Afiş Alice Drogoreanu.

Myself and the rest of the Droppin’ Science crew with be hosting the official Jazzy Jeff after party at The Jazz Cafe, Camden Town.

We’re doubling this up as our official Xmas bash and are offering FREE ENTRY to everyone.

If however, you want to see Jazzy Jeff first, you’ll need to get your tickets from Ticket Master

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7pm – 11pm

Jazzy Jeff LIVE + support from Matman

Tickets: www.ticketmaster.co.uk

11pm – 2am

Droppin’ Science DJ’s:

Nickname (55DSL)
Matman (DMC champ/No Fuss)
Daredevil (DMC/ITF Champ)

FREE ENTRY!!
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Don’t sleep on this massive Hip Hop party to help see 2009 out.

Add yourself to the Facebook event page here.

“UK SOUL JAM”

@ JAZZ CAFE

** Featuring CK GOSPEL CHOIR & Many More All Live Established & New
UKSoul & Gospel Talent **

on SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER 2009

7pm – 1am

‘UK SOUL JAM’ :
a celebration of UK SOUL featuring the best established & new UKSoul
talent every month at The Jazz Cafe, London

Venue Address:
JAZZ CAFE
5 Parkway,
Camden Town,
London
NW1

Nearest Tube:
Camden Town

Running times:
7pm – 1am

** PRICES: **

TICKET PRICES:
£8 Advance, £10 Door, £13 Upstairs Restaurant Table Seats.

** CHRISTMAS SPECIAL OFFER: UPSTAIRS SEAT + CHRISTMAS MEAL all inc. £24 **

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER AT:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
(search “UK SOUL JAM” “UKSOULJAM” “Jazz Cafe” “December 6th”)

ORDER ON PHONE from TICKETMASTER on: Tel: 0870 4000 700

Alternative Online Ticket Agents:
http://www.seetickets.com

BOX OFFICE, IN PERSON & CASH PAYMENTS:
To order in person or for Cash payment at JAZZCAFE( frontdoor) box
office 5 Parkway Camden, NW1 (Mon – Sat 10am-5pm).

Table Seats On Balcony: £13 – Call Jazzcafe Restaurant Line For Tables
On: 020 7688 8899 (Lines Open 10.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)

Web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight

Music Style:
SOUL, NEO SOUL, UK SOUL, GOSPEL, URBAN, RAREGROOVE, NU JAZZ, R&B,
BROKENBEAT, HIP HOP, REGGAE, DANCEHALL, OPEN MIC JAM & LIVE MUSIC

Line Up:

Resident DJs:
PAUL AAARON (Keep The Faith / Groove Lineage)
DJ KAY (Keep The Faith / UKSoulJam)

Resident Band:
HARLANO & THE CKB

Hosted By:
HARLANO, ADEOLA & PAUL AAARON

Live Performances From:
CK GOSPEL CHOIR
JAZ ELLINGTON
ELISHA LAVERNE
ORGANIC FAMILY
SHARON ROSE
SUPA SOUL BRUTHA DEL
LOUISE GOLBEY

+ Open Mic & Jam Session (Open To The Public Later In The Show)
+ More TBA & Surprise Guests On The Night.

This Month:
Dec 6th is a UKSoulJam Christmas & UKGospel special ft. the lavish 16
piece CK Gospel Choir who brought the house down on last years
Christmas special. Also live is UKSoul/Gospel favourite Jaz Ellington,
UKSoul & R&B sensation Elisha Laverne who’s worked with everyone from
Maxi Priest to King St Sounds, The Organic Family who bring their
collective of artists, Sharon Rose on of the UK’s most explosive next
generation Nu Soul/Gospel/R&B singers, Supa Soul Brutha Del bring his
blend of Psychedelic Soul & PFunk, & Louise Golbey with her Acoustic
Soul. Previous surprise guests in our Jam session have inc. Amy
Winehouse, Jeffrey Daniel of Shalamar & Marcia Ambrosius of Floetry -
so make sure you’re on the house to see who will surprise us this
month…

Another varied, diverse & talented array of all live UK talent awaits
you on this month’s UKSoulJam.

Event Summary:
UK SOUL JAM: A celebration of UK SOUL in an Open Mic – Jam Session,
Showcase & DJ Session featuring the best of London’s Soul talent every
month at Jazz Cafe. As seen on Sky TV.

UK Soul Jam captures the energy and musical talent from London’s
Contemporary Soul Scene. Bringing together singers, players, &
connoisseurs of Neo Soul, Nu Jazz, Credible Hip Hop and RnB,
Brokenbeat, Reggae, Gospel and Soulful House scenes in London. A
platform for new & established artists. Open Mic / Jam is open to the
public.

UK SOUL JAM – The ORIGINAL UKSOUL Show

Further web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight

For all show enquiries & if you would like to perform please email:
keepthefaithful@gmail.com

Laura Izibor takes her graceful soul music to the Jazz Cafe in December for a show that should be a pretty nice start to the 2009 wind down.  I saw her back in June and the show inspired my to start this blog!  Seriously – I think it was halfway through If Tonight Is My Last, while nodding my head I had the idea (and she’s the reason I know about Mamas Gun, so I actually owe her quite a lot – lol).

The show is December 1st, very reasonably priced at £12.50 (+ change for booking fees and other nonsense).  I assume tickets will be on sale from the usual places yada yada yada (or by clicking here via Seetickets).

Soulside Funk

http://www.kennedysbaryork.co.uk/

Professor of Saxophone for the Royal Marines, Simon Bates is known and respected for his stylistic versatility and instrumental prowess. Musical Director for Rick Astley’s re-launch tour in September, Simon is in great demand on the London jazz and session scene – his playing features on countless adverts, film scores, TV theme tunes and pop records. Simon has appeared live and recorded with a wide variety of bands and musicians including Elvis Costello, Lulu, Billy Ocean, Rick Wakeman, D:Ream, Chaka Khan, Emma Bunton, Seal and Peter Erskine. He has performed around the world in a wide variety of settings from the Q.E.2. and Eiffel Tower to Ronnie Scott’s and the Jazz Cafe.

Simon appears frequently on television in programmes such as ‘Johnny Vaughan Tonight’ for which he was Musical Director and was featured on Channel 4’s Big Breakfast every Friday. Some of Simon’s compositions have appeared on the ITV show ‘This Morning’ and on the Discovery Channel. He has also written many advertising jingles, a multitude of library music, commissions from other bands and musicians and cues for all television networks.

Simon’s extraordinary ability to play virtually any instrument in the woodwind family plus windsynth and percussion in any style has led to regular appearances in West-End shows such as Starlight Express, Follies, Chicago and Jesus Christ Superstar.

Simon started to learn the violin at school but the draw of his father’s old clarinet was too much, and so he started to have lessons. With the intense competition of his twin brother, (now a freelance French Horn player), Simon progressed quickly and achieved Grade 8 on the clarinet at the tender age of 12 and viola at only 13. He started to play sax at the age of 14 and got his first paid gig in the same year. At the Colchester Institute, whilst studying for a classical music degree, he turned to jazz and improvised music and went on to the Guildhall School of Music where he gained a Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Jazz and Studio Music and a L.G.S.M. Performance Diploma. Simon Bates is an official endorsee of Yamaha Custom Saxophones and BG accessories.

For further information visit www.simonbates.net

Sat 17th October
Yamaha Brass & Woodwind Day
From 10am, Sax guru (Sax, Flute and Clarinet) Simon Bates will be demonstrating live, plus hosting FREE interactive live master classes in-store.

Find out more about Simon Bates here: http://procustom.yamaha.com/en/artists.php?id=3

Simon will also be performing a live gig in the evening, ask in store for more details.

We will also be joined by Yamaha’s own Charlie Robertson and our Technician and Brass & Woodwind expert Peter Pollard who will be offering advice and FREE Instrument Health Checks throughout the day.

Call David or Ben now on 01904 658836 to book a place in one of Simon’s instrument master classes and to find out more about this exciting event

Kennedys Bar Restaurant is unique to York; set in the quarter, a lively cosmopolitan area bursting with eateries, bars and boutique shops and is just a stone’s throw from York Minster.

Kennedys offers a stylish and modern setting for people to drink and dine, attracting a broad range of clientele.

The versatile layout distributed over three floors offers something for everyone. Including a roof top sun terrace, areas to dine, a contemporary ground floor bar, and basement music bar and dance floor.

A bar that seeks to set its self apart from its contemporaries, Kennedy’s prides it’s self on relaxed and friendly service and freshly prepared food.

There are few things in music better that Eric Roberson live, a sentiment anyone who has seen his show will happily co-sign.  After saying so many nice things about him over the years I feel I should be digging for faults and be as critical as possible.

I should chide him for seamlessly re-inventing songs, turning the smooth mellow flow of Couldn’t Hear Me into a bouncy rock number or giving songs on Music Fan First that sounded a little bland a new lease of life.  I should berate him for his crowd interaction, using supersharp wit to have the audience rolling with laughter, I came to hear music not comedy!  Why oh why serenade someone’s mobile phone…?

It’s all his band anyway, always on point and in Curt Chambers sporting one of the best lead guitarists in the world.

I should be finding faults however it’s almost impossible to.  Erro continues to set high benchmarks and met them.  He gives the full package; re-working songs so they do not sound like the album, and providing many comedic moments.  He obviously enjoys performing and this comes through.  Thursday’s concert was by no means Erro’s finest however it was still superior to much I have seen this year.  His gospel parody was classic, the intro to Only For U always brings a smile to my face, and Bad For You and Borrow You (off Music Fan First) both rocked live (I also now love both Dealing and Further despite being indifferent to them before).

Yeah, a longer set would have been nice (he did give us nearly 2 hours though!), however to cover everything I want to hear he would probably need 6 hours and a throat of steel (not sure if the Gatorade alone would cut it).

As always, the highlight was the freestyle, a song made up of songs shouted from the crowd.  He was tasked with making a song from; sardines, derelict, Thundercats, elephant and swollen.  By the end he had everyone singing in unison as if it were an album cut, “relax yourself girl, just settle down.”

If you like live music, seeing Roberson live is a must.  If you are a singer or have a band, seeing Roberson live is a must.  If you are an exec at a major label please take all your artists to see him, it will make the music industry a better place.

Eric.  Thank You.

Soulside Funk

Omar Puente the great Cuban jazz violinist.

Plays live at the Jazz cafe in London.  Tuesday 17th November 2009.

Doors 7pm

Omar Puente was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1962 and has worked/recorded with, amongst others, Guillermo Rubalcaba, Orquestra Reve, Charanga Habanera, Pablo Milanes, and Silvio Rodriguez. Omar Puente is also involved with the Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra and has collaborated with Venezuela’s Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra in a sold out show at the Royal Festival Hall in 2009.

Omar Puente

Tuesday 17th November 2009

Doors 7pm

ADDRESS
Jazz Cafe
5 Parkway
Camden Town
London NW1 7PG

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Buses: 29,134, 31,88
Tube: Camden Town
(Northern Line)
Overground: Camden Road
(Silverlink)

Buy tickets to see Omar Puente at the Jazz Cafe

Started in Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1996 Salsa Celtica has gone on to critical and public acclaim. Salsa Celtica has released four studio albums, most recently “El Camino” also to critical and public acclaim. 2009 will see the release of a live Salsa Celtica concert dvd and cd album.

“Not your average salseros, not to be missed” L.A. Times, USA

“This unique group is a dynamic force on the world music scene” Songlines

Salsa Celtica’s lineup combines some of Scotland and Ireland’s most exciting traditional musicians mixed with a quality group of world, jazz and salsa musicians from the U.K. and Latin America.

Saturday 7th November 2009

Doors 7pm

Adv £16.50

Buy Tickets to Salsa Celtica at TicketMaster
ADDRESS
Jazz Cafe
5 Parkway
Camden Town
London NW1 7PG

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Buses: 29,134, 31,88
Tube: Camden Town
(Northern Line)
Overground: Camden Road
(Silverlink)

You can also buy tickets to Salsa Celtica gigs from TicketWeb for these Salsa Celtica dates

Monday, November 9 at 8:00 PM
Salsa Celtica
at Metropolis, England – South

over 18 only. i-d may be required
£12.50

and

Saturday, November 21 at 7:00 PM
THE WAREHOUSE PRESENTS: Salsa Celtica
at Warehouse, Aberdeen, Scotland

PLUS SUPPORT / OVER 14S (14-16S ONLY WITH ADULT)
£14.00

“UK SOUL JAM”
@ JAZZ CAFE
** Featuring KAANA ELLIE & THE REMEDIES & Many More All Live Established & New UKSoul Talent **

on SUNDAY 4th OCTOBER 2009
7pm – 1am
‘UK SOUL JAM’ :
a celebration of UK SOULfeaturing the best established & new UKSoul talent every month at The Jazz Cafe, London
Venue Address:
JAZZ CAFE
5 Parkway,
Camden Town,
London
NW1

Nearest Tube:
Camden Town

Running times:
7pm – 1am

** PRICES: **
TICKET PRICES:
£8 Advance, £10 Door, £13 Upstairs Restaurant Table Seats.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER AT:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
(search “UK SOUL JAM” “UKSOULJAM” “Jazz Cafe” “October 4th”)

ORDER ON PHONE from TICKETMASTER on: Tel: 0870 4000 700

Alternative Online Ticket Agents:
http://www.seetickets.com
BOX OFFICE, IN PERSON & CASH PAYMENTS:
To order in person or for Cash payment at JAZZCAFE( frontdoor) box
office 5 Parkway Camden, NW1 (Mon – Sat 10am-5pm).
Table Seats On Balcony: £13 – Call Jazzcafe Restaurant Line For Tables On: 020 7688 8899 (Lines Open 10.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)
Web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight

Music Style:
SOUL, NEO SOUL, UK SOUL, GOSPEL, URBAN, RAREGROOVE, NU JAZZ, R&B, BROKENBEAT, HIP HOP, REGGAE, DANCEHALL, OPEN MIC JAM & LIVE MUSIC

Line Up:
Resident DJs:
PAUL AAARON (Keep The Faith / Groove Lineage)
DJ KAY (Keep The Faith / UKSoulJam)
Resident Band:
HARLANO & THE CKB
Hosted By:
HARLANO, ADEOLA & PAUL AAARON

Live Performances From:
KAANA ELLIE & THE REMEDIES
KYRA UK
FLOETIC LARA
MISSBEE
CLINTON JORDAN
KADIJA KAMARA
HAYLEY C
J TREOLE
ENRICO DELVES
WENDI HARRIOTT
+ Open Mic & Jam Session (Open To The Public Later In The Show)
+ More TBA & Surprise Guests On The Night.

Event Summary:
UK SOUL JAM: A celebration of UK SOUL in an Open Mic – Jam Session, Showcase & DJ Session featuring the best of London’s Soul talent every month at Jazz Cafe. As seen on Sky TV.

Further web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight
For all show enquiries & if you would like to perform please email:
keepthefaithful@gmail.com

Sometimes a great voice is not enough.  Sometimes going through the motions does not guarantee a great performance.  Jazmine Sullivan has an outstanding voice and she went through the motions, however her show at London’s Jazz Cafe on Thursday night was a little underwhelming.

Jazmine Sullivan’s voice is amazing, strong and gravely, and just oozes personality.  One of the reasons her debut album, Fearless, stood out was because of this mix of forceful soul singing over tight R&B beats.

Starting her set gone 10pm (about 40 mins after the warm-up finished) she kicked-off with Bust Ya Windows and it got the firing response it deserved, things fizzled afterwards.  She belted out the album’s highlights with her superior voice, yet it felt like they didn’t really matter.  Her speeches in-between songs were not always relevant and very time consuming; at one point she told us London is her ‘spiritual home’… really????

Two covers, Kayne West’s Heartless and Seal’s Kiss From A Rose were nice surprises (the latter being pretty darn good).  When she finished with Need U Bad people headed straight for the exit with no prolonged cheer or call for an encore (extremely unusual for the Jazz Cafe) and I joined them.  This was definitely a show for her biggest fans.

Soulside Funk

Often recognized as the first Latin artist to cross over into the English music market Jose has not only paved the way for a raft of other Latin musicians he has picked up a trail of awards including 6 Grammy awards. A true legend.

Playing Live at the Jazz Cafe27th, 28th, 30th, 31st Oct and the 1st of November (7pm)

Buy Tickets for Jose Feliciano with HMV Tickets

INDIGO BROWN

Indigo Brown are preforming at Jazz Cafe..part of UKSOUL JAM on the 6th September…im sooo there! seen them quite a few times and I believe they are the future of UK Soul in this country to be honest.

Check out the event page on facebook (Indigo Brown @ UKSOULJAM @ JAzz CAfe = 8 More Acts All Live UKSOUL Acts) for more information…

Heres a little snippet of a performance of ‘Dear Diary’ performed at Soul-D Out a few months back..yes I was there lool

“UK SOUL JAM”

@ JAZZ CAFE

** Featuring INDIGO BROWN & Many More All Live Established & New
UKSoul Talent **

on SUNDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2009

7pm – 1am

‘UK SOUL JAM’ :
a celebration of UK SOUL in an Open Mic, Showcase & DJ Session
featuring the best of London’s Soul talent every month at The Jazz Cafe, London

Venue Address:
JAZZ CAFE
5 Parkway,
Camden Town,
London
NW1

Nearest Tube:
Camden Town

Running times:
7pm – 1am

** PRICES: **

TICKET PRICES:
£8 Advance, £10 Door, £13 Upstairs Restaurant Table Seats.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKET ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER AT:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
(search “UK SOUL JAM” “UKSOULJAM” “Jazz Cafe” “September 6th”)

ORDER ON PHONE from TICKETMASTER on: Tel: 0870 4000 700

Alternative Online Ticket Agents:
http://www.seetickets.com

BOX OFFICE, IN PERSON & CASH PAYMENTS:
To order in person or for Cash payment at JAZZCAFE( frontdoor) box
office 5 Parkway Camden, NW1 (Mon – Sat 10am-5pm).

Table Seats On Balcony: £13 – Call Jazzcafe Restaurant Line For Tables
On: 020 7688 8899 (Lines Open 10.30am-5.30pm Mon-Sat)

Web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight

Line Up:

Resident DJs:
PAUL AAARON (Keep The Faith / Groove Lineage)
DJ KAY (Keep The Faith / UKSoulJam)
Special Guest DJ FUNKSY (Praxis / DS Music PR)

Resident Band:
HARLANO & THE CKB

Hosted By:
HARLANO, ADEOLA & PAUL AAARON

Live Performances From:

INDIGO BROWN
LIFFORD (Artful Dodger)
ANN-MARIE LATAILLE
SUBURBAN BLUE Ft MADAME PEPPER
LOUISE GOLBEY
RAFF
CRAMBJAZ
CYNTHIA ERIVO

+ Open Mic & Jam Session (Open To The Public Later In The Show)
+ More TBA & Surprise Guests On The Night.

Further web info:
http://www.myspace.com/keepthefaithclubnight

For all show enquiries & if you would like to perform please email:
keepthefaithful@gmail.com

A KEEP THE FAITH Events Production

Kobi Onyame was part of the recent UKSoul.org event at the Jazz Cafe. The show had a list of really great soul artists including David Prosper & L-Marie. Check it out!

Anyone who has heard The Magnificent or The Return of the Magnificent knows that DJ Jazzy Jeff makes some seriously good soulful music which is a long way removed from his rap-pop days with The Fresh Prince.  His two albums have featured the likes of Jill Scott, Eric Roberson, Raheem DeVaughn, J-Live, Baby Blak, Kardinal Offishall… the list is immense.

And just in time for Christmas, he brings his live show to the Jazz Cafe on December 17th (the day of my work Xmas party – dilemmas…) and i’m pretty sure it’ll be an awesome present.  Many moons ago he bought a hungry vocalist called Eric Roberson with him so who knows what new talents he has uncovered to unleash on Camden.  Also, its been a minute since The Return of the Magnificent was released so expect many a new joint.

Tickets are £16.50 (+ change), and available from – SeeTickets

Soulside Funk

NME.com today announced that Cornwalls favourite ex pat ivory key tickler Tori Amos is to play a special, one-off London club show at the world-famous Jazz Cafe on Wednesday December 2nd.

Not only is it a rarity to have the ginger songstress play such a small venue in the Capital, but she’ll also be treading the boards with just her trusty piano in tow.

For exclusive access to the gig, fans are being asked to show their faces at the HMV at 150 Oxford Street from 10:30 am to collect their wristbands which grant the wearer entry to what is sure to be a fantastic little show.  But be warned, there is a limit of one wristband per person so don’t get down there thinking you’ll be able to load up on wristbands to throw on eBay or pass on to your friends.

Tori Amos’ next album, ‘Midwinter Graces’, is due for release this coming Monday [16th November]

Last night saw a week of  Motown celebrations in London kick-off with the stellar Funk Brothers  jamming at the Borderline….

Tonight sees the first of 3 hotly anticipated Motown sessions at the Jazz Cafe, featuring the Funk Brothers, Sherri Payne and Lynda Laurence.

Wednesday’s set features special guests, Mable John, Chris Clark and Brenda Holloway, and the final Jazz Cafe show on Thursday is devoted to Thelma Houston  and guests.

Not to mention the big Hammersmith Apollo show on Friday featuring all of the above! Christmas has come early, right?!

To continue our celebrations on Soul Food, we have some further delicious Motown specials for you to enjoy…

1. Mable John interview on 6 Music

Listen to Craig Charles’ brilliant interview with Mable John from Saturday’s Soul and Funk show on BBC 6 Music  here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/

2. Jack Ashford Interview on Solar

Great interview with Funk Brother Jack on Clive Richardson’s show. Also featuring the Divas!

Yes, I do realize I’ve been making all the posts of late. xD *cough*

Anyway, the Creators have a new blogeh posteh! And it’s about time too, since we haven’t gotten any news on islands in forever. The blog post is titled “Return of Comic Kid, and New Island?” WHY SO MYSTERIOUS CREATORS?

The post itself:

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Return of Comic Kid, and New Island?

Well, I’m finally back after a long trip of searching out new islands in Poptropica. I even had time to grab some hot chocolate along the way.

COMIC KID

Interesting indeed. What island do you think this’ll be? For some reason, I think it’s French Island. Maybe it’ll just be plain “Music Island” LOL. A member of the PHF even suggested that it’s another part of Reality TV island, however I don’t see how it would fit in. :/

The cut-off stage background says “Jazz Cafe”. As some of you might have noticed, the microphone and stool look as if they’re from Spy Island (in the Hair Club) although the one at the Hair Club is blue.

Another new update is the new addition to the “Buy Poptropica Credits” page. It now allows you to buy credits from your mobile phone! (Credit to Deathstalker of the PHF!)

Personally, I think this feature is useless – who’s going to buy credits from their phone? I just don’t see the point.

And so I end this post with 2 questions for you PHB readers (please answer them in your comments!):

1. What island do you think the Creators are referring to? French Island maybe?
2. Have you ever brought credits, plan to, or probably never will?

Until next time,
Coderkid