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About Jazz Cafe
Jazz Cafe is a grassroots music venue in Camden Town, London with a standing capacity of approximately 440. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Jazz Cafe books Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip-hop, Reggae, Latin acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the London venue directory.
The Jazz Cafe is a famous 450-capacity live music venue in Camden Town, north London (5 Parkway, NW1). Despite the name, its intimate two-floor room programmes the full breadth of Black music — jazz, hip hop, R&B, soul, funk, reggae, Latin, blues and world — seven nights a week, mixing world-class headliners with rising stars. A 72-seat mezzanine restaurant overlooks the stage, and DJ club nights run Fridays and Saturdays from 10:30pm to 3am.
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5 Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1 7PG
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Jazz Cafe books Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip-hop, Reggae, Latin. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Jazz Cafe has a standing capacity of approximately 440 (72 seated), classed as a medium venue. See all London venues for size comparisons.
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5 Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1 7PG. See the map below for directions. Browse more London venues nearby.
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