The Dime Notes

Blues drenched clarinet-driven 1920’s New Orleans jazz with London’s hard-swinging vintage jazz band.
The Dime Notes have a reputation for an unorthodox approach to the blues-drenched sounds of clarinet-driven 1920’s New Orleans jazz. They’ve toured extensively their repertoire of stomps, blueses, and forgotten gems of the era from musicians such as Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, and Red Nichols.
Fronted by UK clarinetist David Horniblow, much admired on the European jazz stage for his foot stomping approach to hot swinging jazz and who’s travelled the globe with just about every respected band, and UK pianist/composer/arranger Sam Watts, known for his focused creativity in many styles of music and regular with Jean Toussaint and Jason Marsalis. The band is anchored by the unstoppable pulse of London’s knockout rhythm section. Guitarist Dave Kelbie is accompanist to many world class musicians such as Evan Christopher in Django a la Creole, John Etheridge’s Sweet Chorus, Don Vappie and Jazz Creole, Fapy Lafertin and Tcha Limberger. Bassist Louis Thomas, with an arsenal of dextrous techniques, well known across the international scene for his swing, huge sound and stylistic versatility.
The Dime Notes present a fresh take on a timeless style, emphasising the propulsive grooves and sultry melodies which made early jazz revolutionary, controversial, and wildly popular.
Pre-COVID season included concerts in Ukraine, Moldova, Germany, France, two tours of Canada, one of Scotland, N Ireland and Switzerland/Austria, and the new album released mid-2020.