One of the most significant live music restaurant venue operators in London has expanded yet again this week with the advent of Boisdale of Bishopsgate's Speakeasy Blues Bar.

Omar and Mica Paris were among the musicians in attendance at the launch during which bluesman Paul Jones introduced the evening with Errol Linton, Acantha Lang, pictured, Marcus Bonfanti, Dust Me Down Blues and Blue The Bear in the line-up. Boisdale managing director Ranald Macdonald said: “With the launch of The Speakeasy Blues Bar for the first time we will be focussed on purely curating the best live blues in London every night at Boisdale of Bishopsgate.”