Events (older events page, being phased out)

Thursday May 18th

TIME ZONE plays an innovative “deep fusion” of Cuban music and Jazz – soulful, catchy and rhythmically provocative. Cuban elements are re-assembled, as in collage, or mutated to fit odd meters more common in eastern Europe, yet still with a Cuban feel… Bilingual compositions where the groove can change in mid flow, like suddenly turning a corner, a new view opening up, another way of looking at things.

“This album from Cuba-devoted Hackney trumpeter Loz Speyer means what its title says, all the way from the imaginative fusions of Cuban dance forms and pungent contemporary jazz of his Time Zone sextet, to the snaps of Santiago and his Cuban family’s hard-won travel documents on the artwork.” – The Guardian

Doors open 7pm. Music starts 8pm.

Tickets: £8 available from www.karamel.london or £10 on the door

Loz Speyer (trumpet, flugelhorn) Martin Hathaway (alto sax, bass clarinet) Stuart Hall (guitar, violin) Ryan Trebilcock (bass) Andy Ball (drums) Maurizio Revalico (congas)

THURSDAY 4TH MAY

Exploring afresh the freewheeling, wonderfully melodic interpretations of standard material recorded by Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan, this new band promises to evoke the spirit of these classic recordings while giving free reign to the personalities of the five musicians.

Chris Biscoe (baritone sax) Allison Neale (alto sax) Colin Oxley (guitar) Jeremy Brown (bass) Stu Butterfield (drums)

Early bird tickets available at £8 on www.karamel.london/£10 OTD

Jazz at Karamel continues our line up of exquisite guests with the Tristan Maillot Quintet.

French-born drummer Tristan Maillot studied at Dartington College of Music and The Royal Academy of Music. He has appeared with leading UK and international artists, including Art Farmer, Jim Hall, Bobby Shew, Scott Hamilton, Peter King, Stan Tracey, Dave Newton, Alan Barnes, Gerard Presencer and Jim Mullen.

Gareth Lochrane (flutes) Tom O’Grady (keyboards) Flo Moore (bass) Tristram Mailliot (drums)

Early bird tickets are available for £8 from www.karamel.london or £10 on the door.

Doors open at 7pm, Music starts at 8pm

THURSDAY 20TH APRIL

Karamel regular Dave Whitford leads his own quartet tonight, supported by some of the finest players on the UK scene. Joining him is internationally renowned and winner of the prestigous 2013 Parliamentary Award for Jazz Education Nick Smart on trumpet, veteran of the UK jazz scene Stan Sulzmann on tenor sax and BBC Jazz Award-winning performer Tim Giles on drums.

Nick Smart (trumpet) Stan Sulzmann (tenor sax) Dave Whitford (bass) Tim Giles (drums)

Tickets are available as early bird £8 from www.karamel.london or £10 on the door.

ALAN BARNES has won the prestigious BBC Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year Award on several occasions, has produced over 40 CDs on his own Woodville label and frequently comperes major Jazz Festivals. He recently featured on the Bryan Ferry “Jazz Age” recording, and on the Great Gatsby film soundtrack. He has extremely busy freelance and teaching schedules, while leading ensembles from Duos to Big Bands.

KATE WILLIAMS is a recipient of the John Dankworth Award For Talent Deserving Wider Recognition, she has gained a distinctive reputation as both a writer and performer.
“Williams has a quality rare among jazz composers: a musical vocabulary that’s all her own”
The Observer

DAVE GREEN had established himself as a major figure by the end of the 60s having worked with musicians as diverse as Stan Tracey and Humphrey Lyttelton. He also played and recorded with many front-rank visiting Americans who counted themselves fortunate in having his solidity and flair behind them. Throughout the 80s and into the following decades, Green remained at the forefront of British jazz, working with Peter King, Didier Lockwood, Spike Robinson and a host of other British and visiting jazzmen. A superb timekeeper and exceptional soloist, Green is the essence of the international jazz musician.

STU BUTTERFIELD has been a well established and highly regarded drummer on the UK scene since the late sixties. Throughout the past ten years, he has been back with a vengeance performing in a variety of groups and as a regular at Jazz at Karamel!

Alan Barnes (alto sax, clarinet) Kate Williams (piano) Dave Green (bass) Stu Butterfield (drums)

Earlybird tickets available for £8 at www.karamel.london and £10 on the door.

Two talented British musicians present a double bill of exciting classical music on two stringed instruments from the North and South – Veena and SItar.  at Karamel Restaurant.

Akash Parekh is a part of the next generation of exciting British-born sitar players. Having only started learning when he was 18 he has fast progressed into an upcoming musician of the current generation. Based in Leicester, his musical upbringing was initially in western classical and contemporary western music which adds to his innovative playing style.

Arani Sivapathasundaram is a prolific Veena player and emerging artist within London. Her outreach work in spreading awareness of the classical arts has led her to develop her own style to this instrument which enables an audience to delve deeper into the intricacies of the Veena.

Doors open at 7pm and music starts at 8pm

£6 advance early bird
£8 general admission/on the door

Tickets available at www.karamel.london

This double bill features two upcoming female artists bringing unique sounds to classical music. at Karamel Restaurant.

Multi-talented artist, Srutti Suresan performs a Carnatic concert on Vocals and an instrument mostly unknown within the UK, the Lapsteel Guitar. Using the raga Kalyani as a basis, she experiments in the way both can work together, using her Vocal training to enthuse her performance technique on the Lapsteel Guitar.

Keertan Rehal is a Leeds-based vocalist trained originally in Kirtan which led to her pursuing an interest within classical music. In this performance she showcases the various styles of vocal composition within Hindustani classical music.

Doors open 7pm, Music starts at 8pm

£6 early bird/in advance
£8 general admission/on the door
Tickets available at www.karamel.london

Karamel Restaurant March 1st

Dorance Lorza & Sexteto Cafe have been one of the leading bands in the vibrant and exciting London salsa scene since they formed in 1996. Pioneering the worldwide “salsa con vibes” revival of the late 1990s, they were one of the first bands in Europe to favour the small combo salsa sound of 1960s/1970s bands like Joe Cuba Sextet/ New Swing Sextet/Pete Terrace Combo rather than that of the more common big brass-heavy salsa orchestras of the day.