citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message coordinates 51 32 20 n 0 8 36 w 51.53889 n 0.14333 w 51.53889 ; 0.14333 the jazz caf location camden town london nw1 united kingdom public transit camden town owner the columbo group type music venue genre s jazz electronica hip hop soul music funk folk opened 1990 ; 26 years ago 1990 current site website official website the jazz caf is a music venue in camden town london . it opened in 1990 on the former premises of a branch of barclays bank and has had several owners throughout its history as a music venue . it was most recently acquired by the columbo group in january 2016 . contents 1 history 2 performers 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the original jazz caf was founded by jon dabner and jean marshall in the 1980s in newington green stoke newington 1 and moved to camden town in 1990 . mean fiddler took over bookings in 1992 . in 2008 mama & company acquired the mean fiddler music group and continued to operate the venue until it was purchased by the columbo group in 2016 . throughout its various owners the club has continued to showcase performers from the genres of neo soul hip hop electronica blues world reggae latin and soul as well as providing a venue for new and established jazz artists . it has a capacity for 420 patrons and has a first floor restaurant . performers edit the jazz caf has played host to such jazz musicians as pharoah sanders don cherry jimmy smith abbey lincoln ahmad jamal archie shepp eddie harris cassandra wilson abdullah ibrahim and many more to numerous to mention plus of course top drawer soul and reggae artists like kym mazelle bettye lavette the jbs jean carne ben e king edwin starr baba maal lee scratch perry the skatalites max romeo luciano and marcia griffiths . see also edit list of restaurants in london references edit searching for the perfect jazz venue ... rhythm a ning 4 october 2009 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to jazz cafe london . official website v t e london nightclub venues current brixton academy camden underworld the coronet electric ballroom heaven koko marquee club proud2 the o2 arena greenwich ministry of sound pacha o2 academy islington scala shepherd s bush empire venues closed since 2000 seone the end fabric the fridge turnmills london astoria astoria 2 this jazz club or venue related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the jazz caf & oldid 743515681 categories music venues in londonrestaurants in londonjazz clubs in londonrestaurants established in 1992visitor attractions in camdencamden townjazz club stubshidden categories engvarb from february 2016use dmy dates from february 2016articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional referencescoordinates on wikidataofficial website different in wikidata and wikipediacommons category with local link same as on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 00 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view