Jazz Cafe Dec/Jan Brochure 2014/15

DECEMBER 2014JANUARY 2015

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DIARY DECEMBER JANUARY

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DECEMBER MON 1 AVERAGE WHITE BAND

TUES 2 AVERAGE WHITE BAND

WED 3 DWELE

THU 4 DWELE

FRI 5 DWELE

SAT 6 ASWAD

SUN 7 BANNED FROM UTOPIA

MON 8 MALCOLM BRUCE

TUE 9 HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND

WED 10 HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE

THU 11 CITRUS SUN

SAT 13 JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND

SUN 14 JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND

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

JANUARY FRI 2 THE DOGGETT BROTHERS

SAT 3 LILLO THOMAS

SUN 4 G FRSH, BLADE BROWN, YOUNGS TEFLON & J SPADES

THU 8 LONDON’S RAISON D’ETRE PARTY

SAT 10 FRANK MCCOMB

THU 15 ROY AYERS

FRI 16 ROY AYERS

SAT 17 ROY AYERS

WED 21 ANTHONY DAVID

THU 22 AKUA NARU

FRI 23 TIMOTHY BLOOM

SAT 24 THE DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY

SUN 25 NEARLY DAN PERFORM STEELY DAN

TUE 27 SMOKE DZA

WED 28 LEDDRA CHAPMAN

THU 29 JO HARMAN

FRI 30 ALICE RUSSELL

SAT 31 ALICE RUSSELL

02 DECEMBER JANUARY THE JAZZ CAFE www.thejazzcafelondon.com

...AND DON’T FORGET EVERY SATURDAY 10.30PM I LOVE THE 80S VS I LOVE THE 90S

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.


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...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!

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 ?

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...

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AS THE AIR gains that (not so) subtle mix of biting cold...

Monday 1st & Tuesday 2nd DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

AVERAGE WHITE BAND£25 adv – SOLD OUT

Wednesday 3rd, Thursday 4th & Friday 5th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

DWELE & ALYUSHA£23 adv

Saturday 6th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

ASWAD£20 adv

Sunday 7th DecemberTIDAL CONCERTS PRESENTS

BANNED FROM UTOPIAFRANK ZAPPA’S MUSIC PERFORMED BY HIS ORIGINAL MUSICIANS£20 adv

Monday 8th DecemberMB PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH PLEDGE MUSIC PRESENTS

MALCOLM BRUCE £10 adv

Tuesday 9th DecemberMAMA & WAH WAH 45S PRESENTS

HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND CHRISTMAS PARTY + FEDKA THE IRRITANT, DJ’S DOM SERVINI & SCRIMSHIRE (WAH WAH 45s)£12 adv

Wednesday 10th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE£20 adv

Thursday 11th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

CITRUS SUN + AFTER PARTY WITH INCOGNITO DJ SETS£21 adv

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Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

JON B WITH THE REEL DEAL BAND + CHARLENE£23 adv

Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES£25 adv

Thursday 18th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

QUADROPHENIA NIGHTFT. THE ATLANTICS PLAYING THE HITS FROM THE FILM + DJ DREW STANSALL (THE SPECIALS)£12 adv

Friday 19th & Saturday 20th DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

THE BLOCKHEADS£20 adv

Sunday 21st DecemeberMAMA PRESENTS

THE STEVE CRADOCK BAND (OCEAN COLOUR SCENE / PAUL WELLER) + GRAMOTONES£14 adv

Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd DecemberMAMA PRESENTS

LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR CHRISTMAS SHOW£21 adv

Saturday 27th DecmeberMAMA PRESENTS

JANET KAY & CARROLL THOMPSON + DJ ANDY SMITH£20 adv

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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!

What can we expect fromyour show this year?

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!

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

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.

Do you enjoy performing to smaller or larger crowds?

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!

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

INTERVIEW:THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES

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“There’s a certain level of intimacy that creates a family affair of funk!”

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WEDNESDAY 31ST DECEMBERTHE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS

INTRODUCING 2015: NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY WITH INTRODUCING: LIVE RECREATING DAFT PUNK’S ‘DISCOVERY’ + THE CORRESPONDENTS + KILL THE ROBOT


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.


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

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

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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.

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 DAFT PUNK SHOWS ARE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS!”


COMING UP IN FEBRUARY...

Saturday 7th FebruaryMAMA PRESENTS

YOLANDA BROWN£20 adv

Wednesday 11th FebruaryMAMA PRESENTS

THE CHRISTIANS£18 adv

Wednesday 18th FebruaryMAMA PRESENTS

POPA CHUBBY£15 adv

Saturday 21st February25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS

THE HERBALISER LIVE£17 adv

Tuesday 24th FebruaryMAMA PRESENTS

THE TOURÉ-RAICHEL COLLECTIVE£25 adv

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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

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)...

We’ve been keeping quiet about it, but... 2015 will mark the 25th birthday of The Jazz Cafe!

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Friday 2nd JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

THE DOGGETT BROTHERS£10 adv

Saturday 3rd JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

LILLO THOMAS£22 adv

Sunday 4th JanuaryBLVCK DIAMOND PRESENTS

G FRSH, BLADE BROWN, YOUNGS TEFLON & J SPADES£20 adv / £30 VIP adv

Thursday 8th JanuaryMAMA & REASON2B PRESENTS

LONDON’S RAISON D’ETRE PARTY FT. DUSTAPHONICS & OH GUN QUIT & MA POLAINE’S GREAT DECLINE & MORE£10 adv

Saturday 10th JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

FRANK MCCOMB – SOLO LIVING ROOM CONCERT£20 adv

Thursday 15th, Friday 16th& Saturday 17th January25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS

ROY AYERS£23 adv

Wednesday 21st JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

ANTHONY DAVID- STRIPPED BACK£18.50 adv

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Thursday 22nd JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

AKUA NARU & SPECIAL GUESTS£10 adv

Friday 23rd JanauryMAMA PRESENTS

TIMOTHY BLOOM £15 adv

Saturday 24th JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

THE DRIZABONE SOUL FAMILY £20 adv

Sunday 25th JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

NEARLY DAN PERFORM STEELY DAN£17.50 adv

Tuesday 27th January,MAMA & THE DOCTOR’S ORDERS PRESENT

SMOKE DZA£13.50 adv

Wednesday 28th JanuaryDHP PRESENTS

LEDDRA CHAPMAN£12.50 adv

Thursday 29th JanuaryMAMA PRESENTS

JO HARMAN & COMPANY + MI’DAS£10 adv

Friday 30th & Saturday 31st January25 YEARS OF THE JAZZ CAFE PRESENTS

ALICE RUSSELL£22 adv

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ADDRESS:The Jazz Cafe Box Office5 Parkway. Camden, London. NW1

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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 / 88TUBE: Camden Town (Northern Line)TRAIN: Camden Rd (Silverlink)

OPENING TIMES:Mon-Sun 7pm, Club Nights 10.30pm(unless stated)

TICKET BOOKINGS:Ticketmaster (24h cc hotline) 0844 847 2514See Tickets (24h cc hotline) 0871 220 0260

DINING AT THE JAZZ CAFE:Book a table at: www.thejazzcafelondon.comor call: 020 7688 8899 or email: [email protected] we'll call you back.

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