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What's On @ Karamel This Week And The Next?
What's On @ Karamel This Week?
Paul Clarvis Trio
Thu, May 1, 2025
7PM Doors 8PM Music
Band Line Up: Alcyona Mick (Piano), Calum Gourlay (Bass), Paul Clarvis (Drums)
Alcyona Mick is a London based pianist and composer, nominated for a Parliamentary Jazz instrumentalist award in 2023. She has performed internationally working with a wide array of artists and bands including a co-lead duo with saxophonist Tori Freestone, the London Jazz Orchestra, Natacha Atlas, Brigitte Beraha Lucid dreamers, Josephine Davies' Satori, Perfect Stranger, Casimir Connection, Randolph Matthews, Zeroclassikal and many others.
She recently featured on an album of improvisations - 'Convergence & Variations' with cellist Kate Shortt. As a composer she has worked in the commercial field writing music for documentary, short film and TV and also performed live to silent film and a music TV series in Istanbul. She won an award for best soundtrack at the Anima Mundi International festival, Brazil. Alcyona Mick is an unusual powerhouse of a talent' - MOJO
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Calum Gourlay - Jazz Bass Calum Gourlay was born in Glasgow and grew up playing in Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland and Tommy Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra, in which he was the very first bassist selected from across Scotland aged 16. In 2004 he was the only bassist enrolled for the jazz course at The Royal Academy of Music. He graduated with first class honours in 2008. He has held the acoustic bass chair with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Tommy Smith, since 2006. He has also featured prominently with Tommy Smith's own quartet. Since 2018 Calum has been a professor of Jazz Bass at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance.
His debut album 'Live at The Ridgeway' (2015) received rave reviews from the UK jazz press, not least because of its confident format - a solo, live recording in front of an intimate audience. In 2019 Calum released his first quartet album 'New Ears' on Ubuntu records. In 2020 the album was nominated for both a Scottish Jazz Award and an Ivor Novello Composer
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'It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that accomplished percussionist Paul Clarvis has performed with everyone you know and on everything you love. Clarvis was the late Leonard Bernstein's preferred London percussionist and helped Rick Smith with the drum arrangement for the London Olympics 2012 show-stopping opening, as well as having worked with high-profile musicians like Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, and Elton John.
His film slate is just as impressive, including memorable films like “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Twilight,” “Skyfall,” “Tron,” “Shrek,” and “The Hobbit.” Beyond his ongoing and in-demand work as a session musician, Clarvis is also an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music
Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email karamel8775@gmail.com to book a table for groups of 3+.
Doors open 7pm. Music starts at 8pm.
Fri, May 2, 2025
7PM Doors
The Fun Screening - Part III
A flickering image. A long walk home. The world’s cutest frog. A very very very very important call. All this and more featured in The Fun Screening part 3!
Following suit from the screenings in Dec ‘22 and Feb ‘24 The Fun Screening 3 is a showcase of short films produced by a collection of young, talented artists and filmmakers. Ranging from stop-motion animation to existential comedy, anxious realism to dreamy nightlife, each film has been independently produced and finds its own unique genre and style. Join us in celebration and support for this fresh and vibrant collection of short films.
Doors open 7pm.
GETNOTGOT
Sat, May 3, 2025
7PM Doors 8PM Music
A soulful jazz-funk quintet
Rapidly establishing themselves as one of the must-see live bands in the UK. GETNOTGOT create musical landscapes that are fused in the Blue Note heritage with contemporary acid-jazz nuances and a funk-fuelled musical energy.
Their debut release came in the form of a 4-track EP in January 2023, whereupon interest from music festivals and jazz clubs soon followed, whilst the band’s follow-up EP ‘Pull To Open’ was released on 14th June 2024 to critical acclaim - available on digital platforms, CD and Ltd Edition Orange vinyl!
This EP presents the quintet’s first collection of original tunes which reflect the development of the band over the last 24 months of shows, whilst retains the influences of the past masters of the Soul Jazz and Acid Jazz movements. Their sonic connection and musical union can be felt at a deep level if you are fortunate to catch them live, having had well-received support slots with Smoove & Turrell and Izo Fitzroy as well as dates at the heart of the jazz circuit in London, with shows in Soho and Shoreditch in the summer of ’24. 2025 looks super busy already, with some great club and festival dates already confirmed, further under-pinning the demand for the quintet’s infectious soul-bearing vibes.
Contact 07841 978 838 or email getnotgot@gmail.com getnotgot.co.uk
“The quintet ramp up the groove...” Jazzwise
Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email karamel8775@gmail.com to book a table for groups of 3+.
Doors open 7pm. Music starts at 8pm.
Geekstraveganza! Sunday roast & board games
Sun, May 4, 2025
1:00 PM
🎲 Join us for a fun afternoon of board games & vegan food! 🌱
🎟️ Entry: totally free, just RSVP! 🗓 Date: Sunday, 2 March 2025 🕙 Time: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM 📍 Location: Karamel Club - 4 Coburg Rd, London N22 6UJ 💬 WhatsApp group: https://tinyurl.com/Geekstraveganza
THE EVENT 🎲 A whole afternoon playing board/card games - as usual, we will have a selection of our favourites, and you're welcome to bring any you want to play. We're always happy to teach rules to newcomers, and the hosts can introduce you to other attendees if you like.
ATTENDING 🤓 Everyone is welcome, no matter their level of “geekiness” - quick & easy games will be on offer as well as more complex ones. Feel free to join us at any time, new games will start as people arrive. (And you can leave at any time as well, although we hope you’ll have fun and want to stay until the end!)
THE FOOD 🍔🍕 Don't miss Kath & Roger's legendary (and huge!) Sunday roast with all the trimmings. (Other options are available on their daily menu; but seriously, that roast 🤤)
THE VENUE We have the entire of Karamel available for our event, including the theatre at the back if necessary, and they are kindly hosting us for free. Please make sure to show your support by ordering some of their delicious food and drinks.
Karamel is a very short walk from Wood Green Tube station (Piccadilly Line). The entrance to the venue is step-free and there is a wheelchair-accessible toilet. Karamel is dog-friendly, so feel free to bring your furry friends if they'll enjoy it.
What's On @ Karamel Next Week?
Lior Solomons-Wise Quartet
Thu, May 8, 2025
7PM Doors 8PM Music
Band Members: Lior Solomons-Wise - Piano George Johnson - Tenor Saxophone Edouard Le Fuevre - Double Bass Sacha Harlan - Drums
22-year-old pianist and Dankworth prize winning composer Lior Solomons-Wise brings his quartet to Karamel for an evening of captivating original music. Featuring some of London's most promising young jazz talents, audiences can expect to be taken on a musical journey as Lior’s compositions weave simple yet beautiful melodies through enchanting harmonic explorations. Drawing from a diverse palette of influences, including elements of folk and contemporary jazz, the quartet creates a sound that is both familiar and refreshingly new. Lior's compositions reflect a deep awareness of jazz traditions while exploring the boundaries of the genre, resulting in a performance that promises to be both accessible and intellectually stimulating.
In 2023 Lior was awarded the Dankworth Prize for Jazz composition in the small ensemble category. His winning composition ‘Mortar’ was performed by the Guildhall Jazz Orchestra in March 2024. As a performer, he has graced numerous prestigious venues across the UK, including EFG Jazz festival appearances, the 606 Club, Pizza Express Dean Street and the Vortex Jazz Club. Lior is currently a student in his final year at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studies with Barry Green, Nikki Iles and Ivo Neame to name a few.
Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email karamel8775@gmail.com to book a table for groups of 3+.
Doors open 7pm. Music starts at 8pm.
Charming Deceptions
Fri, May 9, 2025
7PM Doors 8PM Music
Charming Deceptions is an exciting cabaret experience blending magic, mind-reading, and interactive entertainment. Witness impossible illusions and astonishing feats of mentalism as guests become part of the show, joining the performer on stage for mind-boggling routines. With wit, charm, and a touch of mystery, Charming Deceptions delivers an unforgettable night where nothing is as it seems—except the fun! Chris performs card tricks, reads minds and uses borrowed objects to create bizarre and impossible feats of magic. Performing around the world on a regular basis, Chris enjoys sharing his magic with people in his home town of London and on tour around England. Catch him at a venue near you, you will be very pleasantly surprised and astounded!
Chris Dodd is a distinguished luxury magician. Acclaimed for his mastery as a close-up magician and sleight of hand artist. With over two decades of captivating performances, Chris has graced thrilling, highend events worldwide. He leaves an enchanting mark in both large venues and more intimate settings, all while entertaining the most discerning guests.
He performs a parlour show called "Overboard", onboard private superyachts to the most discerning clients, these clients re-book as they know Chris will impress their next guests. He has been described as "Hugh Grant performing magic", with his charm and style on stage and in closeup settings, he makes audiences feel at ease knowing they are in the hands of a professional.
Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email karamel8775@gmail.com to book a table for groups of 3+.
Doors open 7pm. Music starts at 8pm.
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