DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY 2015 WWW.THEJAZZCAFELONDON.COM
DIARY
BOOK TICKETS NOW Ticketmaster Seetickets Restaurant Online
DECEMBER JANUARY
DECEMBER
0844 847 2514 0871 220 0260 020 7688 8899 www.thejazzcafelondon.com
JANUARY
MON 1
AVERAGE WHITE BAND
FRI 2
THE DOGGETT BROTHERS
TUES 2
AVERAGE WHITE BAND
SAT 3
LILLO THOMAS
SUN 4
G FRSH, BLADE BROWN, YOUNGS TEFLON & J SPADES
SAT 6 ASWAD
THU 8
LONDON’S RAISON D’ETRE PARTY
SUN 7
BANNED FROM UTOPIA
SAT 10
FRANK MCCOMB
MON 8
MALCOLM BRUCE
THU 15
ROY AYERS
TUE 9
HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND
FRI 16
ROY AYERS
WED 3 DWELE THU 4 DWELE FRI 5 DWELE
WED 10 HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
SAT 17
ROY AYERS
THU 11
CITRUS SUN
WED 21
ANTHONY DAVID
SAT 13
JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND
THU 22
AKUA NARU
FRI 23
TIMOTHY BLOOM
SUN 14
JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND
SAT 24
THE DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY
SUN 25
NEARLY DAN PERFORM STEELY DAN
TUE 27
SMOKE DZA
MON 15 THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES TUE 16
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES
WED 17 THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES THU 18
QUADROPHENIA NIGHT
FRI 19
THE BLOCKHEADS
SAT 20
THE BLOCKHEADS
SUN 21
THE STEVE CRADOCK BAND
MON 22 LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR TUE 23
LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR
SAT 27
JANET KAY & CARROLL THOMPSON
WED 31 INTRODUCING 2015: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 02
DECEMBER JANUARY
WED 28 LEDDRA CHAPMAN THU 29
JO HARMAN
FRI 30
ALICE RUSSELL
SAT 31
ALICE RUSSELL
Doors 7pm unless stated. Ticket prices quoted are advance price face value, subject to booking fee. Door prices are often higher. If in doubt please contact the venue. *Line up subject to change.
...AND DON’T FORGET
EVERY SATURDAY 10.30PM
I LOVE THE 80S VS I LOVE THE 90S
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
AS THE AIR gains that (not so) subtle mix of biting cold... ...and the aroma of pine needles, we can’t help but notice that Christmas will be upon us before we have a chance to blink. But before you start hanging the wreaths and mistletoe we must say a big thanks to everyone that came out to any of our crazy shows this autumn. From the madness of the Craig Charles Funk n Soul Club to the powerful delivery of Dead Prez, the levity of Rastamouse & Da Easy Crew to the sincerity of Dizraeli & The Small Gods. We, and those of you that came along with us, have had a smashing couple of months. Here’s to the autumn!
Once our hangovers have subsided and we all realise its 2015 we have Frank McComb, Roy Ayers, Smoke DZA & Alice Russell to kick off January in style!
Read on for interviews with some of our favourite upcoming artists, the lowdown on our 25th birthday celebrations & a special preview of our NYE show featuring an interview with Introducing:Live about what they have in store for us...
Now the soppy bits are out of the way it’s time to look ahead at what festive treats we have been planning for you. December will see Average White Band, Dwele & The Brand New Heavies take up Christmas residencies at The Jazz Cafe, do you need a better excuse to check out our brand new Christmas menu? Not to mention our special New Years Eve show with Introducing:Live recreating Daft Punk’s Discovery album live onstage with support from The Correspondents & Kill The Robot. How else would you spend the last minutes of ? 04
Become a fan on Facebook and have your say. Search for ‘Jazz Cafe’ DECEMBER JANUARY
THE JAZZ CAFE
General Business Manager
SARAH LIBRETTO
sarah.libretto@thejazzcafelondon.com Bookings & Hires
JOHN TUNLEY
john.tunley@thejazzcafelondon.com Production, advancing & Marketing
ANDREW WILDGOOSE
andrew.wildgoose@thejazzcafelondon.com Assistant General Manager
RALPH LAURILA
ralph.laurila@thejazzcafelondon.com Bars Manager
THOMAS FINNEGAN
thomas.finnegan@thejazzcafelondon.com Brochure Copy Writer
LOLA BUKVIC
lolabukvic@live.com Box Office / General Enquiries jazzcafe.boxoffice@thejazzcafelondon.com Advertising Sales
NICK TAYLOR
nick@alive-advertising.com
Follow us on Twitter for all the latest news and updates. Search for ‘@thejazzcafe’ www.thejazzcafelondon.com
Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd December MAMA PRESENTS
AVERAGE WHITE BAND £25 adv – SOLD OUT
Monday 8th December
MB PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLEDGE MUSIC PRESENTS
MALCOLM BRUCE £10 adv
Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th & Friday 5th December
Tuesday 9th December
DWELE
HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND CHRISTMAS PARTY
MAMA PRESENTS & ALYUSHA £23 adv
Saturday 6th December
MAMA & WAH WAH 45S PRESENTS
+ FEDKA THE IRRITANT, DJ’S DOM SERVINI & SCRIMSHIRE (WAH WAH 45s) £12 adv
MAMA PRESENTS
Wednesday 10th December
£20 adv
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE
ASWAD
MAMA PRESENTS
£20 adv
Sunday 7th December
Thursday 11th December
BANNED FROM UTOPIA
CITRUS SUN
TIDAL CONCERTS PRESENTS
FRANK ZAPPA’S MUSIC PERFORMED BY HIS ORIGINAL MUSICIANS £20 adv
MAMA PRESENTS
+ AFTER PARTY WITH INCOGNITO DJ SETS £21 adv
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER
05
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th December MAMA PRESENTS
JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND + CHARLENE £23 adv
Sunday 21st Decemeber MAMA PRESENTS
THE STEVE CRADOCK BAND (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE / PAUL WELLER) + GRAMOTONES £14 adv
Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th December MAMA PRESENTS
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES £25 adv
Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd December MAMA PRESENTS
LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR CHRISTMAS SHOW £21 adv
Thursday 18th December MAMA PRESENTS
QUADROPHENIA NIGHT FT. THE ATLANTICS PLAYING THE HITS FROM THE FILM + DJ DREW STANSALL (THE SPECIALS) £12 adv
Saturday 27th Decmeber MAMA PRESENTS
Friday 19th & Saturday 20th December MAMA PRESENTS
THE BLOCKHEADS £20 adv 06
DECEMBER
JANET KAY & CARROLL THOMPSON + DJ ANDY SMITH £20 adv
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
A4_HI_Camden_ChristmasPosters_v3.pdf
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
1
28/08/2014
11:37
INTERVIEW:
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES
YOU’VE put on a number of outstanding performances at The Jazz Cafe over the past few years. How does it feel to return to the venue this December? Well it’s definitely great to return home! When we first started out, many of our shows were in Camden so to be playing at The Jazz Cafe again brings back some great memories!
the New Super Heavy Funk. We playe;d around with the words a little and the rest is history! What has been the highlight of your career so far? This interview! It’s difficult to pin point one particular moment from our career however playing live is always a priceless experience and definitely a personal highlight.
What can we expect from your show this year?
Do you enjoy performing to smaller or larger crowds?
We’re planning on combining material from our latest album ‘Sweet Freaks’ with a selection of golden classics and some Christmas cheer to top it off!
When it comes to larger crowds nothing beats a large audience going crazy for the band and the music. Nonetheless, smaller venues are without a doubt my favourite as there’s a certain level of intimacy that creates a family affair of funk!
You were originally called ‘Brothers International’. Is there any particular reason why you changed name to ‘The Brand New Heavies? Originally we were called Diana Brown & The Brothers before we settled on The Brothers International, however after a lineup change and our first record deal we realised that the band was in need of a slight makeover. We came up with The Brand New Heavies after reading the back of a James Brown LP where he had declared himself as the minister of 08
DECEMBER
Where do you see the band in the next five years? Who knows? Life eh! We’re really motivated and excited to create new music so hopefully we’ll be releasing new material and touring! • Don’t miss The Brand New Heavies live at The Jazz Cafe - Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th December - Tickets £25 adv
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
“There’s a certain level of intimacy that creates a family affair of funk!”
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER
09
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
11
BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE LEIGHTON POPE ORGANISATION PRESENT
WEDNESDAY 14TH MAY 2014 Buy tickets now from
TICKETMASTER.CO.UK THEFORUMLONDON.COM or call 0844 8472405
billy-ocean-jazz-cafe-ad.indd 1
12
DECEMBER JANUARY
17/11/2014 17:51
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
Buy online at
eventim.co.uk 0844 249 1000
Ticket Hotline:
WWW.THEJAZZCAFELONDON.COM
agmp.co.uk THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
13
WEDNESDAY 31ST DECEMBER THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS
INTRODUCING 2015: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY WITH INTRODUCING: LIVE RECREATING DAFT PUNK’S ‘DISCOVERY’ + THE CORRESPONDENTS + KILL THE ROBOT
14
DECEMBER JANUARY
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
WE ARE excited to invite you to the most anticipated event of the year: New Years Eve (obviously)! To celebrate the occasion and bid farewell to 2014, we’ve invited some of the music industry’s most sought after acts to lend a helping hand and make it a night to remember. Headlining the night will be Introducing: Live the musical geniuses who are most renowned for their cover of Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’ and disco jams. Joining them will be manic duo THE CORRESPONDENTS and electronic band KILL THE ROBOT who are set to get you in the party mood from the early hours of the evening. With a number of limited early bird tickets available and the restaurant open from 7pm onwards, The Jazz Cafe’s New Year’s Eve party is certainly not one to miss. Head over to our website where you can purchase tickets in advance to ensure that you welcome in the New Year in true style.
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
15
INTERVIEW:
INTRODUCING: LIVE
AFTER several sold out shows at The Jazz Cafe you’re set to perform at our infamous New Year’s Eve event alongside The Correspondents & Kill The Robot. How does it feel to be part of a first-class line-up? We’re really excited about the show. We were flattered when The Jazz Cafe got in touch and asked us if we were up for doing NYE as it’s a proper prestige night and the party atmosphere is bound to be electric. The gigs we’ve done over the years at JC have been great highlights for the band and the Daft Punk shows are the highlight of the highlights! I’ve also been keen to see the Correspondents live for a while now so to have the chance to play the same line-up as them is an added bonus. It’s going to be massive! You’re known for recreating sampled and electronic music such as DJ Shadow’s ‘Endtroducing’ and Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’. How do you decide on which artists to cover? It all stems from Endtroducing, really. We never set out to become the band that recreates sample-based or electronic music live, as such. Matt Derbyshire was listening to Shadow’s 16
DECEMBER JANUARY
incredible album in 2006/7 and was struck by first, how amazing it is and second, how great it would be to hear it played live. Everyone told him he was mad and that it was impossible which only made him want to make it happen even more! Fortunately he knew the one drummer capable of playing the crazy beats from that album and the idea snowballed from there. Whilst touring we had the chance to meet Mr. Scruff and with the band being big fans of his music the next project was a no-brainer. The weird thing about the Daft Punk show was that when we began work on it they were out of the news and hadn’t done anything for years. It was only once we’d done our first couple of gigs that rumours emerged of Daft Punk’s new material and now they’re the biggest band on the planet again! How long did it take to master Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’? Making the sounds is usually the most time-consuming part of the process. The guys spend hours twiddling knobs until they are happy that they’ve got it right. One of the
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
“THE DAFT PUNK SHOWS ARE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS!”
toughest challenges with ‘Discovery’ was nailing the vocal sounds. Daft Punk are masters of the vocoder and the talk-box so getting those right was essential. With the help of a TC Helicon vocal bo x and a plethora of vocoders I can now imitate almost anyone! I do a very respectable Kanye for starters. I’m still working on my Cher though! Who are your musical inspirations? I have an extremely eclectic taste, which is probably why I liked Endtroducing so much in the first place. The album goes from Drum and Bass to Funk, Jazz, Hip Hop and everything in between. Daft Punk are also a huge musical inspiration; it’s impossible to imagine the landscape of dance music without their influence. www.thejazzcafelondon.com
Are there any plans to collaborate with any artists in the near future? We are always looking to expand, evolve and change and are currently in the process of working on a new project. Collaborations are something we’d really like to do more of however. We had the great honour of playing the Mr. Scruff show in Manchester and have the bassist from the original recording of Spandex Man join us on stage -the first time he’d played it live since the original recording session! • Don’t go spending New Year’s Eve anywhere else but with us and Introducing:Live at The Jazz Cafe on Wednesday 31st December THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
17
Jazz Cafe Mag Ad Dec 14_Layout 1 07/11/2014 10:58 Page 1
COMING UP IN FEBRUARY...
Saturday 7th February MAMA PRESENTS
Available in print or digitally via our App
YOLANDA BROWN £20 adv
Wednesday 11th February MAMA PRESENTS
THE CHRISTIANS £18 adv
Wednesday 18th February MAMA PRESENTS
POPA CHUBBY £15 adv
Informative interviews Event & radio show adverts/listings Latest record reviews Reader’s event reviews
Saturday 21st February
25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS
THE HERBALISER LIVE £17 adv
TheSoulSurvivors SoulSurvivors1
info@thesoulsurvivors.co.uk www.thesoulsurvivors.co.uk ‘the info provider for the soul survivor!’
Tuesday 24th February MAMA PRESENTS
THE TOURÉ-RAICHEL COLLECTIVE £25 adv
18
DECEMBER JANUARY
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
We’ve been keeping quiet about it, but... 2015 will mark the 25th birthday of The Jazz Cafe! 25 YEARS SINCE THE DOORS FIRST OPENED and the memories started being made. Now, we may have been keeping it on the down low but we’ve also been working feverishly behind the scenes on our plans to make sure we celebrate in style all year long. After all we’re only going to be 25 once. ‘What have you been doing?’ we hear you ask. Well, firstly we have been inviting some of our favourite artists of the last 25 years to come back and celebrate with us. So far we’ve already confirmed Roy Ayers, Alice Russell & DJ Jazzy Jeff, amongst others, to return for the festivities. Alongside these legends www.thejazzcafelondon.com
we will be championing our own series of ‘future legends’ including the likes of Jarrod Lawson, Alexandra Burke & Jo Harman. Also in its final stages of planning is our ‘official super birthday party extravaganza’ with a lineup that is sure to melt faces at the mere mention of it! Keep your ears peeled and eyes open for more details. We will be announcing a whole heap more as the year goes on but this should be enough to wet your whistle for now.
Looking forward to receiving our birthday cards (and pressies)... THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
19
Thursday 8th January
MAMA & REASON2B PRESENTS
LONDON’S RAISON D’ETRE PARTY Friday 2nd January
FT. DUSTAPHONICS & OH GUN QUIT & MA POLAINE’S GREAT DECLINE & MORE £10 adv
MAMA PRESENTS
THE DOGGETT BROTHERS £10 adv
Saturday 10th January MAMA PRESENTS
FRANK MCCOMB
– SOLO LIVING ROOM CONCERT £20 adv
Saturday 3rd January MAMA PRESENTS
LILLO THOMAS £22 adv
Thursday 15th, Friday 16th & Saturday 17th January
25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS
ROY AYERS £23 adv
Sunday 4th January
BLVCK DIAMOND PRESENTS
G FRSH, BLADE BROWN, YOUNGS TEFLON & J SPADES £20 adv / £30 VIP adv 20
JANUARY
Wednesday 21st January MAMA PRESENTS
ANTHONY DAVID - STRIPPED BACK £18.50 adv
THE JAZZ CAFE
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
Thursday 22nd January
Tuesday 27th January,
AKUA NARU
SMOKE DZA
MAMA PRESENTS
MAMA & THE DOCTOR’S ORDERS PRESENT
& SPECIAL GUESTS £10 adv
£13.50 adv
Friday 23rd Janaury MAMA PRESENTS
TIMOTHY BLOOM £15 adv
Wednesday 28th January DHP PRESENTS
LEDDRA CHAPMAN £12.50 adv
Saturday 24th January MAMA PRESENTS
THE DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY £20 adv
Thursday 29th January MAMA PRESENTS
JO HARMAN & COMPANY + MI’DAS £10 adv
Sunday 25th January MAMA PRESENTS
NEARLY DAN PERFORM STEELY DAN £17.50 adv
Friday 30th & Saturday 31st January
25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS
ALICE RUSSELL £22 adv
www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
JANUARY
21
BOOK TICKETS NOW Ticketmaster 0844 847 2514 Seetickets 0871 220 0260 Restaurant 020 7688 8899 Online www.thejazzcafelondon.com
ADDRESS:
The Jazz Cafe Box Office 5 Parkway. Camden, London. NW1 VENUE BOOKING:
The Jazz Cafe is available for hire. Please contact john.tunley@thejazzcafelondon.com MAILING LIST:
Sign up now to our FREE weekly e-newsletter at www.thejazzcafelondon.com TICKETS:
Tickets for The Jazz Cafe and The Forum can be purchased in person at the Box Office Mon-Sat 10.30am–5.30pm, closed Bank Holidays DIRECTIONS:
BUSES: 29 / 134 / 31 / 88 TUBE: Camden Town (Northern Line) TRAIN: Camden Rd (Silverlink)
SUBSCRIBE NOW
TICKET BOOKINGS:
The Jazz Cafe brochure is a bi-monthly publication brought to you from the team behind the venue. The venue has been delivering the best in hip hop, soul, R&B, disco, funk, dance, world and everything in between since 1990.
DINING AT THE JAZZ CAFE:
Acts such as Faithless, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Courtney Pine, Luciano, Shuggie Otis, Angie Stone, De La Soul, Lana Del Rey, Rita Ora, George Clinton, Bobby Womack, KRSOne and Solomon Burke have all graced the stage at this landmark venue.
OPENING TIMES:
Mon-Sun 7pm, Club Nights 10.30pm (unless stated) Ticketmaster (24h cc hotline) 0844 847 2514 See Tickets (24h cc hotline) 0871 220 0260 Book a table at: www.thejazzcafelondon.com or call: 020 7688 8899 or email: jazzcafe.boxoffice @thejazzcafelondon.com and we'll call you back.
You can now get a year’s worth of the bi-monthly brochure delivered to your door for only £6.50.
Subscribe now at BIT.LY/JCB_JZC
All information is correct at the time of going to press, but remains subject to change www.thejazzcafelondon.com
THE JAZZ CAFE
DECEMBER JANUARY
23