PART OF EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022! Legendary guitarist John Etheridge joins forces with the sensational vocals of Vimala Rowe. Together, they weave a magical spell, effortlessly travelling musically from India to Africa, Middle East and the USA. John Etheridge has had substantial relationships during his 45 year career with some of the most famous … read more

PART OF EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022! Fantastically playful, inventive and one of Britain’s leading tenor saxophonists for over 50 years,** Art Themen** performs with his trio from the latest … read more

PART OF EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022! Veteran singer/songwriter/keyboardist Charlie Wood takes you on a live listening tour through the rich musical history of his hometown, performing songs by WC Handy, BB King, Otis Redding and many more, bringing the spirit of Memphis to Wood Green’s McQueens Theatre. Charlie Wood is a singer/songwriter and keyboardist … read more

CLOSING GIG OF THE EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 2022! Café Kathak - Launched last year at Café Oto, the AKDC band brings improvisational Kathak rhythms to blend with Jazz instruments to create a new never heard before sound to Indo Jazz. Intricate footwork performed by the critically acclaimed kathak artist Amina Khayyam to the complex … read more

Photocredit: Lara de Belder Collage presents Charlotte Keeffe Quartet - Right Here, Right Now ‘…Keeffe shows notable strength of character as she runs the sonic and emotional gamut.’ - Kevin Le Gendre, JAZZWISE Charlotte Keeffe’s unique approach and passion for improvisation, jazz and experimental music making sees her performing regularly as a soloist and as part … read more

One of Britain's most lauded and loved saxophonists is joined by a cross-generational quartet playing a mixture of Stan's arrangements and beautiful compositions. Stan Sulzmann - Saxophone Will Barry - Piano Steve Watts - Bass Kai MacRae - Drums ‘But a shining light of the whole attractive enterprise is the presence of Stan Sulzmann, who … read more

Martin Speake (alto saxophone); Alyson Cawley (tenor saxophone); Jakub Cywinski (double bass); Adam Merrell (drums); We are delighted to welcome award-winning saxophonist Martin Speake, one of the most fluent and creative musicians and composers in the UK. “A saxophonist with an unusual turn of phrase, a persuasively gentle sound … Martin Speake is not just … read more

We invite you to join us to close the Karamel Jazz season for this year with a bang! Tomorrow’s Warriors presents the next generation of jazz musicians and artists supported through their award-winning talent development programme. Tomorrow’s Warriors presents London based guitarist Francisco Garcia de Paredes as he leads his quintet to close out this … read more

Locomotive returns to Karamel with: Henry Lowther (trumpet), Chris Biscoe (sax), Art Themen (tenor), Alcyona Mick (piano), Dave Green (bass), Les Cyrkel (dep'ing for Stu Butterfield) (drums). Locomotive features the music, imaginings and rhythm-a-nings of Thelonious Monk, highly respected and Grammy award-winning American jazz pianist and composer! “The piano ain't got no wrong notes.” ― … read more

Noah Stoneman returns to Karamel with a special Friday night of jazz and original piano compositions Noah Stoneman, 21-year old pianist and composer from North London, is studying at the Royal Academy of Music. Adept in a wide range of musical idioms, *Noah says: "What binds these different languages together is improvisation" *- an art … read more