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Thrilling and unpredictable - The 3x GRAMMY-nominated group fusing jazz, funk, soul, hip-hop & more.
🎵 Tank and the Bangas perform Saturday 27 July (Matinee + Evening).
🎟️ Tickets on sale Thursday 16 May - 10am BST.
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@nprtinydesk
@tankanddabangas
Gil Scott-Heron performed at The Jazz Cafe several times in the late 90s/early 00s. A truly unforgettable experience for anyone at one of those shows.
📸 Amita Tiwari Macha / Adrian Gibson
After 7 long months The Jazz Cafe returns from Friday 18 September with a jam-packed Autumn of exciting shows to choose from, marking the return of live music in London.
Only a limited number of tables available each night. See what's on:
It’s 10 years to the day since we lost Gil Scott-Heron, one of the most prolific and iconic musical figures of the 21st century.
Join us for a unique celebration of the great master’s life alongside former bandmates and friends.
01 Sep:
Happy birthday Gil Scott-Heron. Born on 1st April 1949, Gil was a trail blazer for generations of rappers to follow.
“The revolution will be no re-run brothers, the revolution will be live…”
Photographed at The Jazz Cafe in 1998 by Freddie Macha.
Miles Davis legendary ‘Bitches Brew’ LP was released 50 years ago today.
The album saw Miles & his band absorbing the acid fuelled rock n roll influences of the late 1960s and features legendary drummer and Jazz Cafe regular Billy Cobham on the album track ‘Feio’.
Uganda’s fastest-rising artist, Joshua Baraka, brings his chart-topping afrobeats & soul to London.
We're taking his live show to Amazing Grace on Sunday 13 October.
Tickets:
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@itsjoshuabaraka
We’re delighted to announce the return of Brazilian soul star
@ceumusic
.
Céu’s sun-drenched soulful vocals have won her worldwide acclaim and we can’t wait for her to showcase the brand new album ‘Um Gosto do Sol’ on Monday 2nd May.
Tickets on sale Monday at 9am.
'Tahriib' will be the first Somali album launch to be hosted
@TheJazzCafe
. Come celebrate with
@AarMaanta
and his multinational band The Urban Nomads on this historic night of music.
Tickets out now:
"Arguably the most criminally under-recognised band of their era"
Progenitors of dreampop, shoegaze, post-rock, indie-dance and indie-dub, A.R. Kane are the unsung heroes of the 80s and 90s.
🎵 Performing Friday 13 September.
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Just announced: Young Turkish talent
@GayeSuAkyol
is taking the world by storm with her psychedelic, surrealist take on Turkish rock.
Don't miss her biggest London show yet.
Tickets out Thursday 12pm:
This week we celebrate the birthday of Mahalia Jackson, one of the most powerful voices to grace the world of gospel music and arguably the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.
🎥 Youtube/iamlikeasea
Moroccan-English R&B singer,
@zakabel
plays an intimate date at the Jazz Cafe on the 22nd September in support of his new album.
Standing and restaurant tickets on sale this Friday at 10am.
Whether its on the stage or in a laundrette, Open Mike Eagle delivers impeccable flow every time.
This Saturday, the underground hip-hop icon touches down at The Jazz Cafe.
Tickets:
🎥
@open_mike_eagle
#hiphop
#chicago
#rap
Part of the great wave of boundary-defying artists coming from the reggae scene,
@kabakapyramid
joins us this April for an unmissable show.
Get the chance to see him live in action on Monday 10 April. 🎙
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🎥 YT/ Kabaka Pyramid
One of the foremost purveyors of contemporary RnB
@DawnRichard
plays The Jazz Cafe off the back of her critically acclaimed album.
🎟Tickets via the Jazz Cafe website.
Those vocal trumpet chops 😮
Blind since birth,
@raulmidon
lives in a world of sound. He invites you into that world with a genre-defying live show on Monday 25 April.
More info:
📽️
@nprmusic
Armani Caesar is the “first lady” of the Griselda roster—but she’s no newcomer to the game.
Performing Tuesday 30 May - Tickets:
🎥
@armanicaesar
@griseldarecords
“Oh, these kids and rock and roll – that is just sped up rhythm and blues. I’ve been doing that forever” – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Hear the stories of Sister Rosetta and many more in a live history of the blues at
@BushHallMusic
this week.
Final seats:
… and that’s why Cuban pianists do it best 🔥
@alfredomusic
brings along his trio on Thursday 18 November for a mind-blowing mix of forward-thinking Latin jazz.
More info:
🎥 Alfredo Rodríguez Trio:
@NPRMusic
Tiny Desk Concert
For one night only, Grammy Award-Winning reggae band
@morganheritage
join us for an intimate stripped-back show next month. 🎶
Tickets will be available from tomorrow to see the legends on Wednesday 24 August 🔥
Tix:
📽️ YT: Zimbabwe : The Daily Show
JUST ANNOUNCED: Founder members Anne Dudley, JJ Jecalik and Gary Langan take to the stage to reboot the Art of Noise, performing the back catalogue from Who's Afraid to In Visible Silence and beyond.
07.01.20 + 08.01.20 on sale at midday Thursday.
Fusing his love for hip-hop & afro-house the Guinean-Brazilian rapper effortlessly combines their African heritage with the culture of Sao Paulo in his music.
Coming to the UK after 5 years ago,
@rinconsapiencia
will be with us this July 🇧🇷
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The best dancehall song of all time?
@sisternancy
, dancehall Queen, brings her full live band Legal Shot Sound to The Jazz Cafe on Tuesday 31 May.
Tickets go on sale Monday at 10am:
Shaun Martin sure can play 🎹 ✨
Best known for his work with choirmaster Kirk Franklin and as a key member of Snarky Puppy,
@shunwun
also has three epic solo albums to his name, including 2020's Three-O.
Tix:
We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Matthew Gordon, aka Pie Eye Collective.
He graced our stage on multiple occasions with his blissful forward-thinking productions, captivating all those who were lucky enough to witness.
Thank you Matthew x
JUST ANNOUNCED: violinist, author, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Damien Escobar brings his Elements of Love Tour to London on 31.01 + 01.02
Tickets available Friday at 10a via our website.
@Dameesco
RnB/disco legend, Grammy nominated artist and regular 70s and 80s chart-topper, Patrice Rushen, comes to Jazz Cafe this March for two unmissable nights.
Tickets:
🎥 DJ JSA
@patrice
.rushen
Boom bap to soothe the soul ☮️
Underground mainstays, Raw Poetic & Damu The Fudgemunk plunge us into hip-hop tranquillity this April.
Tickets available via the link in bio.
@rawpoetic
@damuthefudgemunk
@defpresse
Bill Withers - the legendary singer/songwriter behind timeless and universally loved classics such as Lean On Me, Ain't no Sunshine, and Lovely day - has left us.
His spirit is immortalized in his music and will live on forever. RIP Bill.
We've had the pleasure of welcoming
@realroyayers
to Camden for as long as we can remember.
He's produced some of the best-loved albums in jazz, funk and soul and continues to influence up to this day.
Hands up if you've seen Roy at The Jazz Cafe ✋
The man, the myth, the NYC rap legend
@RAtheRuggedMan
joins us in April for a highly anticipated Friday night!
Now, back with a new album due to drop this spring we can’t wait to welcome a true rap master to the stage.
🎟️ Final tickets:
The revolution will be live on Monday 4th November as we celebrate Gil Scott-Heron with his musical director Kim Jordan and his protégé Malik Al Nasir.
On sale now:
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew. The album that changed jazz forever.
Trumpeter Nick Walters (Ruby Rushton/The Paradox Ensemble) gathers an all-star cast of musicians and special guests to take us on a trip through this milestone jazz album.
09 Aug:
Few artists are ever as controversial as they are influential.
New York legend, R.A. The Rugged Man, brings the heat with a night of lyrical goodness.
Performing live on Monday 20 November - Tickets:
🎥
@ratheruggedmanofficial
On Saturday 16 July we team up with
@southbankcentre
to present you with a pantheon of spiritual jazz masters.
Sun Ra Arkestra
Gary Bartz
Norman Connors
Jean Carne
Bobby Lyle & Starship Orchestra
Marva King
Chelsea Carmichael
Link:
#AfricanHeadCharge
bring their raw sonic power to our stage on Wednesday 21st August.
Prepare to hear pulsating tribal rhythms fused with heavy psychedelic dub and 21st-century electronica.
🎟️:
We are pleased to announce that Brazilian lyrical powerhouse, Zudizilla, will be supporting Luedji Luna this August.
Tickets:
📽️ youtube/ConcertosÍntimosdelSur
@zudizilla
@luedjiluna
One of the most dynamic R&B performers of our generation, Bilal, makes his long-awaited return to Jazz Cafe for a truly unmissable performance this July.
Tickets:
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@bilalmusic
The legendary Masters At Work in the studio remixing Atmosfear's Brit-Funk classic 'Dancing In Outer Space'.
Atmosfear perform Sunday 28 January - Tickets:
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@therealmrbongo
@Kdope50
@louieveganyc