Christmas Lunch with Tom Seals

A Christmas lunch with live piano at Boisdale of Canary Wharf, led by the boogie woogie pianist and entertainer Tom Seals with a trio. The set mixes boogie woogie standards with festive songs.

Tom Seals is a boogie woogie pianist and entertainer. Jools Holland, Patron of Music at Boisdale, has described Tom Seals as one of the finest boogie woogie pianists in the country, Tom Jones drew a comparison with Little Richard, and Noddy Holder placed Tom Seals in the top five boogie piano players in the world. Jools Holland has also named Tom Seals Boisdale Boogie Woogie Artist of the Year.

Tom Seals has played Ronnie Scott's, Birdland on Broadway, the Blue Note, Glastonbury and the Montreux Jazz Festival, and opened for Pink Floyd in Hyde Park. A solo performance at Expo 2020 Dubai represented Britain. For the lunch, the trio moves between boogie woogie classics, including "Great Balls of Fire" and "Blueberry Hill", and festive numbers such as "Jingle Bell Rock", "Winter Wonderland", "Rockin'Around the Christmas Tree" and "Let It Snow".

Boisdale of Canary Wharf occupies two floors above Cabbot Place, and its second-floor restaurant has live music every day. The lunch suits diners who want a meal with live piano and a trio playing both classic boogie woogie and seasonal songs.