Thursday 19 March 2015

25 years of The Jazz Cafe: Celebration Acts Announced.






London’s Jazz Cafe has announced the names of the acts performing as part of their 25th Anniversary. An iconic part of London’s live music scene for the past two and half decades, the venue has played host to a number of huge names and this year they are pulling out all the stops!

2015 marks the venues 25th year of providing stellar acts live on stage in one of London’s best loved intimate venue, in one of London’s trendiest neighbourhoods – Camden.
 
Heavyweights from Hip Hop, Ska and Lovers Rock to International DJs, 60s female super group Divas and Beatboxing Champions are all confirmed for this year’s celebrations.

Kicking off the Spring Season with two sold out shows on March 26th and 27th, is none other than American Hip Hop recording artist and DJ,
Grandmaster Flash. Grandmaster Flash is considered to be one of the pioneers of Hip-Hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. His sold out shows will include choice cuts from his extensive repertoire such as; White Lines, The Message, Scorpio, Fly Girl and many more!  

John Tunley, from the Jazz Cafe commented: “Since the planning stages in 2014 for this year’s celebrations, the forward bookings were looking very strong. We’re a multi-genre venue, so we’ll be hosting everything from 80s New Wave Synthpop to Reggae to Jazz. There’s something for everyone this year at The Jazz Cafe.”

25 years of The Jazz Cafe presents;
Grand Master Flash
Bettye Lavette
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
Heaven 17 – Up Close and Personal
Beardyman
Janet Kay and Carroll Thompson
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Carleen Anderson
Jocelyn Brown
KRS-One
The Three Degrees
Courtney Pine
Ginger Baker Jazz Confusion
Glenn Lewis
Mica Paris & Friends with The Floacist & Omar
Aswad
Finley Quaye

For dates, tickets and more information, visit:
http://thejazzcafelondon.com/jc25/