Grass Roots is a monthly event which is wholeheartedly committed to championing emerging UK-based jazz talent. While our home in Peckham is in the process of moving to a new location, we're taking the show on the road and setting up camp at Karamel in Wood Green. For the month of September, we will warmly … read more

Free Flow Classikal is returning to Karamel on popular demand with a very exciting lineup: Akash Parekar (sitar), Shivam Pattni (guitar/piano/electronics) and Harkiran Sahota (tabla). Join us for a moving exploration of South Asian Classical music through the medium of free improvisation. No boundaries - No limits. Akash Parekar started playing and learning the Sitar … read more

Paul Westwood & Paul Clarvis, featuring John & DJ Dan The group will be performing a new set of music entitled Oxygen, which highlights jazz, rock, funk, dark grooves and world music. The music has strong riffs, innovative melodies, creative improvisation, dynamic percussion and textural soundscaping. Band members include: Paul Westwood (bass gtr), Paul Clarvis … read more

Mireia is the bass player, composer and band leader of Periscopi Invertit. Periscopi Invertit explores the fusion of Catalan ancient folk tunes with vibrant funk, Latin, and jazz arrangements while maintaining a connection to Mediterranean sounds and grooves. Periscopi Invertit is the reflection of an immigration journey in a never ending multicultural world. Currently, the … read more

This month, Kaiyo is joined by Byron Wallen! Raised in a musical family, as a small child Byron studied classical piano. He also played euphonium but then switched to trumpet, studying with Peter Ruderforth in London and with Jimmy Owens, Donald Byrd and Jon Faddis in New York in the mid to late 80s. In … read more

Sheon Toms is a 21 year old guitarist and composer currently studying jazz at Trinity Laban. Introduced to jazz through the prestigious talent development organisation Tomorrow's Warriors, Sheon has honed his skills under the tutelage of Denys Baptiste, Sultan Stevenson and Binker Golding. Alongside him will be the powerhouse rhythm section of Joe Steyn on … read more

Tomorrow's Warriors Junior Band is an exciting line-up of musicians aged 14-16, featuring some of the most promising musicians on Tomorrow's Warriors' award-winning Young Artist Development Programme. The band are closely mentored by Rosie Turton - one of the finest trombonists on the London scene - as well as Dian Gasper, Axel Kaner-Lidstrom, and Gary … read more

Chris Hodgkins (trumpet) He was raised in Cardiff, and in 1974 co-founded the Welsh Jazz Festival. He was instrumental, four years later, in establishing the Welsh Jazz Society with David Greensmith. As a jazz trumpeter Chris joined the Icon Jazzmen when he was 18. As a professional trumpeter, Chris toured the UK and Europe with … read more

Doors open 7pm, music from 8pm. The Maydan Ensemble of the North London Jazz Collective is a quintet that blends modern jazz with Arabic, Anatolian and Persian folk music. Having formed at the start of 2025, they have wowed audiences, selling out multiple venues across London, including Palestine House and the Green Note, as well … read more

Doors open 7pm, music from 8pm. John Parricelli (born 5 April 1959 in Evesham, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England) is a jazz guitarist who has worked mainly in the United Kingdom. Parricelli began his career as a guitarist in 1982. He was one of the founding members of the British big band Loose Tubes, with whom he … read more

Grass Roots, the monthly event which passionately promotes emerging UK-based jazz talent, returns to Karamel for a third instalment. For the month of October, we shine the spotlight on a young Chinese singer called Chengbin Liu who fronts an innovative project named Jazz Puzzle. This quality quartet seeks to blend the rich traditions of jazz … read more

Doors open 7pm, music from 8pm. Line-up: Karen Sharp (sax), Simon Purcell (piano), Amy Baldwin (bass), Mark Taylor (drums). KAIYO perform both as a duo (Simon Purcell & Amy Baldwin) … read more