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THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA PETE BROWN AND PHIL RYAN WITH PSOULCHEDELIA BILAL CHUCK INGLISH THE EGG & SOPHIE BARKER SUPA DUPA FLY 8PM HENRI-PIERRE NOEL THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS ERIC LAU (LIVE) TORTURED SOUL THE SMITHS INDEED FINLEY QUAYE BURLESQUE ENCORE INTRODUCING LIVE
RECREATES ‘DISCOVERY’
REEL PEOPLE BEGGAR & CO. THE CRIMEA PHAROAHE MONCH
THU 1 FRI 2 TUE 6 WED 7 THU 8 FRI 9 SAT 10 SUN 11 THU 15 SUN 18 WED 21 FRI 23 SAT 24 SUN 25 MON 26 FRI 30 FRI 30 SAT 31
FREDDIE MCGREGOR THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA WARA RU1 FAM & AFRIKAN REVOLUTION SUPA DUPA FLY 8PM LOUIE VEGA AND THE ELEMENTS OF LIFE GUADI (FEAT DANNY LADWA) NEARLY DAN MR VEGAS STALLEY LONNIE LISTON SMITH TRIBUTE TO PRINCE GO JAZZ BITTY MCLEAN PHOENIX CITY 10.30PM NATHAN JAMES
...AND DON’T FORGET EVERY SATURDAY 10.30PM
I LOVE THE 80s vs I Love THE 90s
Doors 7pm unless stated. Prices quoted are advance price face value. excluding booking fees. Door prices are often higher. If in doubt please contact the venue. *Line up subject to change.
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AS WELL AS THE LONG AWAITED ARRIVAL
of the summer, May and June was packed full of highlights at The Jazz Cafe, from residencies by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Arrested Development, and Eric Benét, as well as classic performances from Omar and Candi Staton, the sunshine was not the only reason to be cheerful.
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As we edge into July and August, the calendar is already filling up nicely with some amazing shows. The Blind Boys of Alabama kick off July with 2 nights of soulful gospel, in a month that also features dance pioneers The Egg, an exclusive UK date from the King of Montreal jazz Henri-Pierre Noel, or you could choose to come and watch The Fabulous Thunderbirds conjure up a myriad of blues soaked American music. Bilal takes us on another jazz, soul space journey. After selling out The Jazz Cafe earlier this year IntroducingLive return to tackle ‘Discovery’ with a full live band, Mr Vegas brings the sun straight from LA while Lonnie Liston Smith is the Hip Hop sample hounds dream. It promises to be a magic summer. Thank you and enjoy
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WEDNESDAY 3 JULY £15
PETE BROWN & PHIL RYAN WITH PSOULCHEDELIA
MONDAY 1 & TUESDAY 2 JULY From £25
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
Pete Brown started out as a performance poet often as part of New Departures Jazz Poetry Septet and songwriter for Cream later producing music for Jeff Beck, Gary Brooker and Mick Taylor. Phil Ryan started out playing Trombone in the National Youth Orchestra and bands Smokestacks and Eyes Of Blue before scoring movies with Quincy Jones. Together with their amazing current band Psoulchedelia they will perform tracks from “Road Cobras’ and their new release ‘Perils Of Wisdom’. PETEBROWN.CO.UK
With over 70 years of experience, as well as five Grammy Awards, Gospel Hall Of Fame inductees The Blind Boys of Alabama recorded roof raising live interpretations of traditional and contemporary spiritual music by artists the likes of Curtis Mayfield, Ben Harper and Prince. From their influential 1948 hit ‘I Can See Everybody’s Mother But Mine’ to their version of Tom Waits ‘Way Down In the Hole’ as title music for the popular HBO Series ‘The Wire,’ The Blind Boys of Alabama are not to be missed. BLINDBOYS.COM 04
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THURSDAY 4 JULY £22.50
SATURDAY 6 JULY
BILAL
£10
A LOVE SURREAL LAUNCH PARTY + OLIVIER ST.LOUIS Self proclaimed “jazz-fusion/rock type funk” vocalist, songwriter and producer who came to prominence in 2000 after signing to Interscope and featuring heavily on Common’s ‘Like Water For Chocolate’ then releasing the superb ‘First Born Second’ in 2001. Label issues saw his sophomore project ‘Love For Sale’ shelved but mysteriously leaked giving his dedicated fans ‘Something To Hold On To’ before he released ‘Airtight’s Revenge’ in 2010 and most recently ‘A Love Surreal’. BILALMUSIC.COM
CHUCK INGLISH PLUS NEGASH ALI & THE42
One half of Chicago rap duo The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish is a rapper, producer and DJ. His sound could be described as future boom-bap beats with golden-era rhymes and is one that has been imitated but rarely matched since The Cool Kids first burst onto the scene with ‘Black Mags’ in 2007, for this reason he gains more respect than the majority of the “Nu School” artists. He recently dropped a new free mixtape entitled ‘Drop Tops’ ahead of his debut London show and his next LP ‘Convertibles’.
THURSDAY 11 JULY £14
THE EGG
PLUS SOPHIE BARKER & HER BAND The Egg bring their massive live electronic, rock, funk and house inspired dance show to The Jazz Cafe off the back of the release of their new LP ‘Something To Do’. Taking influence from Pink Floyd, Hot Chip and the Nu Gaze scene, brothers Ned & Maff Scott, Paul Marshall and Matt White formed the band in the early 90s and are most widely known for their 2005 hit ‘Walking Away’ spawning the even bigger David Guetta bootleg. THEEGG.ORG.UK mamacolive.com/thejazzcafe
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by arrangement with the Agency Group
SHUGGIE OTIS returns to London to launch the re-issue of his landmark 1974 album 'INSPIRATION INFORMATION/WINGS OF LOVE'.
BADBADNOTGOOD SHUGGIE OTIS
WEDNESDAY 03 JULY
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WEDNESDAY 10 JULY
VILLAGE UNDERGROUND LONDON 54 HOLYWELL LANE. EC2A 3PQ
in association with Primary Talent
Performing
RODNEY P SKITZ + DJShowcasing
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER
XOYO LONDON
DJ UNKUT Hosted by INJA
FRIDAY 12 JULY
THE GARAGE LONDON
20-22 Highbury Corner. N5 1RD. Doors 6.30 - 10.30pm
NEW ALBUM ‘Avalanche’ out now on Vested in Culture / EPIC
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MONDAY 15 & TUESDAY 16 JULY £25 MAMA & Wah Wah 45s Present
SATURDAY 13 JULY £13.50
HENRI-PIERRE NOEL
+ THE GENE DUDLEY GROUP - LIVE ALBUM LAUNCH! PLUS SPECIAL GUEST DJ THE REFLEX AND WAH WAH 45S DJS DOM SERVINI, SCRIMSHIRE & BOPPERSON
On moving to Canada from his original home of Haïti, pianist and singer/songwriter Henri-Pierre Noel brought with him the “Kompa Funk” sounds of his homeland. He is an incredibly versatile musician who uses the piano in a very percussive and syncopated way, almost like a drum. Henri’s albums recorded in the late 1970’s ‘Piano’ and ‘One More Step’ were released on very limited private presses and have since become holy grails of the black music scene. They have now been re-released on Dom Servini’s Wah Wah 45s and re-discovered by a new generation.
THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS For over 30 years The Fabulous Thunderbirds have been the quintessential American band. Co-founder Kim Wilson, the sole original member, still spearheads the group as it evolves into its newest incarnation. In addition to Wilson, the current Thunderbirds line-up features Jay Moeller on drums, Johnny Moeller and Mike Keller on guitar, and Randy Bermudes on bass. Of the T-Birds sound Wilson says “We started as a straight blues band. We now incorporate a mixture of a lot of different styles and we’re much higher energy than we were before.” This show marks the bands first London appearance in over 7 years FABULOUSTHUNDERBIRDS.COM
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JOE PUG plus guests
Thu 19th September
THE BORDERLINE LONDON
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LONDON, NW1 7PG DOORS 7PM / 18+ SHOW
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THURSDAY 18 JULY £15
WEDNESDAY 17 JULY £12.50
ERIC LAU Eric Lau is a London-based producer, known for his work with an array of international artists such as Lupe Fiasco, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Chris Dave, Guilty Simpson, Oddisee, Muhsinah, Kaidi Tatham, Olivier Daysoul, and a family of artists from London including Dego, Tawiah, Rahel and Fatima. His debut album ‘New Territories’, released on Ubiquity Records to great critical acclaim was nominated as one of Gilles Peterson’s Top Albums of the Year 2008, and established him as a key name at the forefront of progressive new production talent.
TORTURED SOUL PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
Brooklyn-based dance trio Tortured Soul are living proof that EDM can be freed from the DJ booth. Influenced by the classic song craft of Prince, Heatwave and Kool & The Gang, the members of Tortured Soul are three distinctive guys with three different backgrounds, united under a groove-centered rhythm. The band’s frontman and principal songwriter, John-Christian Urich, can be seen simultaneously drumming and singing with effortless mastery, keyboardist Ethan White and bassist Jordan Scannella, generate the pulsating accompaniment. Gilles Peterson dubbed them “the future of house music”. TORTUREDSOULMUSIC.COM
FRIDAY 19 JULY £14
THE SMITHS INDEED
HAND IN GLOVE 30TH ANNIVERSARY NIGHT 30 years ago, The Smiths announced their arrival with their first 2 singles: ‘Hand In Glove’ and ‘This Charming Man’. 4 years later, they were no more. Keeping the flame lit is The Smiths Indeed. Since 2006, they have garnered accolades across the globe for recapturing with uncanny accuracy the essence of a Smiths concert. The Smiths Indeed offer nostalgia for those who remember when The Smiths lit up the world. For those who don’t, they offer a great opportunity to witness what it might have been like to see The Smiths live. THESMITHSINDEED.CO.UK mamacolive.com/thejazzcafe
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2PM TIL LATE
BADBADNOTGOOD PURPLE FERDINAND JAKE ISAAC THE RUEN BROTHERS OLIVIER ST LOUIS AMPLIFY DOT + MORE TBC
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SATURDAY 20 JULY £16.50
FINLEY QUAYE Award-winning reggae artist and multi-instrumentalist Finley Quaye emerged in the late-1990s to reshape and breathe new life into timetested reggae styles. Hard to categorize yet accessible, the Quaye experience starts with a jazz-informed foundation of reggae, topped with a blend of acid-rock, pop, punk, soul, funk, and hip-hop. His 1997 debut, Maverick A Strike, as well as 2000’s Vanguard, did much to revitalize interest in both traditional and contemporary forms of reggae music in Great Britain. FINLEYQUAYE.COM
SUNDAY 21 JULY £15 earlybird / £20
LONDON BURLESQUE FESTIVAL ENCORE: BURLESQUE, GIN & JAZZ
After a sold out 13 day run of London Burlesque Festival in May, Chaz Royal brings back this ‘All Star’ signature show with high caliber International stars exclusively for Jazz Cafe. Expect hot 1930’s-1940’s Jazz with Saucy Strip Tease and dancing into the late hours of the night. So dust off your dancing shoes and prepare for a grand finale to LBF like no other with Burlesque, Gin & Jazz, the hottest show around! LONDONBURLESQUEFEST.COM
THURSDAY 25 JULY £13.50
INTRODUCINGLIVE RECREATES ‘DISCOVERY
100% LIVE – A DAFT UNDERTAKING After selling out earlier in 2013, 9 piece Introducing return for another bash at taking on one of the biggest electronic music albums ever in ‘Discovery’. It is a seemingly impossible feet of robotic sounds and crazy synthesizers. Their formula of taking albums that have never been performed live, even by the original artist is spellbinding in its arrogance and craziness alone.
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FRIDAY 26 JULY £18
REEL PEOPLE As a collective Oli Lazurus and his Reel People can boast to have the names Mike Patto, Dyanna Fearon, Angela Johnson, Tony Momrelle and Choklate to their list of collaborators over the course of around 25 recognised releases in over a decade of making their brand of soul-infused house music. Their most recent LP ‘Reel People Present Golden Lady’ was released in 2011 to mark their 10th Anniversary, and they return to The Jazz Cafe this summer. REELPEOPLEMUSIC.CO.UK
SATURDAY 27 JULY
TUESDAY 30 JULY
BEGGAR & CO.
THE CRIMEA
£16.50
Originally known as Light Of The World, Kenny Wellington. Dave Baptiste and Breeze McKrieth began Beggar & Co and had immediate National Chart success with their first 2 Singles, the peak being the record ‘Time’ hitting the Top 40. However, due to the popularity of the songs in clubs ‘Time’, ‘London Town’ and ‘Somebody Help Me Out’ Beggar & Co were featured on about 20 Compilation albums in turn earning the band members gold records. Expect to hear tracks from a selection of albums including Round Trip, Sleeping Giants, The Legacy and Inner Voices.
£10
In 2002 The Crimea: Davey Macmanus, Joe Udwin, Andrew Stafford and Owen Hopkin began piecing together their debut album ‘Tragedy Rocks’. Legendary DJ John Peel was the first to pick up on the debut album’s narco-folk genius when he played all eleven of the band’s demos in one week. The Crimea released their 2007 second album, ‘Secrets Of The Witching Hour’ as a free download, 3 days and a 100,000 downloads later they were a worldwide news story. The Crimea are set to continue their trailblazing with ‘Square Moon’s’ release on 29th July. THECRIMEA.NET
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GEORGIE FAME SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER HAWTHORNE THEATRE WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Part of
HHHHH “ONE OF BRITAIN’S FINEST JAZZ EVENTS” Alyn Shipton, The Times
62 GREAT MUSICIANS, 26 HOURS OF THE BEST OF BRITISH JAZZ HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: • Django Bates’ Beloved • Stan Tracey Octet • Brandon Allen Sextet • Iain Bellamy’s Anorak • Toni Kofi • Kenny Wheeler
20 to 22 SEPT
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WEDNESDAY 31 JULY £15
PHAROAHE MONCH PLUS GUESTS
The wave of Hip-Hop runs through all of us with certain keys touching all of us at certain levels. Where some flood the masses with a river of average music, Pharoahe Monch, throughout his storied career, has always chosen to attempt to reach the souls of Hip-Hop folk with high caliber lyricism over a wide variety of music inspired by some of the greatest musicians of all time. Armed with an enormous array of skill, talent, and most important, love and soul, Pharoahe Monch sets out to wage war under the flag of his newly created company W.A.R. Media in a partnership with Duck Down Music.
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THURSDAY 1 & FRIDAY 2 AUGUST £20
FREDDIE MCGREGOR The Captain of the Big Ship Freddie McGregor is a man who has not only been a part of reggae music through every stage of its development, but has also helped to shape it at virtually every stage. Equally adept as a romantic crooner and a powerful deliverer of strong cultural messages, Freddie has a voice unlike any other, one that he forged with influences from both Jamaica and America. With 2012’s ‘Di Captain’ album, Freddie McGregor took his rightful place once again at the fore of modern roots reggae artists. FREDDIEMCGREGORDICAPTAIN.COM
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TUESDAY 6 AUGUST £12.50
THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA Canada’s hardest-working super-group, the Souljazz Orchestra, have been perfecting their signature sound for over a decade now: a percussive explosion of Soul, Jazz, Afro, Latin and Caribbean rhythms, driven by majestic horn-drenched melodies, all backed by an arsenal of overheated primitive keyboards. Now celebrating their 10th year, the Souljazz Orchestra continue their impressive run of memorable albums. Breaking through on Toronto label Do Right!, Freedom No Go Die (2006, featuring the huge single ‘Mista President’) and Manifesto (2008) set the bar high. Rising Sun (2010), their first album with Strut Records, was subsequently recognised as a landmark in deep, spiritual Afro Jazz. Meanwhile, as a live unit, years of relentless touring have formed the Ottawa-based combo into an in-demand fixture at venues and festivals worldwide. WWW.SOULJAZZORCHESTRA.COM
THURSDAY 8 AUGUST £10
Movimientos and NDH Promotions present
WEDNESDAY 7 AUGUST £10
WARA
‘LEAVE TO REMAIN’ ALBUM LAUNCH + SPECIAL GUESTS Following a highly successful UK tour, join Wara, the young musical revolutionaries of the Latin scene, to launch their debut album “Leave to Remain”, released by Movimientos Records, that sees them take their trademark sound to higher grounds. Effortlessly combining Cuba’s most danceable rhythms and styles – timba (“Cuban salsa”), songo, cha-cha-cha, rumba - with contemporary urban elements such as reggae, soul, hip-hop and jazz. MOVIMIENTOS.ORG.UK/WARA 16
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RU1 FAM & AFRIKAN REVOLUTION The Afrikan Revolution is a super group led by multi talented musician and educator – Niles ‘Asheber’ Hailstones, featuring a collective of the most innovative and influential grassroots musicians and teachers ever gathered together in the UK. They present a revolutionary new progression and movement in the development of Afrikan music. The band brings a seamless mixture of conscious Afrikan, Reggae, Jazz, Soul, Blues and Spoken Word with a message. RU1 Fam is one of the hottest collectives in the UK Hip-Hop scene. RU1-Fam members are Edutainers sharpening each other’s skills through word, sound and power.
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SATURDAY 10 & SUNDAY 11 AUGUST £26.50
LOUIE VEGA & THE ELEMENTS OF LIFE FEATURING JOSH MILAN, ANANE VEGA, LISA FISCHER, JOSE MANGUAL
Performing for the first time in London since 2005, The Jazz Cafe is honoured to present legendary producer Louie Vega’s critically acclaimed live orchestral project. The album was release in March 2013, and is the first new artist album Fania has released in years. The Album showcases 17 brand new tracks from Elements Of Life that tastefully traverse the sounds of Afrobeat, Jazz, Latin, R&B, Gospel, Soul, Blues, Brazilian and World Music all woven with the golden touch of Grammy Award winning Producer/Artist/DJ Louie Vega. The second disc includes “EOL Soulfrito” an homage to Fania Records through interpretations and remixes of classic Fania songs performed by the Elements Of Life in a 33-minute sound collage as well as six more bonus tracks.
Louie Vega connected with the legendary Fania Records after doing a smash club remix of his uncle Hector Lavoe’s “Mi Gente” track back in 2008. Vega concludes, “It’s a true honor for me to be the first new artist album signed to Fania in years. It really comes full circle now, being able to be on the label my uncle Hector Lavoe was on and the Fania All Stars who are also great inspirations for me. Fania Records is to Latin music what Motown is to R&B and Soul, so to be even a small page in this encyclopedia of music is a dream come true for me.”
THURSDAY 15 AUGUST £10
GAUDI (FEATURING DANNY LADWA)
+DJ SUNJ TAILOR (ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION) & MISS FRITTY (LIVE DJ/MC SET) + GUESTS A global favourite in the electronica and dub music scenes, UK based producer GAUDI keeps his ever-growing fan base returning to the dance floor with his infectious bass-driven tunes and innovative live performances. For his 2013 tour GAUDI and his partner in rhyme, Danny Ladwa, will be performing tracks from his new album, “In Between Times”, which features an amazing crew of collaborators including Michael Rose (Black Uhuru), Jahmai, Raja Ram (Shpongle), the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Orb, Dennis ‘Dubmaster’ Bovell, Hedflux, Twilight Circus and the Moroccan artist Tahar. mamacolive.com/thejazzcafe
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MAMA & Reggae Roast present
SUNDAY 18 AUGUST £17.50
NEARLY DAN PERFORM STEELY DAN Nearly Dan’s approach in homage to Steely Dan’s extraordinary catalogue has been described as “faithful, though not reverential, and relaxed but as tight as their namesakes”. 2012 marked 41 years since the release of ’Can’t Buy A Thrill’ and 15 years of Nearly Dan performing quality covers to the growing legions of Dan fans, desperate to hear the meticulously crafted grooves and allusive lyrical style of Donald Fagen & Walter Becker. NEARLYDAN.CO.UK
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST £20
MR. VEGAS
WITH SUPPORT FROM REGGAE ROAST DJs From ‘Heads High’ (1998) to ‘Bruk It Down’ (2012), Mr Vegas has assembled an unshakable string of international classic reggae and dancehall releases including Billboard hits over the past three decades of his career. Always looking forward, Mr Vegas is also synonymous with the success of the new social media generation amassing copious amounts of friends and followers across Twitter and Facebook who appreciate his commentary away from the microphone and millions and millions of views on YouTube for his high quality videos.
The Doctor’s Orders & Mama present
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST £16.50
STALLEY Few of the current crop of MCs have caused as much excitement as Ohio native Stalley. With huge numbers of downloads seeing all his mixtapes reach massive global audiences he soon grabbed the attention of the Hip-Hop world. With a strong reputation as an onstage force Stalley has already headlined across the US. Tonight sees his very first, not to be missed, solo London show. Do not miss official after party at Vid-E-Yo! Where VJs spin all your favourite Hip-Hop & R&B video’s live on two decks and two screens. THEDOCTORSORDERS.COM 18
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SATURDAY 24 AUGUST £20
LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE NEW COSMIC ECHOES PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS
The Great Lonnie Liston Smith’s career spans some 40 years as sideman for some of Jazz music’s most illustrious leaders before stepping out to reveal his own original concepts as a bandleader in the mid 70’s. He made his mark performing with Pharoah Sanders and worked on the score for ‘Last Tango In Paris’ followed by two LPs with Miles Davis before recording his own solos ‘Astral Traveling’, ‘Cosmic Funk’ and the classic ‘Expansions’. LONNIELISTONSMITH.NET
SUNDAY 25 AUGUST £18.50
TRIBUTE TO PRINCE
FEATURING VERY SPECIAL GUESTS After the sell out opener of our tribute series back in May with Stevie Wonder, we ramp it up a notch this August with a night dedicated to the man who has produced 10 Platinum albums, and over 30 top 40 singles, the man, the artist, the symbol, the legendary Prince. As usual we will have an all star band providing the music, with a whole host of special guests to keep you dancing right throughout the bank holiday weekend.
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Go Jazz Presents
MONDAY 26 AUGUST £27.50
A NEO-SOUL, JAZZ AND SPOKEN WORD CONCERT Go Jazz is in its 5th installment, the last Go Jazz concert featured outstanding Neo-Soul, Jazz and Spoken word artist in the UK from double MOBO Award winning Saxophonist YolanDa Brown, “British face of young jazz” Empirical, FLOetic Lara and a host of others. This August’s session features:
KAIROS4TET
MOBO Award Winner Jazz
YEMI SAX
Nigerians Jazz Sensation
FEMI TEMOWO
MOBO Award Nominee Jazz Guitarist
FLOETIC LARA Poet
Any many more to be announced. 20
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FRIDAY 30 AUGUST £20
BITTY MCCLEAN PLUS GUESTS
Undoubtedly one of the biggest names in UK Reggae music and a much loved talent with an astonishing voice and unnerving ability to pen a pop smash, McLean launched himself into the high end of the British charts with a string of top ten hits the early 90s. In 1992, McLean co-produced, engineered, played and sang on UB40’s ‘Promises And Lies’ which sold in excess of 8 million copies. Bitty’s own material notched up 3 top ten singles in 1994. The subsequent years saw Bitty accrue a fearsome catalogue of top 30 singles.
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London Intl Ska Festival presents
FRIDAY 30 AUGUST
£7.50 • 10.30pm-3am Hotshot & Scorcher Social Club The hottest Ska, Rocksteady, Soul, Rhythm & Blues starring
PHOENIX CITY ALL-STARS ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY WITH DJ LITTLE DIANE (ACE CAFE)
Phoenix City All-stars launched their debut album ‘Two Tone Gone Ska’ to critical acclaim last year, a truly unique celebration of one of Britain’s most iconic labels - 2 Tone Records. Having stormed Notting Hill Carnival and The London Intl Ska Festival, backed Dave & Ansel Collins, Rico Rodriguez and AJ Franklin (Chosen Few) and received national airplay from BBC Radio 2 (Alex Lester, Rodigan), Kiss100 (Rodigan) and BBC6 (Radcliffe & Maconie, Steve Lamacq) the band now return with their much anticipated follow up - ‘Skatisfaction’, a unique Skatalites/Studio One styled take on The Rolling Stones.
SUNDAY 31 AUGUST £15.50
NATHAN JAMES Currently on his successful ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ tour, which runs from May to July, Nathan James has confirmed a special headline show at The Jazz Cafe as thank you to the enduring support of his fans. mamacolive.com/thejazzcafe
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE JAZZ CAFE ... Sun 08 Sept Tue 10 Sept Thu 12 Sept Mon 23 Sept Fri 27 Sept Sun 29 Sept Wed 02 Oct Sat 12 Oct Sat 19 Oct Tue 12 Nov Fri 15 & Sat 16 Nov Tue 19 Nov Fri 20 & Sat 21 Dec
TARA BROWN ‘Disappear Imperfect’ Album Launch MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND CASH A Tribute to Johnny Cash TONY JOE WHITE LIL’ MO ALEX SKOLNICK JAZZ TRIO SOUL SANCTUARY GOSPEL CHOIR Album Launch ANDREW ROACHFORD ANNEKE VAN GIERSBERGEN BERNIE MARSDEN RUMOURS OF FLEETWOOD MAC MATT SCHOFIELD TRIO THE BLOCKHEADS
YOU MIGHT BE enjoying the balmy summer sun right now, but we are already working on putting together what promises to be the best autumn / winter season ever at The Jazz Cafe. This September celebrates legends of rock that have passed, and also brings some true living legends to the stage. September 12th this year will mark the 10th anniversary of the passing of the Man In Black Johnny Cash, in true Jazz Cafe style we welcome Cash Live for the evening to pay tribute. Earlier in the month rhythm and blues legend Manfred Mann brings his Earth Band to the stage (10th September), not to be out done, American singersongwriter Tony Joe White returns on 23rd September. 22
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If you like your music smooth, then be sure to catch Tara Brown (8th Sept) as she launches her brand new album, and you cannot afford to miss Lil’ Mo (27th Sept) who will be flying over from America for one night only. October sees Andrew Roachford (12th October) return, and tickets are already flying out, so book now to avoid disappointment. We continue to bring acts from around the world to London with Anneke Van Giersbergen (19th October) paying us a visit from Holland, and that’s just the Autumn. Make sure you grab the next issue of the brochure to find out about Christmas at The Jazz Cafe with the likes of The Blockheads, Janet & Carroll and London Community Gospel Choir already confirmed for December. We look forward to welcoming you to The Jazz Cafe in the coming months
THE JAZZ CAFE
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ADDRESS: The Jazz Cafe Box Office 5 Parkway. Camden, London. NW1 VENUE BOOKING: The Jazz Cafe is available for hire. Please contact john.tunley@mamaco.com
DIRECTIONS: BUSES: 29 / 134 / 31 / 88 TUBE: Camden Town (Northern Line) TRAIN: Camden Rd (Silverlink) OPENING TIMES: Mon-Sun 7pm, Club Nights 10.30pm (unless stated)
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TICKET BOOKINGS: Ticketmaster (24h cc hotline) 0844 847 2514 See Tickets (24h cc hotline) 0871 220 0260
TICKETS: Tickets for The Jazz Cafe and other MAMA venues can be purchased in person at the Box Office Mon-Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Bank Holidays
DINING AT THE JAZZ CAFE: Book a table at: mamacolive/thejazzcafe or call: 020 7688 8899 or email: jazzcafeboxoffice@mamaco.com and we'll call you back.
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THE JAZZ CAFE
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CLUB NIGHTS AT THE JAZZ CAFE £2.40 Selected Pints/Vodka & Mixer EVERY SATURDAY
80s & 90s Pop/Party/ Dance/Hip Hop/Britpop/ Hair Rock Anthems! 10.30pm
EVERY 1ST FRIDAY The Norte Show LIVE 9pm July / 11pm August
EVERY 2ND FRIDAY 90s Hip Hop and RnB + Live Bands 8pm
EVERY 3RD FRIDAY A night of pop-fuelled chart smashers 10.30pm
EVERY 4TH FRIDAY Europe’s only monthly all Audio Visual party! 10.30pm