EVENTS PROGRAMME
LE JAZZ
MARGARET SCRATCHER
CRUMP
MAY
THURSDAYS UNTIL 17th JUNE…
Live music on Thursdays will be temporarily replaced by live DJs until 17th June, with an emphasis on Jazz, Funk, Soul & Disco. They will play from 9pm – Midnight.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 6th May
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.
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Saturday 7th May
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
MIXDAT
Thursday 12th May
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
KONTROVERSI
Friday 13th May
Kontroversi is a Cambridge based electrofunk duo. They are Mr Margaret Scratcher (Mark Sutton) on keyboards, synthesizers and drum machines, and GSD (Leonardo Robarts) on lead vocals, guitar and synths. After knowing each other many years through the music scene, in 2016 they decided to collaborate to produce their own unique sound which they have dubbed ‘#Cadillac Funk’.
Imagine Prince, Parliament, New Order and Jamiroquai taking a road trip across the galaxy in a ’59 Cadillac and you’re halfway there…
Their live show embraces 80’s funk and lies somewhere between a band and a DJ –
Between them, they build a foundation of heavy beats from classic drum machines, chunky analog basslines, and then the combination of Margaret Scratcher’s sweeping keytar solos and analog wizardry, and GSD’s soulful melodies and guitar chops ties the whole package together to define the Kontroversi sound.
CRUMP
Thursday 19th May
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
CRUMP
Saturday 14th May
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
PETE DE VIT
Friday 20th May
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 21st May
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
CRUMP
Thursday 26th May
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
MIXDAT
Friday 27th May
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
MIXDAT
Saturday 28th May
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
JUNE
THURSDAYS UNTIL 17th JUNE…
Live music on Thursdays will be temporarily replaced by live DJs until 17th June, with an emphasis on Jazz, Funk, Soul & Disco. They will play from 9pm – Midnight.
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Thursday 2nd June
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 3rd June
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.
PETE DE VIT
Saturday 4th June
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
Thursday 9th June
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Friday 10th June
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
CRUMP
Saturday 11th June
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
Thursday 16th June
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
KONTROVERSI
Friday 17th June
Kontroversi is a Cambridge based electrofunk duo. They are Mr Margaret Scratcher (Mark Sutton) on keyboards, synthesizers and drum machines, and GSD (Leonardo Robarts) on lead vocals, guitar and synths. After knowing each other many years through the music scene, in 2016 they decided to collaborate to produce their own unique sound which they have dubbed ‘#Cadillac Funk’.
Imagine Prince, Parliament, New Order and Jamiroquai taking a road trip across the galaxy in a ’59 Cadillac and you’re halfway there…
Their live show embraces 80’s funk and lies somewhere between a band and a DJ –
Between them, they build a foundation of heavy beats from classic drum machines, chunky analog basslines, and then the combination of Margaret Scratcher’s sweeping keytar solos and analog wizardry, and GSD’s soulful melodies and guitar chops ties the whole package together to define the Kontroversi sound.
MARGARET SCRATCHER
Saturday 18th June
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
The Gravy Train
Thursday 23rd June
A high energy Jazz, Funk, Soul Organ Trio, hailing from Cambridge.
The Gravy Train deliver frenetic live funk, from some of the UK’s best session musicians, with Different Guest Musicians Each Gig…
CRUMP
Friday 24th June
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
MIXDAT
Saturday 25th June
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
GSD
Thursday 30th June
GSD is multi-instrumentalist and music producer Leonardo Robarts.
Influences include Prince, 80’s Italo disco, Donnie Benet, Empire Of The Sun, Outcast, MGMT, the late great Bill Withers, and Van Morrison.
JULY
SWAGGER
Friday 1st July
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!
FUNK JAM
Thursday 7th July
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!