The legend says that everything started back in 1279 when the first Camberwell Fair took place. 700 years later, music lovers, foodies, and the local community can still enjoy a day-out on the borough’s green. So, there’s no need to travel miles and miles out of London for a good...
Tag Archives: jazz
Don’t worry, we know quite well how do you feel… you had a look at the Boomtown Festival lineup and you’ve been so overwhelmed by names of bands, artists, DJs and stages that you don’t know where to start from. But, don’t sweat it…Rhythm Passport is here for you! Next to...
Even if summer and London are two words not working too well together, except perhaps as an oxymoron, there’s an event that, since 2014 brings the sun shining over the East End. Maybe that’s only figuratively, but Walthamstow Garden Party is one of the best ways to celebrate the sunny season...
Even for a music scene as varied and unpredictable as London’s, Vula Viel are an exception. It might already be surprising to meet, listen to and enjoy a band comprised of London born and bred musicians playing traditional Ghanaian music. If you add the fact that they play that music...
Like the smell of a freshly printed book with the anticipated suspense of a can’t-put-it-down storyline, the debug gig for The Trilateral Agreement brought feelings of anticipation and excitement to a bustling crowd at Portobello Road based Mau Mau Bar. The group partnered with London promoters and record label Jazz...
It happens many times, too many to be honest… Some of the most influential and genre-defining bands are also some of the most overlooked, only ever celebrated by industry insiders and professionals. That’s the case for a Paris-based project that came to light in the early-70s and still provides inspiration...
Start with an abajo, then a vacila followed by an enchufla and finally a dile que no…Refresh your Cuban dance moves, because this summer, Havana Musica and the Jazz Café have four nights in store that will bring the Habana Vieja atmosphere to Camden. From the 2nd of June with...
If you’re already “the biggest indoor jazz festival in the world”, you won’t need many additional words to appeal. However, we can’t help but highlight that North Sea Jazz Festival also offers one of the most diverse and captivating line-ups of the summer. In fact, jazz is only one of...
Snarky Puppy is a sonically charged revolution of intelligent, jazz-inspired funk-infused with a dizzying mix of rip-roaring bombastic rock, easing into edgy, new era classical, melancholic electronic (and perfectly blended) world music; a freshly invented and entirely new genre. Lead by bassist, composer and producer Michael League, the 3* time Grammy...
In two days’ time, Snarky Puppy will seize Brixton for one night… and what a night it will be! The O2 Brixton Academy, London will be the setting for a one-off show from a one-off band and trust us, everything will be extraordinary. There’s nothing standard or already seen or heard when...