The Jazz Café
Coordinates: 51°32′20″N 0°8′36″W / 51.53889°N 0.14333°W
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| Location | Camden Town, London |
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| Type | Jazz club |
| Genre(s) | Jazz Drum and bass Hip-hop Pop |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Owner | MAMA & Company |
| Website | Official website |
The Jazz Café is a music venue in Parkway in Camden Town, London, England. It opened in 1990 on the former premises of a Barclays Bank branch and is owned by the Mean Fiddler Music Group, a subsidiary of MAMA & Company.
History
The original Jazz Café was founded by Jon Dabner in Newington Green, Stoke Newington and later moved to the Vortex Jazz Club. Mean Fiddler took over bookings from 4 September 1992. In 2008 MAMA & Company acquired the Mean Fiddler Music Group. Since this time the club has continued to showcase performers from the genres of Neo-Soul, Hip Hop, Electronica. Blues, World, Reggae, Latin & Soul as well as providing a venue for new and established Jazz artists.
It has a capacity for 350 patrons and a first-floor restaurant.
Performers
The Jazz Café has played host to the jazz musicians Josh Osho, Maceo Parker and Courtney Pine and reggae artists Lee Scratch Perry, The Skatalites, Max Romeo, Luciano and Marcia Griffiths.
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De La Soul at the Jazz Café
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Maceo Parker at the Jazz Café
External links
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