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This week?Thu, Sep 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM | Collage presents:TOMORROW’S WARRIORS PRESENTS... Junior Band£10 Earlybird; £13 General admission; £5 StudentDoors open 7pm, music starts at 8pm.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 Crosby OBE. Whilst following the lineage of jazz of the great jazz canon, they bring their own unique style and arrangements to their music.More about Tomorrow’s WarriorsFor over 30 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally…See More

Check out the highlights of a previous Grass Roots event via YouTube.…See More

Grass Roots is a monthly event which is fully committed to supporting emerging UK-based jazz talent. While our home in Peckham is currently moving to a new location, we're taking the show on the road and popping up at Karamel.For the month of August, we proudly present a young saxophonist, bassist and bandleader called William Wood. While hailing from Sevenoaks in Kent, William was raised in various corners of the world. Having completed his musical education in Michigan, he returned to these shores to become a bonafide member of London's burgeoning jazz community.Besides his own projects, William currently forms part of the LUKAS-award winning Roberto Pla Latin ensemble. On the night, he will bring together an assortment of highly skilled friends to share a diverse range of artistic influences. Prepare to be dazzled, delighted and downright enchanted by this relatively new name on the scene.For more info about Grass Roots, feel free to visit…See More

Mercedes MarescaThu, Jul 24, 2025  7 PM Doors, 8 PM StartMercedes Maresca (piano)Mercedes Maresca is from Argentina and has been based in London since 1999. She is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser. Mercedes has created Raices project, a collection of small albums that explores her South American roots and her deep connection with the sound world of Spiritual Jazz. She will be performing an improvised set based on her recently released EP Gotas de Colores and her upcoming album Caminos (Raices Project)In her own words these short pieces are "Pensamientos del alma", thoughts of the soul.On Raices Project…“These miniatures are atmospheric, melodic, touching and easy to listen to, without losing their musical deepness. And they showcase a very unique artist”.Wulf Müller …See More

What's on this week??OrganzaThu, Jul 10, 20257 PM Doors, 8 PM Start£7.50 Early Bird £10 General Admission £5 StudentOrganza is the new band from Patrick Naylor, David Beebee and Eric Ford. This is the album launch of their debut. It represents their fresh take on the great jazz tradition of guitar and organ trios and features David Beebee on Hammond organ, Eric Ford on drums and Patrick Naylor on guitar.Patrick Naylor has won praise from critics including at Jazzwise, The Evening Standard, All About Jazz. His album Days of Blue was a critical and commercial success with over 1.5 million streams on Spotify and was included in The Daily Telegraph’s Best Albums of 2015. The follow up album Winter Dream received more critical praise. He has played and composed for numerous TV programmes and ads, film (Things To Do Before 30 starring Billie Piper) and radio; often with…See More