EVENTS PROGRAMME
LE JAZZ
MARGARET SCRATCHER
CRUMP
OCTOBER
MIXDAT
Friday 22nd October
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
MARGARET SRATCHER
Saturday 23rd October
If you like hip hop, disco, funk, and German Oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul, though to floorfilling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, and disco, and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits, good times.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 29th October
After about 10 years, Pete Moore or “Lejazz” or “Pete De Vit” is still playing records at La Raza. Raised on a diet of Jungle from the age of 13 onto Jazz, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Techno, House and anything else with an off centre vibe, Pete guarantees you will dance, cry, get angry, stop being angry and start making love whenever you hear him play. That alone has to be worth coming.
He’ll cover as many styles as possible in one evening, with the dance-floor always the number one priority. Expect something different to the rest of the music in the city.
CRUMP
Saturday 30th October
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
NOVEMBER
FUNK JAM
Thursday 4th November
Come on down for your monthly dose of funk at Cambridge’s only Funk Jam!
Run by Shake Your Tail Feather and always free entry, great players, a friendly vibe and plenty of dancing 🙂
Doors open 8:30pm. House band will kick things off then open up to jammers.
Happy hour all night, and students get 15% off food and drink all night with a valid student card.
Sign up on the sheet on the night if you’d like to play; if you’re not a player you’re a dancer!
Follow the Funk Jam @ www.facebook.com/camfunkjam.
See you there funksters!
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Friday 5th November
If you like hip hop, disco, funk, and German Oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul, though to floorfilling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, and disco, and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits, good times.
MIXDAT
Saturday 6th November
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
THE GRAVY TRAIN
Thursday 11th November
The Gravy Train are a high energy trio, delivering jazz, frenetic funk & soul. They are some of the UK’s best session musicians, and welcome talented guest musicians to join them live in our basement each month.
SWAGGER
Friday 12th November
Swagger have years of experience and heaps of talent! They have been our house band at La Raza for the past 10 years, and every month always fill the dance floor!
They play the classics with a twist, so expect a mix of 60s groove, 70s funk, 80s cheese and 90s favourites, with plenty of surprises thrown in! They take their music very seriously, but not necessarily themselves…they are five grown men who do not shy away from the kind of tunes that would terrify your average suited-up ensemble!
CRUMP
Saturday 13th November
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
PHIL STEVENSON TRIO
Thursday 18th November
The Phil Stevenson Trio play an original and melodic brand of groove-based jazz, laced with the warmth of blues and improvisation. Playing original material, they are influenced by artists such as Eddie Harris, the Meters and Jimi Hendrix. The trio have played to packed crowds at venues across the UK, including Cambridge Jazz Festival, the Vortex and the Southbank.
The band’s aim is to have fun plotting a wide course through funk music, from the looseness of New Orleans to the locked-up grooves of James Brown, drawing on raw blues and West African guitar styles.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 19th November
After about 10 years, Pete Moore or “Lejazz” or “Pete De Vit” is still playing records at La Raza. Raised on a diet of Jungle from the age of 13 onto Jazz, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Techno, House and anything else with an off centre vibe, Pete guarantees you will dance, cry, get angry, stop being angry and start making love whenever you hear him play. That alone has to be worth coming.
He’ll cover as many styles as possible in one evening, with the dance-floor always the number one priority. Expect something different to the rest of the music in the city.
MIXDAT
Saturday 20th November
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
CRUMP
Friday 26th November
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Saturday 27th November
If you like hip hop, disco, funk, and German Oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul, though to floorfilling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, and disco, and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits, good times.
DECEMBER
FUNK JAM
Thursday 2nd December
Come on down for your monthly dose of funk at Cambridge’s only Funk Jam!
Run by Shake Your Tail Feather and always free entry, great players, a friendly vibe and plenty of dancing 🙂
Doors open 8:30pm. House band will kick things off then open up to jammers.
Happy hour all night, and students get 15% off food and drink all night with a valid student card.
Sign up on the sheet on the night if you’d like to play; if you’re not a player you’re a dancer!
Follow the Funk Jam @ www.facebook.com/camfunkjam.
See you there funksters!
SWAGGER
Friday 3rd December
Swagger have years of experience and heaps of talent! They have been our house band at La Raza for the past 10 years, and every month always fill the dance floor!
They play the classics with a twist, so expect a mix of 60s groove, 70s funk, 80s cheese and 90s favourites, with plenty of surprises thrown in! They take their music very seriously, but not necessarily themselves…they are five grown men who do not shy away from the kind of tunes that would terrify your average suited-up ensemble!
PETE DE VIT
Saturday 4th December
After about 10 years, Pete Moore or “Lejazz” or “Pete De Vit” is still playing records at La Raza. Raised on a diet of Jungle from the age of 13 onto Jazz, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Techno, House and anything else with an off centre vibe, Pete guarantees you will dance, cry, get angry, stop being angry and start making love whenever you hear him play. That alone has to be worth coming.
He’ll cover as many styles as possible in one evening, with the dance-floor always the number one priority. Expect something different to the rest of the music in the city.
CRUMP
Thursday 9th December
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Friday 10th December
If you like hip hop, disco, funk, and German Oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul, though to floorfilling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, and disco, and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits, good times.
CRUMP
Saturday 11th December
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
THE DEAD GEOFFREYS
Thursday 16th December
The Dead Geoffreys are 4 men from Cambridge, none of whom are called Geoffrey and all of whom are alive. Individually they have spent their formative years honing their skills as songwriters, producers, performers and promoters. Playing with the great and the good and touring the world they have lived every moment for music. Coming together in this, ahem…supergroup, they bring all their combined experience to create the ultimate party band.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 17th December
After about 10 years, Pete Moore or “Lejazz” or “Pete De Vit” is still playing records at La Raza. Raised on a diet of Jungle from the age of 13 onto Jazz, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Techno, House and anything else with an off centre vibe, Pete guarantees you will dance, cry, get angry, stop being angry and start making love whenever you hear him play. That alone has to be worth coming.
He’ll cover as many styles as possible in one evening, with the dance-floor always the number one priority. Expect something different to the rest of the music in the city.
MIXDAT
Saturday 18th December
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
RELEASE THE CHIMPS
Thursday 23rd December
Release the Chimps are a funk fusion band from Cambridge, UK. Formed in early 2018, its members are seasoned musicians from the Cambridge music scene. Their music is focused around good melodies on top of danceable grooves, and draws influences from funk, R&B, neo soul, jazz, and electro.
CRUMP
Friday 24th December
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
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