The Big Beat: Live Jazz Jam with Mark Kavuma

We are delighted to announce a new weekly night with the exceptionally awesome Mark Kavuma!

Don't forget to book your table for dinner to make the most of our £10 burger+drink deal! (vegan options available)
Then sit back and enjoy some beautiful music in our intimate Shoreditch living room.

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Born and partly raised in Uganda, Mark Kavuma is a prominent young trumpet player on the British jazz scene. Leading his own Quartet, the 'Floor Rippers' house band and 'The Banger Factory', as well as playing with Jean Toussaint's Young Lions, Jazz Jamaica and also one of the brass leaders at London based carnival band Kinetika Bloco.

In 2012 Mark was featured as Guest soloist with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra having been voted best soloist at the very first 'Essentially Ellington' competition in the UK.

2013 saw Mark involved in the national theatre's production of the Amen Corner, got the opportunity to play with the great Mulatu Astatke, played a support slot for Wayne Shorter at the Barbican (London jazz festival) with A quintet Mark co-leads with Ruben Fox(sax) and also featured on trumpet in the 'El Train', Hoxton Hall (directed by Sam Yates and Ruth Wilson). In 2014 Mark toured the world featuring in Peter Brooke's production of 'The Suit' and in 2015 he went on the road with the legendary Salif Keita and Les Ambassaduers.

In 2016 Mark got another opportunity to play as guest soloist with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra performing the Gershwin songbook at the Barbican, before resuming his studies at Trinity College of music. He Featured in Hoagy B Carmichael's production of 'This Joint Is Jumpin' at the Other Palace Theatre (2017) before starting to work on his debut album which was released in 2018 on Ubuntu. Mark's second album, The Banger Factory, also on Ubuntu, was released in July 2019 and has received high critical acclaim both nationally and internationally.

Mark's 6 pieces band will be jamming it out every Wednesday from 8pm until late so join the party…

Mark Kavuma – Trumpet
Mussinghi Brian Edwards – Tenor Saxophone
Artie Zaitz – Guitar
David Mrakpor – Vibraphone
Michael Shrimpling – Double Bass
William Cleasby – Drums

Accompanying Mark Kavuma we have Jake Zaitz offering his highly coveted collection of tunes on the turntables until late

8pm – Mark Kavuma band
DJ Jake Zaitz until late