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13th April 2014

Join us to celebrate 5 years of the JAZZ VERSE JUKEBOX (Upstairs @ Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club) on Sunday 13th April 2014 with special guests including: HKB FiNN, TSHAKA CAMPBELL, PETE THE TEMP, ZIA AHMED, KAROO CHANTI

Since its inception in 2009, the Jazz Verse Jukebox, (the brainchild of broadcaster & Vocalist Jumoké Fashola), has welcomed established poets & musicians such as Lemn Sissay, Soweto Kinch, Michael Horovitz, David Grant & Anthony Joseph. Join us for what promises to be a thrilling night of diverse spoken word & jazz from some of the freshest exponents on the scene. Plus live jazz trio & Open Mic. With cushions to lunge on, cocktails to imbibe & surprises, this diverse night is one night not to miss!

PLUS Jukebox Open Mic:
Come & sing with our amazing house band or perform some poetry.
Special Guests
HKB FiNN, TSHAKA CAMPBELL, PETE THE TEMP, ZIA AHMED, KAROO CHANTI

HKB FiNN is a Poet, Film Maker, Jazz/Hip Hop practitioner, Purveyor of Urban Folk Music and Griot to the Willing. His work is literate, political, restorative & highly original. He tells succinct stories of people & the places we dwell & manages to remain insightful, playful & occasionally mystical. HKB FiNN's original musical style blends the sounds of Afro Latin, West African, Contemporary Jazz & Acoustic Hip Hop sounds to produce beautifully enriching experiences unlike any other. A former member of seminal hip hop group Katch 22, he has written and performed on 25 albums and has collaborated with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and others. Through exploring his own cultural legacy, HKB FiNN has created an organic modern sound which he's dubbed 'acoustic Afro hip hop'.
http://www.hkbfinn.com/

Tshaka Campbell (@pappatshak)

Tshaka Campbell is recognized as an accomplished artist and performer and was voted one of the 25 people to know in San Francisco. Performance accolades include not only being a member of the 2004 Nuyorican Poetry National Poetry Slam Team and the 2006 Hollywood National Champion Slam Poetry team, but he also earned the Grand Champion title at the 2005 San Francisco and 2007 Hollywood Championships. Tshaka has toured internationally, and has been featured at theatres from the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York to the Poetry Cafe in London England; as well as numerous colleges, city fairs and creative venues throughout the United States.
www.naturalkink.com

Pete The Temp (@PeteTheTemp)
Mr Pete The Temp (BA, MA, PhD, PDF) is a stand-up poet, a singer-songwriter and a damn fine administrator. His act combines high octane slap-stick poetry with musical comedy and audience participation.Since 2008 Pete has shared a stage with Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee, Josie Long, John Hegley, Elvis McGonnagal and Howard Marx. In 2010 he performed at 14 festivals including Edinburgh, Glastonbury, Shambala, Secret Garden Party and Others.
www.petethetemp.com

Zia Ahmed (@ziatwits)
Zia Ahmed is an up and coming poet and theater performer, he speaks with an honesty and in a real down to earth manner. He is the 2011 Roundhouse Poetry Slam champion, a member of the new collective Elephant and has made appearances as many of the top poetry events; Tongue Fu, Elephant in the Hub, bang said the gun, as well as music festivals; Bestival & Camp Festival.

Karoo Chanti
Karoo Chanti is a, relatively, new artist to the spoken word scene having spent the last four years deep in academic institutions studying literature, creative writing and a recent MA in Political Philosophy. She's won the Hammer & Tongue Slam & the Genesis Poetry Slam
http://karoochanti.tumblr.com/

About JUMOKE FASHOLA (@jumokefashola)
Jumoké is the creator and host of the monthly Jazz Verse Jukebox at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (Upstairs) London. She currently presents Inspirit with Jumoké Fashola, BBC London 94.9's Sunday Breakfast magazine programme (5.30am - 9am). She presented The Ronnie Scott's Radio Show on Jazz FM. Other radio credits include, Late Show (BBC London 94.9fm) You and Yours (Radio 4) Pause for Thought (Radio 2), Everywoman (BBC World Service), Good Morning Sunday (Radio 2). Her TV credits include the Holiday Programme (BBC1), Summer Holiday (BBC1) Summer Praise (BBC1). Jumoké has sung most musical forms from Handel to Gershwin to Gospel to Bernstein, at venues including the Royal Albert Hall and the London Arena. Her solo repertoire comprises an edgy blend of jazz, R&B and soul, eloquently expressed and dynamically delivered. Time Out Magazine describes her as a 'Head-spinningly versatile singer'. www.jumokefashola.com