The Orange Room Tapas and Fine Food in New Westminster, B.C.

Laszlo Polgari provided live music at the Orange Room August 29 and October 3, 2009.

Providing a mix of classical, Spanish and popular tunes, Laszlo plays with an astonishing virtuosity.

Here's a quote from a review on foodpages.ca:

I just walked by and I heard some great guitar music which drew me in. The players name was Laszlo Polgari and he exhibited an Al di Meola level of craftsmanship playing Spanish guitar ... Mr. Polgari, I am waiting for your CD to come out!

We look forward to having Mr. Polgari back in the future!

Chico and Tim, and acoustic guitar duo came to the Orange Room Saturday, August 8

Their repertoire includes jazz standards, latin, pop, blues and swing, creating guitar duets of stunning virtuosity. Emphasizing technique as well as aesthetic sensibility, their playing styles produce a warm and enjoyable ambience.

Flamenco, paella and sangria give New Westminster a piece of España!

On some Saturday nights this winter (we will post the specific dates soon) the Orange Room will turn a tiny piece of uptown New Westminster into a corner of Spain. Flamenco Contigo provides flamenco music, song and dance for entertainment. Flamenco Contigo first performed at the Orange Room May 30, see here for the story, and performed every Wednesday through the summer and fall of 2009. We have had to change Wednesdays for Saturdays as it is too difficult to find flamenco dancers on Wednesday nights.

Based in Vancouver, Flamenco Contigo is up to five performers. Some nights will be flamenco dancing and other nights castanets or the "ayayayayyy" singing that only Spaniards can get away with. There may also be "Las Palmas" - you know, the hand-clapping thing. 

Paella will be available on these special nights. Paella is a dish tradicional from Valencia but now considered by many to be the Spanish dish. There are many different paella, but all involve cooking meats and/or seafood with rice and saffron in a shallow pan, called a paella.

Saturday, May 30 was flamenco night as Flamenco Contigo performed at the Orange Room in New Westminster.

Based in Vancouver, Flamenco Contigo is Patricia as dancer and Ivan on guitar. Both are professionals with lengthy bios. See the resources at the end of this article for links.

Seeing flamenco live in an intimate setting like the Orange Room is completely different from seeing it on stage, or on the television. For one thing, there's an immediacy of being right there, mere feet away and being able to hear Patricia snap her fingers. For another, the clackity-clack of the shoes on the floor is surprisingly loud!