(The Guv'nors Adam 'Rock' Moses & Justin 'TopRock' Mckenzie - the guys who make sure jazz is refreshed!)
(Bunny Bread - official photographer and compere extraordinaire!)
(Deanne 'chippy' Dublin - The ever reliable door enforcer!)
Here’s a list of the Deejays that spin on rotation at Jazz Re:freshed.
Although every member of the Jazz Re:freshed Deejay team play a comprehensive and eclectic selection of jazz based music, they each have certain ‘leanings’. Their names and specialties are outlined below:
TopRock
Speciality: Latin jazz (afro cuban, afro brazilian, etc.), future jazz, soul jazz, and contemporary jazz
Bunny Bread
Speciality: Jazz funk, Jazz fusion, Jazz breaks, CTI and Bluenote
Adam Rock
Speciality: Black jazz, spiritual jazz, jazz fusion, broken beats and future jazz
Sansah (aka Posh Black)
Speciality: Contemporary jazz, hip hop jazz, latin jazz and broken beats
Note: We regularly host special guest Deejays to throw down their jazz based favourites
Here's a list of people who make an invaluable contribution to the running of Jazz Re:freshed...
Akwesi Mensah
Best Kept Secret
below are some of the artists that have performed at jazz re:freshed.....
Ahmed Sirour
Aronas
Ayetoro
Azymuth
Beat Box Theory
Big Bang
Big Fan
Brotherly
Cecilia Stalin
Chris Jerome Band
Domengo
Dwight Trible
Elan Mehler Quartet
Elettrorganica
Empirical
Eric Appapoulay
Erik Rico
Eska
Femi Temowo's Mission
Fertile Ground
Fidel
Filthy Six
Flowriders
Futurelove
Groupo Convergencia
Gui Tavares
Green
HEAVy
Heidi Vogel
Holly & Aron Ottignon
Jade Fox
Jason Yarde
Jazz Reloaded
Joy Jones
Julie Dexter
Kaidi Tatham
Kit Downes Trio
KO
Leon Ware
Lyric L
Marcina Arnold
Mark de Clive Lowe
Michelle Escoffery
Mysteries of the Revolution
Nadine Charles
Natalie Williams
Obenewa
Pete Kuzma
RAMP
Rasiyah
Ray Butcher
Reel People
Rhonda Thomas
Robert Mitchell
Sam Crowe Quintet
Serendipity
Shelley Nicole's Black Bushe
Silhouette Brown
Sojourner
Splay
Taylor McFerrin
The Allen Band
The Fontanas
The Gianni Quartet
The Michael Longo Band
The New Vincent Trio
The Organism
The Rebirth
The Root Source
The Sub Ensemble
The Tim Collinson Quartet
The Time Machine
Tita Lima
Triptych
Vanessa Freeman
Xan Blacq
Xpress
IMPORTANT! We are currently updating our picture archives and uploading new photo albums on a daily basis. Please keep checking the 'pics' section as this is an ongoing process and as you can imagine, we have hundreds of archived albums to upload - not to mention a new one added every week!
NOTE: the albums are not uploaded in chronological order...it's pretty random!
Sounds Like
(new video clips posted up regularly - keep checking!)
Jazz Re:freshed
Mau Mau Bar
Portobello Rd
London W10
Doors open 7pm
£5
Jonathan Geyevu's Sojourner
Check out Abdul Shyllon's beautiful acoustic version of Relax Unwind!! enjoy!
For those of you who witnessed greatness in the form of the Robert Mitchell Trio i couldnt take these clips off yet....
I'm not even going to talk about it anymore, I'm going to let the clips speak for themself...
Unfortunately, no competition this week, it'll be back next week...
Welcome to Jazz Re:Freshed...
The Jazz Re:Freshed movement is fronted by a weekly night of jazz covering the whole spectrum of live jazz music. All aspects of jazz are covered - jazz fusion, future jazz, be bop, hip hop jazz, avante garde, latin jazz, jazz rock, afro jazz, acid jazz, soul jazz & jazz funk.
This night intends to bring weekly live virtuoso performances from the best established jazz artists to the hottest up and coming jazz musicians in the UK, add to that, impressive visuals and original artwork created and inspired by jazz music. To keep things fresh, Jazz Re:Freshed resident deejays and guests spin from the roots to the cutting edge.
'Uprock' aim’s to shatter the common misconceptions about what jazz music is, who’s making it and who it’s for... hence the conception of Jazz Re:freshed.
Most people tend to accept the definitions given to them by the media or popular press which defines jazz music as an easy listening, stuck in the past music form, only listened to by middle-aged white people.
Borne out of oppression, revolution and a need to express the black experience, Jazz has always been the most progressive boundary pushing and relevant black music artform, cutting paths for all popular black music forms. Jazz Re:freshed as a black music movement, intends to challenge the elitism and prejudice within the jazz community which has kept jazz on the sidelines, and bring the incredibly diverse creative world that is jazz, to the people.
From dance oriented to jazz to various cultural interpretations eg. Latin jazz, Japanese jazz, Afro jazz, Hip hop Jazz etc. – all expressions of jazz music are represented.
Presently, the Jazz Re:freshed weekly live sessions are charged at the lowest rate possible (with all money made on the door going to the the artist(s) - no profit for us!!!), even though the calibre of performers would justifiably demand a premium door tax when playing the like’s of Barbican or Jazz Cafe.
It is important to have a mix of well established musicians and up and coming talent, with the only criteria being the quality they bring to the night. The strength of Jazz Re:freshed is in the support and the enthusiasm of the musicians and performers. The audience get an opportunity to be up close and personal with the performers, conversing and mingling with them after the show - no green room, no hiding away. Musicians enjoy playing Jazz Re:freshed because of the intimacy of the venue and the appreciation and passionate support of the audience – music is centre stage, no pretensions, no illusions.
When all is said and done, Jazz Refreshed exists simply and wholly for the music…and isn’t that what really counts.
Here are some images of the Jazz Re:freshed faithful - maybe you're in there somewhere!
(You can see the full selection in the 'pics' section - continuously updated)
Soon to be available...
Mixed CD series...
Latin fusions
FutureJazz
SoulJazz
HipHopJazz/JazzyBeats
Spiritual Jazz
Fusion & Funk
plus many more...
If you need to contact us for any reason (whatsoever), of course you can send us a message on myspace... alternatively, (if you are not a member of myspace) you contact us at the following email addresses - the titles are self explanatory:-
There are other fresh events happening out there. Here’s a list of said freshness…
Instrumental
Every Sunday@The Westbury
34 Kilburn High Rd, London NW6
5pm - 11pm.
FREE ENTRY
An event where quality music meets, the ultimate chill, sliced with a dash of Uprock mayhem. Sunday is the chill zone before heading back to that daily grind that we call work.
Inspired by Jack Kerouac's famous novel "On the Road" - portraying American youth who had lost their purpose of life in this wealthy material world, and the system of society. They attempt to reach a new dimension of life throughout their journey, exploring its joy and sadness, love and jealous, using every possible ways - music, dance, poetry, ideology, philosophy and more - to capture its spiritual and physical rhythms…
Check out the video from launch party on youtube
21st August 2008 GUEST SINGER Natalie Williams GUEST DJ Hugo Mendez
Please send message for £5 guest list by Wednesday 20th August
If you're free next Thursday come down to Chemistry! There's gonna be beautiful music, live art...basically a feast for your eyes AND ears and soooo much more!
