazing Italian singer and his top band. We will continue with our popular classic events with our Marvin Gaye night with Wayne Hernandez, a multi-talented

performer with a silky voice and Curtis Scott and Deborah will revive all the magic of Tamla Motown.

We are also proud to support “Walk the Walk” during Ladies Night in May, a wonderful charity raising money for breast cancer in the UK. Especially for the occasion, we are creating the Moonwalk cocktail which will be on sale on the night, with the profits going to the charity.

We are happy to see audiences growing in PRIMO and receiving encour-aging feedback from all our guests. We do hope you will enjoy our enter-tainment and look forward to you becoming PRIMO Bar regulars!

Executive Host and Artistic Director Bar ManagerDidier Agueh Alberto Sanna

Spring is on its way, a great time for the bar team to get inspired by sunny fla-vours – tropical fruits, fresh herbs and zingy colours – the best time of year for creating new cocktails!

The team and I have been scouring some of London’s hottest cocktail bars for inspiration, Callooh Callay, 69 Cole-brook Row and more and we will soon be bringing you a delicious new raft of concoctions to see in the sunnier days. In the meantime, to carry you through the last remaining winter days, our cock-

tail of the month is the warming Ginger Bramble – Ginger is not only a great natural cold remedy but it is also a powerful aphrodisiac so enjoy with caution! If you haven’t tried our signature Plaza Royal either, I highly recommend it – a fruity mix of pomegranate, elderflower and Champagne.

Top tips for the coming months are to check out the brand new London Dungeons, now open at County Hall and the London Marathon will be passing by the hotel on 21st April this year.We are happy to announce we are partnering with Walk the Walk breast cancer awareness charity in May for a special Ladies Night and have a host of exciting new musical artists for you to enjoy too.

I hope to see you all soon at PRIMO Bar, and welcome to Spring from all of us!

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Behind The Scenes

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April Events

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New Talent /Soulstar

New Talent /Jade Gallagher

New Talent /Sumudu

King Of Crooners /Fil Straughan

SouLads / LAT

King of Crooners / Fil Straughan

BrazilianVibe / Fernanda Porto

BrazilianVibe / Corina Piat ti

Cabaret Night /La Voix


We Love… /Roberto Angrisani

We Love... /Marvin Gaye

Open Mic Night / Patrick Alan

BeautifulSundays /Josephine Desmond


King Of Crooners /Atila

Brazilian Vibe / Larissa Baq

Cabaret Bingo /Ida Barr

We Love... / Michael Bublé

We Love... /The Beatles

Beautiful Sundays /Kate Winter

New Talent /Orli Nyles

King Of Crooners /Karme

Brazilian Vibe / Aline Stof fel

Ladies Night /Jennifer Phillips

REWIND 80’s Night / Tamsin & Lorna

We Love... /Michael Jackson

Beautiful Sundays /Kate Winter

Jazz Across The Bridge /Renato D’Aiello & Friends

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We Love… /Re-ABBA

Artists confirmed may be subject to last minute changes or cancellations

TuesdayMonday

From 8pm From 8pm

2 April 20131 April 2013

King of CroonersNew Talent

Orli NylesWith an impressive repertoire spanning jazz, bossa nova and pop tunes, singer/pianist Orli is one of Manchester’s finest performers on the jazz stage. She also performs regularly in top London venues including the RAC Club, The MIllenium Hotel and The Churchill.Her original music has been featured on Choice FM and “The Jazz” Show.

KarmeKarme’s career began in his hometown of Catania, Sicily, later making a name for himself as a vocalist and keyboard player in Palermo where he studied jazz.

His passion for black music, jazz-influenced soul and funk stands out and is reflected in his energy, talent and professionalism.

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Wednesday

From 8pm

3 April 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Aline StoffelAline was born in Southern Brazil and had her first experience with music sing-ing in a choir. In early 2011 she moved to London where she became resident of the Bossa Nova Louge night at Gua-nabara Bar as well as performing in well-known venues like Ronnie Scott’s, Coco Bamboo, Somerset House, Made in Bra-zil. Having music as an ideal of life style she is now working on new projects with Brazilian and English songs.

Thursday

From 6pm

4 April 2013

Ladies Night

Jennifer PhillipsJennifer Phillips is one of the leading fe-male artists in the UK who is known for her big vocals and impeccable range that captivates audiences around the world. Jennifer Phillips has worked with various artists such as Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan and Michael Bol-ton to name just a few. Jennifer is an outgoing person who enjoys inspiring people through music and motivational speaking.

* Exclusively for women from 6pm till 9pm

Friday

From 8pm

5 April 2013

Rewind 80’s NightSaturday

From 9pm

6 April 2013

We Love…

Michael JacksonTamsin & LornaAlex Charles’ pays tribute to Michael Jack-son. He is a singer and musician who en-joyed great success in the charts in the 80s and 90s and fronted soul group Heatwave for over 25 years.

Alex sings with a high, strong and clear vo-cal tone, which works wonders when singing many styles of music, whether it be a vigor-ous, funky James Brown number or Michael Jackson’s ballad ‘ She’s Out of My Life’ With dance and showmanship to match.

If you’re looking for a night of fun, nos-talgia and great music, Tamsin and Lorna invite you to rewind to the 80’s.

Covering the greats from Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Ba-nanarama, Belinda Carlisle, Kim Wilde and Eurythmics along with some stel-lar one-hit wonders and chart busters, these “girls just wanna have fun” and so will you.

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Monday

From 8pm

8 April 2013

New Talent

SoulstarSoulstar are a fresh acoustic duo giving an original twist on contemporary and classic tunes. Katy and Paul are success-ful musicians in their own right and have been in high demand as a duo for years.

As a vocal and guitar collaboration, recent years have seen Soulstar travel to venues of all sizes across the globe.

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Beautiful SundaysSunday

From 8pm

7 April 2013

Kate Winter“Considered one of South Africa’s top jazz singers”, producer and arranger Richard Nile says “not only does Kate have a beau-tiful voice, remarkable timing and superb intonation but her innate musicality givers her that rarest of musical accomplishments: taste.”

Time Out caller her one of London’s “bright-est emerging jazz stars.”

Tuesday

From 8pm

9 April 2013

King of Crooners

Fil StraughanFil Straughan skilfully blends Marvin Gaye’s energy with Luther vandross’s passion which can be heard on all of his recordings. From jazz to house and everything in between, Fil Staughan knows music and it shines through in his unqie vocal skill. Fil also enjoys collaborating with others whether he has co-written a song or is simply adding his rich voice to the mix.

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Thursday

From 8pm

11 April 2013

Cabaret Night

La VoixInternational drag performer “La Voix” brings her brand new show to Westminster’s hottest nightspot. This musical show brings together comedy, anecdotes and stories from the rich career of this glamor-ous performer.

Join us for a sparkling evening with the most dazzling diva in the busi-ness.

Wednesday

From 8pm

10 April 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Fernanda PortoFernanda Porto is a Brazilian drum ‘n’ bossa singer, specialising in a combi-nation of electronic music, bossa nova and drum ‘n’ bass. Her two biggest hits to date include her song Sambassim, with DJ Patife and So Tinha Ser Com Voce. She has worked extensively with American pop music producer Mark Holiday (also known as Trendsetter) in Miami.

Friday

From 8pm

12 April 2013

We Love…

The Stevie Wonder Experience band was conceived by renowned saxophon-ist Renato D’Aiello and fronted by Rob-erto Angrisani, a quintet with strong roots in gospel, jazz and pop. The idea was to explore the interaction between Re-nato’s jazz solos on top melodies and harmonies of Stevie Wonder’s composi-tions which offer an inspiring territory for improvisation. Roberto is director of the “Urban Voices” choir which sang at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games and at the recent BAFTA awards.

Stevie Wonder

Lunch Monday-Sunday 12:00-3:00pm

Dinner Sunday-Thursday 5:30-10:30pm Friday & Saturday 5:30-11:00pm

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*A discretionary service charge of 12.5% will be added to your bill. All prices include VAT. Drinks offer applies only to red and white house wine, Asahi beer and soft drinks.

Enjoy a starter of seared salmon with mizuna and momoji with a yuzu sauce, our ICHI sushi and sashimi platter showcasing the best handmade rolls prepared by Chef Okamoto and our dessert of the day, as well as unlimited red wine, white wine, Asahi beer or soft drinks.

Launching this March is our special set menu for just £29.99 including unlimited drinks, from 5.30 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily*

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Sunday

From 8pm

14 April 2013

Beautiful Sundays

Josephine DesmondJosephine Desmond has been wow-ing audiences throughout the UK and Europe whilst fronting various bands and acoustic duos. Expect a high mezzo soprano voice from a su-premely talented jazz vocalist.

Saturday

From 9pm

13 April 2013

We Love...

Re-ABBA show the perfect combination of talent and respect when performing ABBA’s greatest hits, coupled with two stunning girls who will always leave the audience with memories of a great show.

Class, Talent, Spectacle....That is Re-ABBA

Re-ABBA

Monday

From 8pm

15 April 2013

New Talent

Jade GallagherStriking Liverpudlian singer/musician, 24 year-old Jade Gallagher is turning heads with her compelling voice and haunting tunes. Jade has certainly served her ap-prenticeship having played on a variety of major tours including Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, Joan Armatrading, Mark Almond, Hanson and the legendary Roger McGuinn.

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Wednesday

From 8pm

17 April 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Larissa BaqLarissa Baq is a percussionist, singer and composer whose work includes film soundtracks, commercials and soundtracks for musical theatre. Larissa represents the new Brazilian generation of singers and composers and in 2012 launched her first EP “IR” – produced by Fernando Nunes.Larissa has already played the pres-tigious Ronnie Scotts in London before joining us a PRIMO Bar.

Tuesday

From 8pm

16 April 2013

King of Crooners

AtilaThe late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth predicted “a very bright future with the possibility of Atila’s name eventually ending up in lights” and still in his mid-twenties, Atila has gone on to establish himself as one of Britain’s most exciting vocal talents.

“One of London’s finest new vocal tal-ents for 2009” – BBC London TV.

Thursday

From 8pm

18 April 2013

Cabaret Bingo

Ida BarrJoin comedy ‘Disco Granny’ Ida Barr for an unforgettable night of Cabaret Com-edy Bingo. Listen to music hall star Ida as she regales you of her life in the East End where she developed a penchant for hip-hop and rap which led to the re-lease of her two albums: ‘Artificial Hip Hop’ and ‘Slipped Disco’. A tongue in cheek night not to be missed!

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Saturday

From 9pm

20 April 2013

We Love…

The BeatlesAs a writer and performer, Julian has worked with some popular artists over the years from Seal to Beverley Knight. Now with his new formation he performs in one of the best Beatles tribute acts on the circuit.

Friday 19 April 2013

We Love…From 8pm

Michael BubléPeet Rothwell has fast become one of the most popular Michael buble trib-utes today. His vocal style and cha-risma supersedes what you would expect from a top tribute to the most celebrated crooner of all time.

From 8pm

Sunday 21 April 2013

Beautiful Sundays

Kate Winter“Considered one of South Africa’s top jazz singers”, producer and arranger Richard Nile says “not only does Kate have a beautiful voice, remarkable tim-ing and superb intonation but her innate musicality givers her that rarest of musi-cal accomplishments: taste.”Time Out caller her one of London’s “brightest emerging jazz stars.”

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Tuesday

From 8pm

23 April 2013

SouLads

LATThe London Acoustic Trio are one of the most versatile and musically gifted trips in London comprising guitar, piano, sax, percussion and vocals. They have man-aged to create a unique soulful sound that enables them to connect with every audience.

From 8pm

Monday 22 April 2013

New Talent

Jade GallagherStriking Liverpudlian singer/musician, 24 year-old Jade Gallagher is turning heads with her compelling voice and haunting tunes. Jade has certainly served her ap-prenticeship having played on a variety of major tours including Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, Joan Armatrading, Mark Al-mond, Hanson and the legendary Roger McGuinn.

Wednesday

From 8pm

24 April 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Corina PiattiCorina Piatti hails from Argentina, an ac-complished guitarist and songwriter. She has travelled across Latin America and Europe, picking up musical influences and mingling with artists and musicians before settling in London.

Here she developed a taste for Tango, and performed at the River Tango Fes-tival 2012.The new album recorded recently in Lon-don is awaiting to be released in 2013.

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Friday

From 8pm

26 April 2013

We Love…

Marvin Gaye Wayne is one of those fantastic sing-ers who has been using his con-siderable talents for many years to make others sound good. Wayne has worked with the likes of Tina Turner, Gorillaz, Tori Amos, Blur and Madon-na. He celebrates his Afro Cuban her-itage and works today with the Lon-don Community Gospel Choir. Wayne describes his music as “…a living fusion of music styles from the Black music scene”.

Thursday

From 8pm

25 April 2013

Cabaret Night

La VoixInternational drag performer “La Voix” brings her brand new show to West-minster’s hottest nightspot. This mu-sical show brings together comedy, anecdotes and stories from the rich career of this glamorous performer.

Join us for a sparkling evening with the most dazzling diva in the business.

Saturday

From 9pm

27 April 2013

Open Mic Night

Patrick AlanLegendary “Music Box Live” club night coordinator Patrick Alan brings his talents to PRIMO bar, the man fa-mous for his parties in London and LA where he collaborated with some of the world’s hottest stars including Jus-tin Timberlake, Sean Paul and Black-Eyed Peas. Enjoy chic cocktails and nibbles with DJ’s from 6 p.m. with acts being invited to take the stage from 9 p.m. onwards. Entry is free, just bring your glad rags and best belting voice!

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Monday

From 8pm

29 April 2013

New Talent

SumuduA singer and songwriter based in Lon-don and an exceptional and versatile tal-ent in jazz pop, soul and acoustic music.

“She is quite simply an outstanding tal-ent.... A voice like honey” – BBC.

Tuesday

From 8pm

30 April 2013

King of Crooners

Fil Straughan Fil Straughan skilfully blends Marvin Gaye’s energy with Luther vandross’s passion which can be heard on all of his recordings. From jazz to house and eve-rything in between, Fil Straughan knows music and it shines through in his unqie vocal skill. Fil also enjoys collaborating with others whether he has co-written a song or is simply adding his rich voice to the mix.

From 8pm

Sunday 28 April 2013

Jazz Across The Bridge

Renato D’Aiello & Friends“Renato is a superlative saxophonist with a passionate and poetic soul. He has all the virtues – a beautiful sense of time and pacing and a technique which effortlessly projects his brilliantly flowing ideas.” Ian Carr, Jazz writer (Miles Davis’ biographer)

Primo Bar is situated within the iconic Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, which places guests at the heart of central London on the buzzing South Bank. The hotel’s contemporaryguestrooms include family-friendly Studio Rooms, chicPenthouses and stunning Suites.

Best available rates are always found online. Check outparkplaza.com/westminsterand check for availability.

Otherwise please call or email on the details listed below.

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Cocktail Of The MonthAlberto’s Choice...Ginger BrambleIngredients:

Alberto, Bar Manager

How to prepare:

Enjoy Responsibly Drinkaware.co.uk

Fresh ginger infused GinFresh lemon juiceSugarChambord

Fill a lowball glass to the brim with crushed ice and let it chill. Shake together all the ingredients except the Chambord in a chilled martini shaker. Empty the lowball glass, refill with crushed ice to the top then strain over the cocktail. Top up with Chambord to create a bleeding ef fect, finish with the blueberry as a garnish and two straws.

The Bramble was one of the most popular London drink created by Dick Bradsell in the 1980s at Fred’s Club in Soho. Since then The Bramble has featured on every quality cocktail list in the UK.We’ve added our homemade ginger infused Beefeater gin as a PRIMO bar twist!.

“Spring is the most exciting month to invent new cocktails, everything is fresh, new colourful and tastes of sunshine.”

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“Spring is the most exciting month to invent new cocktails, everything is fresh, new colourful and tastes of sunshine.” Interview with

PatrIck alan

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a place to hone our craft and let our hair down creatively to a packed out house full of industry giants that would scout us and give us work and other opportunities that we wouldn’t get elsewhere…

YOu HAVE COllABOrATEd ANd PEr-FOrMEd WITH MANY TOP ArTISTS. WHICH ONE IS YOur BEST MEMOrY? dancing with Michael Jackson was one of the best experiences of my life…

YOu OrGANIzE THE MONTHlY OPEN MIC NIGHT AT PrIMO BAr. WHAT IS THE CONCEPT ANd CAN ANYONE PArTICI-PATE? We are a little selective of who we put up, but if they are a serious artist or have the desire to perform you can usu-ally feel that coming off them right away. So, some walk-ups are ok, but I usually invite maybe 70-80% of the singers who get up on the mic to perform each night, personally…

ArE YOu SurPrISEd SOMETIMES WITH THE PErFOrMANCE OF SOME OF THE SINGErS? No and yes… It’s always a surprise when someone out-does them-selves and brings down the house butI expect that because there is always

HOW dId YOu STArT YOur CArEEr IN THE MuSIC INduSTrY? I was a pro-fessional dancer first and foremost but my mother always wanted me to sing because she had taught me from when I was little. It only made perfect sense that I would be-come a singer after I got tired of my dancing career… I owe it all to God and my mother and from being bored with dance!

OVEr TEN YEArS AGO YOu STArTEd THE lEGENdArY MuSIC BOx lIVE NIGHTS. CAN YOu ExPlAIN TO uS HOW YOu CAME ABOuT THE IdEA? As a vo-calist with a need to express my artistic side, a need we all seem to have being singers and artists, I started these nights to give all the artists in lA and around a place to get up and sing… I honed my ability to put on these types of live shows in lA to give us singers and musicians

someone who ends up becoming a house-hold name. I mean it really hap-pens a lot! There’s some amazing talent out there in the uk and all over actually! God has always allowed me to be a part of some amazing people’s lives and I am really grateful to God for everything in my life.

Chef Walter Ishizuka presents the new Spring Menu for 2013, bursting with seasonal ingredients and delicious new dishes. Courses start from £7.50 and include Homemade Salmon Grav-lax, Asparagus velouté, Lobster Risotto and Roast Rump of Lamb with Vegetable Tagine. For the Easter weekend, Chef has prepared a traditional Proven-çal lamb main course to share and complimentary chocolate eggs for children. April 11th sees the return of Cuisine et Chanson night, with a set menu of dishes showcasing the region of “Alsace”, famous for foie gras, choucroute and it’s delicious wines, with live music from a traditional French chanteuse. Prices from £29.95 per person.18

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‘Cuisine et Chanson’An evening of French gastronomy and song

11th of April 2013Dinner from 5.30 p.m, live music from 7.30p.m

Discover Alsace£ 29.95 MENU PER PERSON

STARTERS

Tarte flambéeGreen asparagus, hollandaise sauce

Mixed salad with apple, cider and honey dressing

MAINS

Coq au Riesling, SpätzleChoucroute

Matelote of fish

DESSERTS

Tarte au fromage blancKougelhopf

Rhubarb compote

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M T W T F S S

March Events


New Talent /Iona Thomas

New Talent /Sumudu

New Talent/Soulstar



King Of Crooners /Atila



Brazilian Vibe / HeidiVogel

Brazilian Vibe / VanessaCarvalho

BrazilianVibe / JuliaMaher

Brazilian Vibe / DivyarupsLatin Band

Brazilian Vibe / ShirleyNunes

SouLads /LondonAcoustic Trio

Ladies Night


SouLads /LondonAcoustic Trio


We Love /AmyWinehouse

We Love /Elton John

We Love /Robbie Williams

We Love /Michael Bublé

We Love /The Beatles

We Love /MichaelJackson

We Love /ABBA

Glam Night / House Of Angels

BeautifulSundays /Kate Winter

Beautiful Sundays /Jo Desmond

BeautifulSundays /Jo Desmond

Jazz Across The Bridge /Renato D’Aiello

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May Events

M T W T F S S

New Talent /Soulstar

New Talent /TammyFederman

New Talent /Orli Nyles

New Talent /IonaThomas

King Of Crooners / Atila



King of Crooners / Atila

BrazilianVibe / Vincenzo Palermo and Giuseppe Milici

Brazilian Vibe / GiulianoPereira

Brazilian Vibe /Aline Stof fel

Brazilian Vibe /RodrigoPanassolo


SouLads /LAT

Cabaret Night / La Voix

We Love... /Motown

We Love /Stevie Wonder

We Love /Tina Turner

We Love... /Marvin Gaye

We Love... /The Beatles

REWIND 80’sNight / Tamsin& Lorna

Ladies Night /Jennifer Phillipsand Walk theWalk charity

Brazilian Vibe /Nega Jaci

We Love... /Re-ABBA

Open MicNight / Patrick Alan



Beautiful Sundays /JosephineDesmond

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We Love... / Michael Jackson

Artists confirmed may be subject to last minute changes or cancellations

Jazz Across The Bridge /Renato D’Aiello & Friends

Cabaret Bingo /Ida Barr

ThursdayWednesday Friday

From 8pm From 8pmFrom 6pm

2 May 20131 May 2013 3 May 2013

Brazilian Vibe Ladies Night REWIND 80’s Night

Nega Jaci Tamsin & LornaJennifer Phillips and Walk the Walk charity Nega Jaci has worked with such great Bra-

zilian artists as Caetano Veloso, Alcione, Gabrielo Pensador, Ivete Sangalo and many others. Nega has performed around the world but finds the large musical diver-sity of London the perfect place to develop her music.

This month PRIMO bar is proud to an-nounce its Ladies Night is partnering with Walk the Walk breast cancer awareness charity. Proceeds from the sales of our special Moonwalk cocktail on the night will also go to Walk the Walk.Music from the very special Jennifer Phil-lips will accompany the event!

* Exclusively for women from 6pm till 9pm

If you’re looking for a night of fun, nos-talgia and great music, Tamsin and Lorna invite you to rewind to the 80’s.

Covering the greats from Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Kim Wilde and Euryth-mics along with some stellar one-hit wonders and chart busters, these “girls just wanna have fun” and so will you.

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Saturday

From 9pm

4 May 2013

We Love…

Michael Jackson

MondaySunday

From 8pm From 8pm

6 May 20135 May 2013

New TalentBeautiful Sundays

SoulstarSoulstar are a fresh acoustic duo giving an original twist on contemporary and classic tunes. Katy and Paul are suc-cessful musicians in their own right and have been in high demand as a duo for years.

As a vocal and guitar collaboration, re-cent years have seen Soulstar travel to venues of all sizes across the globe.

Alex Charles’ pays tribute to Michael Jackson. He is a singer and musician who enjoyed great success in the charts in the 80s and 90s and fronted soul group Heatwave for over 25 years.

Alex sings with a high, strong and clear vocal tone, which works wonders when singing many styles of music, whether it be a vigorous, funky James Brown number or Michael Jackson’s ballad ‘ She’s Out of My Life’ With dance and showmanship to match.

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Tuesday

From 8pm

7 May 2013

King of CroonersWednesday

From 8pm

8 May 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Vincenzo Palermo and Giuseppe Milici

La Voix

The meeting of sounds between the chromatic harmonica of Giuseppe Milici and Vincenzo Palermo’s gui-tar has created an energetic and exuberant sound punctuated by rhythmic pulse and virtuoso melo-dies, emotionally involving the audience.Together Vincenzo Palermo and Gi-useppe Milici have participated in sev-eral Jazz Festivals across Italy, in theatre productions and tours.

Cabaret NightThursday

From 8pm

9 May 2013

International drag performer “La Voix” brings her brand new show to West-minster’s hottest nightspot. This musical show brings together comedy, anec-dotes and stories from the rich career of this glamorous performer.


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AtilaThe late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth predicted “a very bright future with the pos-sibility of Atila’s name eventually ending up in lights” and still in his mid-twenties, Atila has gone on to establish himself as one of Britain’s most exciting vocal talents.

“One of London’s finest new vocal talents for 2009” – BBC London TV.

Friday Saturday

From 8pm From 9pm

10 May 2013 11 May 2013

We Love… We Love…

The Stevie Wonder Experience band was conceived by renowned saxophon-ist Renato D’Aiello and fronted by Rob-erto Angrisani, a quintet with strong roots in gospel, jazz and pop. The idea was to explore the interaction between Re-nato’s jazz solos on top melodies and harmonies of Stevie Wonder’s composi-tions which offer an inspiring territory for improvisation. Roberto is director of the “Urban Voices” choir which sang at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games and at the recent BAFTA awards.

Stevie Wonder Tina TurnerNataylia Roni has had an extensive ca-reer, from performing on The Box TV, Blue Peter, and getting to number 5 in the dance charts with pop group B-yond to leading roles in theatre productions of The Lion King, Sister Act and Ain’t Mis-behavin’. She currently works as a solo artist and is excited to have released ‘I am free’ the current debut single avail-able on iTunes. “Nataylia is tall and elegant and has an electrifyingly sensuous voice, also en-tertainingly ballsy.” The Independent

Sunday

From 8pm

12 May 2013

Beautiful Sundays

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TuesdayMonday Wednesday

From 8pm From 8pm From 8pm

14 May 201313 May 2013 15 May 2013

King of CroonersNew Talent Brazilian Vibe

Tammy FedermanTammy Federman is a multi-talented singer/songwriter from Israel whose de-but album was became a hit on local radio stations. Tammy’s single “Always with You” made it to the top of the na-tional charts and became an instant hit. Tammy first received recognition during her collaboration with the acclaimed DJ Yahel, performing in music festivals worldwide. Tammy will be accompanied by Jazz musicians Gianluca Chiarella on guitar and Paolo Bassi on double bass.

KarmeKarme’s career began in his home-town of Catania, Sicialy, later making a names for himself as a vocalist and keyboard player in Palermo where he studied jazz.

His passion for black music, jazz-influ-enced soul and funk stands out and is reflected in his energy, talent and pro-fessionalism.

Giuliano PereiraPrimarily a saxophonist and composer Giuliano is dedicated to developing his own unique style of composition and performance, which demonstrates a wide range of influences from jazz to tra-ditional Brazilian styles and fusion. He is currently based in London where he has finished recording his new album ‘Shift-ing Sands’.

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Thursday

From 8pm

16 May 2013

SouLadsSaturdayFriday

From 8pm From 9pm

18 May 201317 May 2013

We Love…We Love…

Marvin GayeLATWayne is one of those fantastic singers who has been using his considerable tal-ents for many years to make others sound good. Wayne has worked with the likes of Tina Turner, Gorillaz, Tori Amos, Blur and Madonna. He celebrates his Afro Cuban heritage and works today with the Lon-don Community Gospel Choir. Wayne de-scribes his music as “…a living fusion of music styles from the Black music scene”.

The London Acoustic Trio are one of the most versatile and musically gifted trips in London comprising guitar, piano, sax, percussion and vocals. They have man-aged to create a unique soulful sound that enables them to connect with every audience.

Re-ABBARe-ABBA show the perfect combina-tion of talent and respect when per-forming ABBA’s greatest hits, coupled with two stunning girls who will always leave the audience with memories of a great show.

Class, Talent, Spectacle....That is Re-ABBA

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Located on the ground floor of Park Plaza West-minster Bridge, Espressamente illy offers delicious coffee the Italian way and a range of tempting des-serts and cakes. Pop in for a light bite, or afternoon break – kids are most welcome!

Enjoy Italian Night Our at illy from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at £12.50 per person, a sumptuous buffet of food and live pasta demonstrations as well as a menu for children for just £5*including pizza, ice cream, a toy and a smoothie*.

*Offer subject to availability, terms & conditions apply.

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Espressamente illy Park Plaza Westminster Bridge

@illyParkPlazaWL

Sunday

From 8pm

19 May 2013

Beautiful SundaysMonday

From 8pm

20 May 2013

New Talent

Josephine DesmondJosephine Desmond has been wowing audiences throughout the UK and Eu-rope whilst fronting various bands and acoustic duos. Expect a high mezzo soprano voice from a supremely tal-ented jazz vocalist.

Orli NylesWith an impressive repertoire spanning jazz, bossa nova and pop tunes, singer/pianist Orli is one of Manchester’s finest performers on the jazz stage. She also performs regularly in top London ven-ues including the RAC Club, The MIlle-nium Hotel and The Churchill.Her original music has been featured on Choice FM and “The Jazz” Show.

Tuesday

From 8pm

21 May 2013

King of Crooners

Fil StraughanFil Straughan skilfully blends Marvin Gaye’s energy with Luther vandross’s passion which can be heard on all of his recordings. From jazz to house and eve-rything in between, Fil Straughan knows music and it shines through in his unqie vocal skill. Fil also enjoys collaborating with others whether he has co-written a song or is simply adding his rich voice to the mix.

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Thursday

From 8pm

23 May 2013

Cabaret Bingo Friday 24 May 2013

We Love…From 8pm

As a writer and performer, Julian has worked with some popular artists over the years from Seal to Beverley Knight. Now with his new formation he performs in one of the best Beatles tribute acts on the circuit.

The Beatles

Wednesday

From 8pm

22 May 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Aline StoffelAline was born in Southern Brazil and had her first experience with music sing-ing in a choir. In early 2011 she moved to London where she became resident of the Bossa Nova Louge night at Gua-nabara Bar as well as performing in well-known venues like Ronnie Scott’s, Coco Bamboo, Somerset House, Made in Bra-zil. Having music as an ideal of life style she is now working on new projects with Brazilian and English songs.

Ida BarrJoin comedy ‘Disco Granny’ Ida Barr for an unforgettable night of Cabaret Com-edy Bingo. Listen to music hall star Ida as she regales you of her life in the East End where she developed a penchant for hip-hop and rap which led to the re-lease of her two albums: ‘Artificial Hip Hop’ and ‘Slipped Disco’. A tongue in cheek night not to be missed!

Saturday

From 9pm

25 May 2013

Open Mic Night

Patrick AlanLegendary “Music Box Live” club night co-ordinator Patrick Alan brings his talents to PRIMO bar, the man famous for his parties in London and LA where he collaborated with some of the world’s hottest stars includ-ing Justin Timberlake, Sean Paul and Black-Eyed Peas. Enjoy chic cocktails and nibbles with DJ’s from 6 p.m. with acts being invited to take the stage from 9 p.m. onwards. En-try is free, just bring your glad rags and best belting voice!Sunday 26 May “Jazz across the bridge” with Renato D’Aiello & Friends

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Monday

From 8pm

27 May 2013

New Talent

Iona ThomasOriginally harking from Wales, Iona is a multitalented singer, songwriter, guitarist and harpist. With an already impressive selection of appearances and credits including; headlining the “Young Hero Awards” for Scarlets FM and The Bay Radio, Thomas will also be support-ing X-Factor finalists “The Reason” and “Andy Abraham” on their upcoming en-gagements. Catch her while you can as bookings for 2013 are going to keep her very busy.

From 8pm

Sunday 26 May 2013

Jazz Across The Bridge

Renato D’Aiello & Friends“Renato is a superlative saxophonist with a passionate and poetic soul. He has all the virtues – a beautiful sense of time and pacing and a technique which effortlessly projects his brilliantly flowing ideas.” Ian Carr, Jazz writer (Miles Davis’ biographer)

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Wednesday

From 8pm

29 May 2013

Brazilian Vibe

Rodrigo PanassoloRodrigo Panassolo is a musician, com-poser and music producer. “Versos Dob-rados” (Folded Verses) is the name of his first original record. In this initial produc-tion, Rodrigo presents compositions that generate a dialogue with an aesthetic unity and language, traveling through several genres and styles, and promoting the meeting of authentic Brazilian songs with musical freedom and improvisation concept of Jazz.

Thursday

From 8pm

30 May 2013

Cabaret Night

La VoixInternational drag performer “La Voix” brings her brand new show to West-minster’s hottest nightspot. This musical show brings together comedy, anec-dotes and stories from the rich career of this glamorous performer.


Tuesday

From 8pm

28 May 2013

King of Crooners

AtilaThe late jazz legend Sir John Dankworth predicted “a very bright future with the possibility of Atila’s name eventually ending up in lights” and still in his mid-twenties, Atila has gone on to establish himself as one of Britain’s most exciting vocal talents.

“One of London’s finest new vocal tal-ents for 2009” – BBC London TV.

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Bringing the soulful beats of Tamla Mo-town’s biggest hits to life, duo Curtis and Deborah have years of West End and TV show singing experience under their belts. Whilst Curtis has made his career on the London stage, Deborah is best known as one of the “Dreamgirlz” Supremes-style tribute band.

Friday

From 8pm

31 May 2013

We Love...

Motown

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Our Mandara Spa is unique in the UK and exclusively at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.

The interiors of the spa have drawn inspiration from around the world from Mondrian paintings to Japanese Shoji screens, focusing on clean lines showcasing Asian elements.

The spa facilities include one double and eight single treatment rooms, two pedicure and three manicure stations. The treatment menu offers Mandara Spa for indulgent body ther-apy and Elemis skincare for facials and detox therapies. As a finishing touch, select from a range of Bliss nail and waxing services and indulge yourself with a glass of champagne and seasonal berries.

Book a Mandara Spa Discovery package with us and receive a complimentary gift of Amber Heav-en shower scrub and Amber Heaven softening body cream. Price from £125.00

Mandara Spa UK@MandaraSpaUK

Opening Times: 9am - 9pm

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Come and enjoy a Ladies only after work event.

Every First Thursday of the month

Exclusively for womenfrom 6 till 9pm

Live DJ & Entertainment

Great Cocktail Selection for only £4

FREE Mini Mandara Spa Treatment

This is a girly night out not to be missed!

RSVP Strongly advised as space is limited

PRIMO Baris the place to see and be seen in

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LocationPrimo Bar is located on the first floor of Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London.Simply walk straight over Westminster Bridge from Westminster Station, taking in the sights of Big Ben and the London Eye, and Primo Bar is located at the foot of the bridge.

Nearest Train and Tube stationsWestminster (5 mins)Waterloo (5 mins)

ParkingValet parking available There is a U-Park Car Park adjacent to the hotel:2 Addington StreetLondonSE1 7RY

Private HirePrimo Bar London is available for private hire or part hire for birthdays, anniversaries, corporate events or product launches. For more information or to book, please email [email protected] or call +44 (0) 207 620 7282

Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, London, SE1 7UT

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