WHAT’S ON AT GROW HACKNEY
Looking for live music, DJs, jazz and things to do in Hackney Wick? Grow is an independent canalside bar, kitchen and grassroots music venue on the River Lea, close to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East Bank, Stratford and Hackney Wick Overground.
Our events calendar brings together live bands, DJs, jazz jams, global sounds, community gatherings and late-night parties. With a focus on independent artists, local crews and culture rooted in connection. Come for the music, stay for seasonal food, organic wines, craft beers, cocktails, low/no drinks and canalside energy in one of East London’s most distinctive creative spaces.
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
SHEDDING HISTORIES: JAWA JONES // BROR HAVNES // MIMIKA (FUNK, PSYCH, JAZZ, DISCO)
The dynamic rare groove party Shedding Histories make their long awaited return to Grow Hackney to celebrate the coming of autumn, alongside special guests Jawa Jones, Bror Havnes and the Lithuania-based Mimika.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Shedding Histories is the dynamic rare groove party run by selectors Bena and Chameleonas. Running parties at Grow for over 4 years they specialise in psychedelic and cosmic sounds from across the spectrum, connecting the dots between spaced-out jazz and funk, Afro-Latin grooves, dub-infused stompers and electrified disco. Based in London, but having played across the UK and Europe, their parties aim to create an open-ended dance celebrating seasonal change and the plants which make it magical. They are currently airing a weekly residency on Worldwide FM and have broadcast on stations such as NTS, Balamii and Radio Vilnius.
Headlining the night will be the inimitable Jawa Jones, who is a DJ, radio host, and record collector with roots in Jakarta, Indonesia, known for her vinyl sets that blend psychedelia, soul, funk and disco. She’s played at festivals and club nights across Europe and the US, including Beirut Groove Collective, Berlin Beat Invasion, Barcelona Psych Fest, and Seattle’s Freakout Fest. Jawa has featured on platforms such as Worldwide FM, My Analog Journal, and Soho Radio. In London, she co-hosts Wanita, a female-focused vinyl night, and holds a residency at Spiritland with DJ partner Lucky Cat Zoë, spinning rare grooves from South and East Asia. She also runs Wanita Music, an initiative she founded in 2018 to champion female vinyl DJs, and hosts the Wanita Music Show on Radio X Frankfurt, spotlighting inspiring women in music.
Bror Havnes is a Norwegian DJ, record collector, beatmaker and saxophonist based in South East London. He’s one seventh of psychedelic funk group Flammer Dance Band, with several European tours under his belt, and released his solo debut EP De Som Vet earlier this year, picking up plays on BBC 6 Music, Worldwide FM and NRK P3.
Expect a mix of forgotten and unexpected grooves, connecting sounds across genres, styles, eras and borders.
ENTRY INFORMATION + TICKETS
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
BRAZIL + AFRICA SPECIAL: JOE DAVIES (FAR OUT RECORDINGS) & VOLTA45 (AFROBEAT, MPB, SAMBA, JAZZ, DISCO, FUNK)
Following the packed-out last Brazil + Africa session, Volta45 invites Joe Davis, founder of Far Out Recordings, for another deep session tracing the musical links between Africa and Brazil.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Joe Davis has spent more than three decades digging into, releasing and championing Brazilian music. He founded Far Out Recordings in London in 1994 after years of collecting records and travelling to Brazil, building relationships with many of the musicians whose records he had first discovered from afar.
Since then, Far Out has become one of the most important labels for Brazilian music outside Brazil. Its catalogue stretches across generations, with releases from Azymuth, Marcos Valle, Joyce Moreno, Arthur Verocai, Hermeto Pascoal, Milton Nascimento, The Ipanemas and many more. Joe has not simply reissued records either. Far Out has helped bring artists back into the studio, supported new recordings and introduced music that was once incredibly difficult to find to completely new audiences.
His relationship with Arthur Verocai is a perfect example. Joe discovered Verocai’s 1972 debut while record digging in Rio and years later helped bring him back into the studio for Encore. Far Out also began working with Azymuth in the 1990s, encouraging the group back into recording new material, and later helped reform The Ipanemas with Wilson das Neves and Neco.
That influence stretches well beyond Brazilian music circles. Gilles Peterson, Kenny Dope and 4hero have all dug through the Far Out catalogue for the label’s Brazilika series, while Theo Parrish, Dego, Mark Pritchard and other producers from jazz, broken beat, house and electronic music have worked with the label over the years.
Joining him is Volta45, a Ghanaian-born, London-based DJ, record collector and archivist whose own digging connects music from across Africa, South America and the French Caribbean. His work as co-compiler of Borga Revolution! and his wider research into West African music runs through everything he plays.
Volta45 has been building this series of nights at Grow around those connections, previously inviting artists including The Scorpios, Fofoulah and Plantfood. This time it comes down to two serious record collectors, each with decades of music behind them, digging into the African and Brazilian records that connect their collections.
This one is a celebration of two distinct but deeply interwoven musical worlds, brought together through groove, rhythm and soul. Expect Brazilian jazz, samba, funk and MPB meeting highlife, Afrobeat and sounds from across West Africa and the wider diaspora, with both selectors drawing on years of digging to show just how much these musical histories have always spoken to each other.
ENTRY INFORMATION + TICKETS
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // TUMBAITO // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
TUMBAITO
Tumbaito are the resident band of Canalside Sessions, led by host of canalside sessions and percussionist Williams Cumberbache, who hosts the series and joins each guest band as they play. Rooted in Afro-Latin rhythm, salsa, jazz, funk and Caribbean groove, Tumbaito bring the generous, high-energy sound that sits at the heart of these Sundays by the water.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
IMMIGRANT PARTY PRESENTS: CHASE THA WORST (LIVE) // DAN PARTIES // MITHUN (CUMBIA, SOCA, SALSA, REGGAE, SAMBA)
Supported by Immigrant Party DJs, known for high energy vinyl selections of Cumbia, Zouk, Salsa, Soca, Samba & more, Chase Tha Worst will be joined by his full band to bring you his first live performance in London since the 2025 release of his debut album press "Raggamuffin".
ABOUT THE EVENT
When Chase jumps on stage, expect a heavy brass and rhythm section, psychedelic rhythm guitar, and basslines that cut through your body, as he brings his unique melting pot of Cumbia, Reggae & Soca.
Chase Tha Worst is a self-produced artist who draws from sounds of Reggae, Cumbia, Soca, Zouk & more whilst reimagining them through a raw & bass-heavy London lens, celebrating independence, heritage, and dance. Chase is fast becoming a vital new voice in the UK underground.
Supported by fellow Immagrant Party resident dan PARTIES and Mithun on the decks.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via DICE (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
![GIRLZ B LIKE: 11's HEAVEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: TERRI WALKER [LIVE] // AQUILA (PVA) // DJ DUBOIS MARCIA CARR (DISCO, BROKEN BREAT, GOSPEL, AFRO, DEEP HOUSE)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f758a83b6dc782a76a5192b/1789032248929-8JSM9HKRZ8KFY2UKSKQY/DSC07600.jpg)
GIRLZ B LIKE: 11's HEAVEN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: TERRI WALKER [LIVE] // AQUILA (PVA) // DJ DUBOIS MARCIA CARR (DISCO, BROKEN BREAT, GOSPEL, AFRO, DEEP HOUSE)
Eleven years of Girlz B Like at the heart of women’s music, vinyl, soul, culture and community. We’re pleased to welcome them back to celebrate another milestone with a special line-up built around the dancefloor.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Expect disco, broken beat, gospel, Afro, deep house, vinyl selections and plenty in between.
AQUILA (PVA)
Aquila returns to GBL for her third appearance, bringing her carefully curated vinyl selections and a reputation for digging beyond the obvious. Expect an eclectic, considered set built for the floor.
DJ DUBOIS
Back for her fourth GBL appearance, DJ DuBois brings two decades of experience across broken beat, Afro, deep and soulful house. Her sets move effortlessly between styles while keeping the dancefloor at the centre.
TERRI WALKER — LIVE
We’re delighted to welcome Terri Walker to the venue for a live performance.
With more than two decades in music, Terri is one of the UK’s leading soul and R&B voices, with a catalogue rooted in soul, R&B and underground Black music. She also runs her own label, Wings Of A Hummingbird Records.
MARCIA CARR
Closing the night is Girlz B Like founder and director Marcia Carr.
With four decades behind the decks, Marcia is a vinyl aficionado, broadcaster and influential figure in UK dance music. Her career has taken her from BBC Radio 1 and 6 Music to Fabric, The Jazz Cafe, Ministry of Sound, We Out Here, Brixton Disco Festival, BoomTown and Southport Weekender.
A special night celebrating eleven years of Girlz B Like, with a line-up that reflects the breadth, depth and spirit of the community.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // TUMBAITO // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
TUMBAITO
Tumbaito are the resident band of Canalside Sessions, led by host of canalside sessions and percussionist Williams Cumberbache, who hosts the series and joins each guest band as they play. Rooted in Afro-Latin rhythm, salsa, jazz, funk and Caribbean groove, Tumbaito bring the generous, high-energy sound that sits at the heart of these Sundays by the water.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
![KiiTAKA SINGLE LAUNCH [LIVE] // ANWAR SATTAR [DJ] (TRIP-HOP, FOLK, NU METAL, BROKEN BEAT, JUNGLE, CINEMATIC, GLOBAL SOUNDS)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f758a83b6dc782a76a5192b/1790759755756-E27E0QSLDYA37WXJW4WQ/KiiTAKA%2B-%2BPhoto%2B2.jpg)
KiiTAKA SINGLE LAUNCH [LIVE] // ANWAR SATTAR [DJ] (TRIP-HOP, FOLK, NU METAL, BROKEN BEAT, JUNGLE, CINEMATIC, GLOBAL SOUNDS)
KiiTAKA comes to Grow for the launch of her new single ‘The HEROINE.’, blending trip-hop, folk, broken beat, alt-rock and heavy electronics. Anwar Sattar closes with an original dubplate set of jungle, acid-electro and cinematic Middle Eastern sounds.
ABOUT THE EVENT
KiiTAKA is an emerging London-based alternative artist whose music sits somewhere between trip-hop, folk, live broken beat and nu metal. Her songwriting explores inner alchemy and reflects both her fascination with mysticism and ethereal cinematics as well as her love of gritty UK dance culture, alt-rock, and a tendency towards defiance.
Raised around the Dorset folk festival scene and influenced by her Portuguese heritage, KiiTAKA found an early connection to unapologetic folk writers and global-influenced harmony. She later developed a love for jungle, hip-hop and nu jazz through her live-electronic band as a late teen. Nowadays, her finger-picked guitar and otherworldly melodies collide with crackling 90s trip-hop, unforgiving guitar riffs and sporadic Amen breaks.
Formerly known as Kaia Vieira, KiiTAKA built her early London audience busking in Shoreditch and playing grassroots venues including Hootananny Brixton and The Troubadour. She has since released two EPs and collaborated with artists including Ronnie Scott’s resident alt-jazz drummer Creature. and renowned DnB producer Bladerunner, whose remix of her single ‘Where Did You Go?’ has racked up almost 200k streams on Spotify.
Since those first releases, KiiTAKA’s continued fascination with the unusual has led her to a unique sound, drawing comparisons to WILLOW, Saya Gray, Jeff Buckley and Björk. In her upcoming self-produced single, ‘The HEROINE.’, KiiTAKA emerges as an outspoken storyteller backed by a live alt-rock band, topped with left-field electronics. She brings this world to the stage for its London launch: heavy, cinematic and rhythmically restless.
Closing the night with a post-band DJ support is Anwar Sattar, a London-born, Bristol-based jungle and acid-electro producer-composer with roots in music from around the globe. Best known for his work with festival and creative collective AnExperience, Anwar will close the night with an entirely original dubplate set from his own forthcoming label, fusing old skool jungle with cinematic Middle Eastern orchestration.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Doors 7pm
£5 + BF advance tickets via DICE
£7 on the door
MEZZO’S CORNER (JAM SESSION)
ABOUT THE EVENT
In East London in 2020, where rising costs and decades of systemic neglect threatened spaces for young voices, ‘Mezzo’s Corner’ offered a rare sanctuary. Founded by Mezzo — a bedroom metalhead at heart — it was a place for young musicians to channel the instabilities around them into raw performances that felt as much like defiance as music. It started with an amp, a guitar and a mic around a Hackney Wick picnic bench. Early jammers described it as therapy first: rung in by Mezzo’s now-iconic four chords, they’d step up and spill
It was built on the energy of a community exploring their creative identity. Bedroom MC’s brushed shoulders with classically trained horn players and neo soul singers. For time these ‘third spaces’ have fueled Black British music’s evolution, from grime, garage, and jungle—born of resilience and DIY defiance in and out of London’s youth clubs and night clubs through musical cross pollination.
Overwhelmed by the pressures of life in London and the demands of running the jam, Mezzo had to step away, leaving the community without its space for escape for the first time in four years. Two years on, this residency marks his return — partnering with Grow, whose grassroots ethos, independent spirit and role as a musical cornerstone of Hackney Wick make it a natural home for a jam born in Queen’s Yard. Across three months, two stories rooted in the same creative community come together, as Mezzo brings the jam back to its roots with a new perspective and a space that has long championed the culture around it.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Doors 7pm
£5 advance tickets via DICE
£7 on the door
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
EQUAL PARTS HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
For their final party of 2026 Equal Parts bring things in-house for a Friends and Family Halloween Fright-fest at Grow. Expect seven hours of non-stop dance-ready melodies delivering maximum aural and kinetic pleasure with an eerie twist.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Topping the bill for this one are Equal Parts esteemed residents DJ Nick and Ani who are guaranteed to bring the chill into the early hours. A ghostly medley of house, pop, techno, breaks, and trance awaits from this enigmatic duo.
Next up, we are thrilled to welcome Kamla Obscura back into the Equal Parts fold. Count on seething sounds from the syncopation sorceress.
Before that, Equal Parts mainstays Cymba and fairground return for another bubbly back-to-back that promises the best in tech-house rollers.
One to watch Holly Why guests at Equal Parts for the first time. Expect refined house and techno with a touch of spook as the dance floor fills up.
Ryan Jones, the brains behind Sundays at Vittoria Wharf brings his deep, minimal sound to Grow as the haunting starts.
And last but not least, on apple-bobbing duty we welcome WOB. Expect dubby and downtempo sounds from this Equal Parts first-timer.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 2 am
![RITMO DEL BARRIO PRES CHICHA DE LOS MUERTOS: LOS BRAVOS DE LA K’UMBIA [LIVE] // CRUCIAL JUICE // PASKAL ROUGH & TOUGH // STEFANO CORNERMAN](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f758a83b6dc782a76a5192b/1789114393698-GW00SQ7KXK5QK3L5I0GR/PHOTO-2023-05-12-15-24-59.jpg)
RITMO DEL BARRIO PRES CHICHA DE LOS MUERTOS: LOS BRAVOS DE LA K’UMBIA [LIVE] // CRUCIAL JUICE // PASKAL ROUGH & TOUGH // STEFANO CORNERMAN
This Halloween, Chicha Por Favor returns in East London for a special Día de los Muertos celebration: Chicha De Los Muertos!
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join us for a night of hypnotic Peruvian Cumbia, tropical rhythms, live music and vinyl selections from across Latin America. Expect the usual Chicha Por Favor energy, with a little extra magic from the other side.
For this special edition, we are delighted to welcome back our good friends Los Bravos de la K’umbia! Led by Wilfredo Avalos, the band was formed in London by a group of friends sharing their Peruvian heritage and a deep love for Cumbia. Their captivating sound will take us on a musical journey from the heart of the Amazon rainforest to the coastal city of Lima and the peaks of the Andes, bringing infectious rhythms and psychedelic melodies to the dancefloor.
Joining us behind the decks is guest DJ Crucial Juice. Born and raised in London to a half-Mexican, half-Chilean family, Juice draws inspiration from music across the world, with a particular passion for Reggae and Latin sounds. He will be bringing a selection of Latin cuts from his vinyl collection, many discovered on recent digging trips to Mexico and sourced from fellow music lovers across the Americas. Expect Cumbia in all its forms, from rebajada to sabanero and beyond.
Our resident DJs Paskal Rough & Tough (Cool Breeze) and Stefano Cornerman (Ritmo del Barrio) will be keeping the dancefloor moving throughout the night. Paskal is a passionate record collector with a deep focus on vintage sounds from Jamaica, the Caribbean and Latin America, particularly the 1960s and 70s. Through his Cool Breeze nights, he explores the musical connections of the American tropics, travelling from the Peruvian Andes to the Colombian coast, through the calypsonians of Panama, the African-inspired drums of the French Antilles, Jamaican bass lines and the hypnotic melodies of Mexican accordions.
Stefano founded Ritmo del Barrio in 2021, is an independent record label dedicated to exploring vintage Latin American music, with a special focus on Peruvian Cumbia, also known as Chicha. The label is behind the Chicha Por Favor compilation series, bringing together rare Peruvian recordings from the 1970s and 80s in collaboration with historic labels such as Discos Horóscopo, Music Shop Perú and SonoRadio. Expect a vinyl selection of psychedelic Cumbia, Chicha and tropical treasures from Peru and beyond.
Come dressed for the occasion, bring your dancing shoes and join us for a celebration of music, life and the spirits that keep the rhythm alive.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via DICE (entry before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
NOT THE USUAL JAM SESSION // OPEN JAM // FREE
A unique musical experience that breaks the mould. David (The Orbalist, Hackney Rhythm) hosts a jam that is accessible for everyone—no more pay-to-play, no more rehearsed sets. A space where synths, sequencers, MPCs, and E-drums harmonise with guitars, basses, keys, and acoustic drums.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
When Alessandro Corda and David met at the jam, they immediately realised they shared the same passion for music and had similar values. Alex, a versatile musician, DJ, and producer, and a regular at London’s jams and host of a couple, offered to work closely with David. Not only did he manage the stage, but he also contributed behind the scenes, taking the jam to the next level.
Join us on the first Sunday of each month. Admission is free and safe and welcoming to the newcomer or seasoned performer. Whether you’re a keyboard virtuoso, a beatmaker, or a storyteller with a voice, this jam is for you. Bring your passion and your open mind. Let’s create music that transcends the ordinary and be part of the Not The Usual Jam and Grow musical community.
Our stage has hosted the tentative strumming of novice guitarists, the mesmerising loops of experienced producers, and the raw vocals of singers discovering their voices. From Charlie Stacey to Qoha or George The Poet, our stage has welcomed talented artists from various disciplines, including regulars: Alex Mike The Mic, Freddie Mpanga, Nico (MoorMoor), Conor Larkin, Matt Duduryn, Tom Caton, Richard Castle, Simon (Koyoka), and many others who come together to share their music experience, celebrate their progress, enhance growth, and enjoy each other - keeping eclecticism our flagship. The NTUJ session is a sandbox for sonic exploration, where David conducts, orchestrates, and brings people together. Here, musical boundaries dissolve, genres intertwine, and magic is born. Bring your instruments, synths, drum machines, unconventional gear, and curiosity.
If you’d like to take part show up with your instrument, any questions that you may have, please send them to infohackneyrhythm@gmail.com
WORDS FROM THE MUSICIANS
“Probably my favourite jam in London, and I go to a few.”
“Warm, welcoming and fun-loving. Great vibes, so much talent and great energy.”
“It started my growth as a performer here, and it continues to help my growth.”
WORDS FROM THE AUDIENCE
“Loved all the artists and the vibe and community here!”
“Extremely talented musicians. Loved the jam night.”
“My second time. Amazing, and I’ll come again.”
ENTRY INFORMATION
Free entry. This event will be entirely indoors, click here for full details on what your experience at Grow will be like
MENU
Grow’s menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients and sourced from sought-out suppliers, always with handmade touches.
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
SALOTTO SOUNDS X DAYDREAM DISCO: ALFAZ B2B ARLYSS // BOWLCUT // NATHAN SIMPSON (HOUSE, DISCO)
Daydream Disco and Salotto Sounds come together at Grow for another special night built around groove, warmth and proper community energy.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Following a previous Daydream Disco x Salotto Sounds session at Café 1001, we’re bringing the two collectives back together for a bigger dancefloor and a night centred around the music and the people.
Expect every spectrum of soulful dance music, forgotten gems and deeper cuts. No big egos or headliner focus, just a great dancefloor, good records and an inclusive, high-energy atmosphere from start to finish.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (entry before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
CENGIZ PRESENTS: BLISSY E // ENTEK (BROKEN BEAT, BRUK, JAZZ, HOUSE)
Join Cengiz for an evening-to-night celebration of music in all its forms and colours...
ABOUT THE EVENT
For the past three years, London-born DJ and presenter blissy e has been a fixture on the capital's dance music circuit. Drawing on her Caribbean roots, an appreciation for Afro-centric contributions to art, and a deep love of dance music, she's carved out a distinctive sound of her own - one built on feeling, soul and nostalgia.
Raised on a diet of soul, reggae, blues and funk, and later trained in classical music at university, blissy e brings a rare blend of grounding and instinct to her sets - the perfect foundation for a DJ who plays with real intention.
Since launching residencies on Noods Radio and Melodic Distraction in early 2021, she's steadily built a name for herself within the independent radio world. Her sets have taken her to some of the scene's most notable spots - The Jazz Cafe, We Out Here, Love Supreme, Gottwood, Lost Village, NT's Loft and Palais - sharing bills with the likes of Janet Kay & Carroll Thompson, Alex Nut, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Yasmin Lacey, Pinty and many more.
Now a breakfast host on Voices Radio and a presenter on Foundation FM, alongside a steady run of London shows, blissy e continues to evolve as a DJ - sharing her unique sonic blend with audiences across the capital and beyond.
Entek is a French DJ, producer, percussionist, and finger drummer based in North London. Deeply ingrained in the capital's underground scene, he regularly performs at the Orii Jam as a finger drummer and percussionist for the house band. As a selector, he builds intuitive, genre-fluid sets that seamlessly blend broken beat, house, hip-hop, UK garage, and afro-influenced jazz-fusion while maintaining a strong, unifying rhythmic identity.
Beyond the decks, ENTEK is an accomplished live performer whose technical mastery earned him the #2 global ranking at the World Finger Drumming Championship in Berlin for both 2024 and 2025. Across all his creative outlets—from live performance to coaching—he champions the practice of deep listening, exploring rhythm not just as a musical output, but as an embodied discipline that connects body, mind, and sound.
Cengiz is a London-based DJ, producer, and curator deeply rooted in the UK's broken beat, garage, and jazz-dance traditions. His sets are defined by their versatility, smoothly bridging the gap between soulful jazz-fusion, bruk, and club-ready house and techno.
As a producer, he has released on respected imprints like CoOp Presents and Dance Regular. Tracks such as "MOTF" and "JOY" (feat. David Kayode) have earned strong support from tastemakers like Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova. He is currently developing a full-length album of jazz-dance re-interpretations in collaboration with Wah Wah 45s.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (entry before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
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[EFG JAZZ FEST] GROW LIVE: VICENTE MAGALHÃES OCTET // DIGGORY WOOD TRIO // LAANI
This November, Grow Live joins the EFG London Jazz Festival with two live bands and a night stretching across different corners of contemporary jazz.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Vicente Magalhães Octet
Lisbon-born pianist, composer and arranger Vicente Magalhães has quickly become part of London’s new jazz landscape. Classically trained at the Lisbon Conservatoire before finding his way into jazz and improvised music, his writing carries traces of both worlds alongside the music and culture of his Portuguese roots.
Since moving into the UK scene, Vicente has played alongside Norma Winstone, Elaine Delmar, Dave Green and members of Loose Tubes, while his work as an arranger and musician has also taken him well beyond jazz, working with artists including Nile Rodgers, Kaiser Chiefs and Embrace.
At Grow he brings his new octet, a project inspired in part by Duke Ellington’s approach to writing for the personalities of particular musicians. Original compositions push outward while the arrangements keep a conversation going with the jazz tradition, making space for a large ensemble that can move between tightly written passages and the unpredictability of improvisation.
Diggory Wood Trio
London-based drummer and percussionist Diggory Wood brings together a trio built around experimentation, close listening and interplay.
On piano is composer Sam Johnson, known for his work with the Sam Johnson Big Band and BBC Balcony Sessions, alongside internationally touring double bassist and educator Georgia Johnson, a longstanding presence in the Yorkshire jazz scene.
With Diggory on drums, the trio brings together three distinct musical voices, leaving plenty of room for improvisation and the unexpected.
LAANI
Closing out the evening with a club session until 2am is London DJ, broadcaster and programmer LAANI.
Fusing nu-jazz, neo-soul, Afro rhythms, broken beat and house, LAANI has become a regular fixture across London’s jazz and underground club scenes. She is currently Event Producer at Jazz re, founder of FULLJOY MUSIC, and has previously worked in marketing at Brownswood Recordings and Strut Records. She has also programmed for We Out Here Festival, including the Brownswood Stage and later FULLJOY MUSIC takeovers.
Her DJ sets have taken her to venues including Drumsheds, Fabric, Corsica Studios, Colour Factory, Ronnie Scott’s, The Jazz Cafe and Printworks, alongside festival appearances at Montreux Jazz Festival, Love International, Worldwide Festival Sète, We Out Here, Lost Village and Primavera Sound.
Alongside DJing, LAANI is a regular broadcaster, currently hosting a monthly We Out Here Festival show on Worldwide FM, following her FULLJOY FLEX residency on Rinse FM.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via DICE (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
Check out the rest of the EFG Jazz Fest programme at Grow.
DEEPDIG: HANDSON FAMILY // VANESSA FREEMAN (DISCO, FUNK, SOUL, BROKEN BEAT, HOUSE)
DeepDig welcomes Handson Family back to Grow, joined by Vanessa Freeman for an extended session through soul, jazz, broken beat, house and the music connecting the dots.
ABOUT THE EVENT
South London husband-and-wife duo Cyndi Anafo and Chris Ellis have spent more than two decades DJing, promoting and championing independent Black music as Handson Family. Their selections move freely through soul, jazz, broken beat, funk and deep house, with a focus on the musical connections between generations.
Alongside regular appearances across London and beyond, they curate the Heritage Stage at Cross The Tracks and have become part of the fabric of We Out Here, playing at the festival as well as hosting and MCing the Main Stage for a full day. Their wider appearances include Tate Modern, Somerset House and Brixton Disco Festival.
Joining them is singer and selector Vanessa Freeman, whose history runs deep through UK soul, jazz and broken beat. Across her career, she has worked with artists including 4hero, Bugz in the Attic, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Nathan Haines and Kaidi Tatham, bringing that same musical lineage into her selections behind the decks.
We’re genuinely honoured to host people who have been at the heartbeat of this scene and its community for so long, contributing to it for decades and still actively pushing it forward today. The best part is they both play extended sets digging deep into soul, jazz, broken beat and the sounds that have shaped London’s dancefloors for decades.
ABOUT DEEPDIG
DeepDig is a night curated by Grow, that brings some of our favourite DJs and producers to play the sets that they don’t usually get to play at bigger venues and festivals. Expect lengthy, no-holds-barred DJ sets in intimate settings, where they have free rein to take the crowd in whatever direction they like.
Previous guests: Alexander Nut, Alfie, Arnau Obiols, Aunti Flo, Batukizer, blissy e, Brian Not Brian, Bror Havnes, Ceylan Göksel, Chris Wheatley, Cosmo Sofi, CSGRV, Dean Bryce, Demacque, Distant Rhythm, DJ Amir, Dom Ore, Donut, Frederika, Haseeb Iqbal, K15, Kanem, Kisa, Lanni, Liminal People, LORA S, Maria Hanlon, Martha, Medlar, Miche, Millie McKee, Mr Bongo, Mr Redley, My Analog Journal (Zag + Shaqdi), Nina Yamada, Paloma, Patrick Forge, Petra’s Dream, Poly-Ritmo, Rebecca Vasmant, Rohan Rakhit, Saachi, Sanoy, Soph, Stu Clark (WOLF MUSIC), Tea, Thristian, Tim Garcia, Tumbaito, Vandorta
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
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[EFG JAZZ FEST] JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
Check out the rest of the EFG Jazz Fest programme at Grow.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
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[EFG JAZZ FEST] LOVE IS EVERYWHERE #9: TINA EDWARDS // PAUL MURPHY (JAZZ DANCE // BROKEN BEAT // LATIN // HOUSE // JAZZ DISCO)
The ninth edition of Tina Edwards’ jazz dancefloor party welcomes a pioneering legend of jazz dance. Expect uncompromising percussion, high tempo break-downs and lucious horns, all at the hands of Jazz Room Records head-honcho Paul Murphy.
ABOUT THE EVENT
A huge inspiration for a young Giles Peterson, Murphy’s impact on club culture in the UK cannot be underestimated. Since his London residencies in the ‘70s and ‘80s, he’s brought jazz into club spaces—and was one of the first to do so.
As always, the night will open with a free entry, beginner friendly jazz dancefloor lesson from one of the world’s most admired dancers in the scene, Masumi Endo. Dance collective The Footnotes will return to the party of their founding to perform right before the headline set.
The Love Is Everywhere experience orbits jazz, expanding into Latin and Brazilian rhythms, jazz-disco and broken beat. The first set from Tina Edwards leans hard into the jazz dance spirit, with her second set taking on more of a four to the floor flavour.
PAUL MURPHY
Playing an explosive mix of Jazz, Latin, Soul and contemporary dance music to discerning crowds across the planet, Paul Murphy has been deejaying since the late ‘70s. His musical journey has wound through residencies at celebrated London clubs The Wag, The Electric Ballroom, The 100 Club and Hoxton Square’s Blue Note, alongside performances with the likes of Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Jimmy McGriff, Tania Maria and Lonnie Smith.
Paul also ran a highly influential record shop and managed a label, overseeing the release of the politically inspired Venceremos by London Jazz-dance collective Working Week, alongside albums by British Jazzers Tommy Chase and Harry Beckett.
He has several compilations under his belt, including Jazz Club Volumes 1 and 2, Return to the Jazz Club on Ace Records, Jazz Room Volumes 1 and 2 on BBE Records and Covers on the Jazz Room label.
His own Jazz Room Records has released an eclectic selection of music, from Take Vibe’s take on The Stranglers’ Golden Brown and West Coast fluteman Eric Ghost, to vibraphonist Khan Jamal, Japanese funk fusionists indigo jam unit, Nuyorican Latin House from Tata Vasquez and Fela Kuti-meets-Cumbia vibes with Mitchum Yacoub.
Paul’s expertise in finding the rare and obscure and matching it with the new and fresh inspired the likes of Gilles Peterson, who has said: “Paul Murphy found almost every Jazz Dance classic. He is the Original Messenger of Jazz. He opened the door to an alternative way of being a DJ.”
TINA EDWARDS
DJ, broadcaster, music journalist and curator Tina Edwards has been proudly spotlighting the UK Jazz scene since the early 2010s, putting music-heads onto inspiring sounds through every medium possible. Whether via her radio home Bandcamp Selects, the subscriber-based Jazz-ish Jazz Club, her programming across the UK and Europe or her DJ sets, her deep digging is evident.
With contagious energy and deep music knowledge, from West African groove and Latin-house to 00s Italo Jazz, Tina’s sets are never predictable. An internationally acclaimed DJ, she encourages dancers to ignore the booth and stay present on the dance floor.
Tina began DJing shortly before the pandemic; since then, demand behind the decks has taken her and her red box of 45s around the world, performing in Australia, Japan, Singapore, LA, Chicago and across Europe. She’s played Glastonbury, Montreux Jazz and North Sea, alongside headline sets for the BAFTAs Official After Party, film premieres, Netflix and Ray-Ban.
Tina’s sets are wildly eclectic and full of wild cards, but her grounding comes from the language of jazz. The Londoner is recognised as one of the few DJs of her generation upholding jazz dance floor culture, something she continues through her internationally renowned night Love Is Everywhere, which draws established jazz dancers from across Europe and Asia.
Wherever she plays, her sets avoid predictable arcs. Latin jazz, cumbia, off-beat disco, Afro-diasporic grooves, psychedelia and obscure 45s picked up on her travels all feed into her playful, intoxicating sets.
MASUMI ENDO (jazz dance teacher)
Masumi Endo is a dancer, choreographer, and movement director. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, she began ballet at the age of 3 and learned various street dance styles such as Hip-hop, Lock dance, Soul, and House from the age of 11. She moved from Tokyo to London in 2023 and has been performing and teaching regularly across London since.
FOOT NOTES
Foot Notes is an open community in London who celebrate dance and music through the lens of UK Jazz Dance. Foot Notes gave their first ever public performance at Love Is Everywhere #4.
Music schedule:
7-10 Tina Edwards warm-up set
10-12.30 Paul Murphy
12.30-2 Tina Edwards
Dance schedule:
7-8PM: Absolute beginners dance lesson from Masumi Endo
9.30PM: Performance from Masumi Endo and Foot Notes
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
Check out the rest of the EFG Jazz Fest programme at Grow.
[EFG JAZZ FEST] CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST TBA // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
Check out the rest of the EFG Jazz Fest programme at Grow.
SPECIAL GUEST TBA
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
MEZZO’S CORNER (JAM SESSION)
ABOUT THE EVENT
In East London in 2020, where rising costs and decades of systemic neglect threatened spaces for young voices, ‘Mezzo’s Corner’ offered a rare sanctuary. Founded by Mezzo — a bedroom metalhead at heart — it was a place for young musicians to channel the instabilities around them into raw performances that felt as much like defiance as music. It started with an amp, a guitar and a mic around a Hackney Wick picnic bench. Early jammers described it as therapy first: rung in by Mezzo’s now-iconic four chords, they’d step up and spill
It was built on the energy of a community exploring their creative identity. Bedroom MC’s brushed shoulders with classically trained horn players and neo soul singers. For time these ‘third spaces’ have fueled Black British music’s evolution, from grime, garage, and jungle—born of resilience and DIY defiance in and out of London’s youth clubs and night clubs through musical cross pollination.
Overwhelmed by the pressures of life in London and the demands of running the jam, Mezzo had to step away, leaving the community without its space for escape for the first time in four years. Two years on, this residency marks his return — partnering with Grow, whose grassroots ethos, independent spirit and role as a musical cornerstone of Hackney Wick make it a natural home for a jam born in Queen’s Yard. Across three months, two stories rooted in the same creative community come together, as Mezzo brings the jam back to its roots with a new perspective and a space that has long championed the culture around it.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Doors 7pm
£5 advance tickets via DICE
£7 on the door
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
DEEPDIG: MARSHMELLO // KANEM (SOUL, JAZZ, BROKEN BEAT, HOUSE)
For the final DeepDig session of 2026, Marshmello and Kanem take over for an extended session moving through soul, jazz, broken beat, house and the deeper corners of UK club music.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Marsha Smith aka Marshmello came to DJing from the dancefloor, with years spent playing across the UK and Europe and a deep knowledge of the music that runs through her long-running NTS show Midnight Marauders. Part of NTS since its earliest days, the show is two hours of new discoveries, old favourites and unexpected connections across soul, jazz, broken beat, house and beyond.
Marsha is also the instigator and co-founder of Moonlighting alongside Zakia and Leanne Wright. Their much-loved residency has grown around a shared approach to soulful, open-minded club music, inviting like-minded selectors including Josey Rebelle and Ruby Savage into the fold.
Kanem returns to DeepDig after previously supporting WOLF Music’s Stu Clark at Grow. A regular on The BoAt Pod since 2023, her sets move between deep and soulful house, broken beat, nu-jazz, R&B and garage, with melody and vocals running throughout.
For the last DeepDig of the year, we’re giving both selectors plenty of room to stretch out, dig through their collections and take the night wherever it needs to go.
ABOUT DEEPDIG
DeepDig is a night curated by Grow, that brings some of our favourite DJs and producers to play the sets that they don’t usually get to play at bigger venues and festivals. Expect lengthy, no-holds-barred DJ sets in intimate settings, where they have free rein to take the crowd in whatever direction they like.
Previous guests: Alexander Nut, Alfie, Arnau Obiols, Aunti Flo, Batukizer, blissy e, Brian Not Brian, Bror Havnes, Ceylan Göksel, Chris Wheatley, Cosmo Sofi, CSGRV, Dean Bryce, Demacque, Distant Rhythm, DJ Amir, Dom Ore, Donut, Frederika, Haseeb Iqbal, K15, Kanem, Kisa, Lanni, Liminal People, LORA S, Maria Hanlon, Martha, Medlar, Miche, Millie McKee, Mr Bongo, Mr Redley, My Analog Journal (Zag + Shaqdi), Nina Yamada, Paloma, Patrick Forge, Petra’s Dream, Poly-Ritmo, Rebecca Vasmant, Rohan Rakhit, Saachi, Sanoy, Soph, Stu Clark (WOLF MUSIC), Tea, Thristian, Tim Garcia, Tumbaito, Vandorta
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 2 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
NOT THE USUAL JAM SESSION // OPEN JAM // FREE
A unique musical experience that breaks the mould. David (The Orbalist, Hackney Rhythm) hosts a jam that is accessible for everyone—no more pay-to-play, no more rehearsed sets. A space where synths, sequencers, MPCs, and E-drums harmonise with guitars, basses, keys, and acoustic drums.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
When Alessandro Corda and David met at the jam, they immediately realised they shared the same passion for music and had similar values. Alex, a versatile musician, DJ, and producer, and a regular at London’s jams and host of a couple, offered to work closely with David. Not only did he manage the stage, but he also contributed behind the scenes, taking the jam to the next level.
Join us on the first Sunday of each month. Admission is free and safe and welcoming to the newcomer or seasoned performer. Whether you’re a keyboard virtuoso, a beatmaker, or a storyteller with a voice, this jam is for you. Bring your passion and your open mind. Let’s create music that transcends the ordinary and be part of the Not The Usual Jam and Grow musical community.
Our stage has hosted the tentative strumming of novice guitarists, the mesmerising loops of experienced producers, and the raw vocals of singers discovering their voices. From Charlie Stacey to Qoha or George The Poet, our stage has welcomed talented artists from various disciplines, including regulars: Alex Mike The Mic, Freddie Mpanga, Nico (MoorMoor), Conor Larkin, Matt Duduryn, Tom Caton, Richard Castle, Simon (Koyoka), and many others who come together to share their music experience, celebrate their progress, enhance growth, and enjoy each other - keeping eclecticism our flagship. The NTUJ session is a sandbox for sonic exploration, where David conducts, orchestrates, and brings people together. Here, musical boundaries dissolve, genres intertwine, and magic is born. Bring your instruments, synths, drum machines, unconventional gear, and curiosity.
If you’d like to take part show up with your instrument, any questions that you may have, please send them to infohackneyrhythm@gmail.com
WORDS FROM THE MUSICIANS
“Probably my favourite jam in London, and I go to a few.”
“Warm, welcoming and fun-loving. Great vibes, so much talent and great energy.”
“It started my growth as a performer here, and it continues to help my growth.”
WORDS FROM THE AUDIENCE
“Loved all the artists and the vibe and community here!”
“Extremely talented musicians. Loved the jam night.”
“My second time. Amazing, and I’ll come again.”
ENTRY INFORMATION
Free entry. This event will be entirely indoors, click here for full details on what your experience at Grow will be like
MENU
Grow’s menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients and sourced from sought-out suppliers, always with handmade touches.
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
The event will be outside for the first set. Table bookings will be moved inside, incase of bad weather.
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences, where we are offering a festive set menu.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
HAVE YOU EVER? (JAZZ // ELECTRONIC)
ABOUT THE EVENT
Have You Ever? present an evening of entirely improvised Jazz, Electronic, Trance and Minimalist music with modular synth, recorded live with audience.
"Have You Ever? are a genre-bending outfit aiming to redefine how contemporary live music can be captured and consumed - every single performance will be 100% improvised and there is no bandleader. Every gig is recorded multitrack, and thus all of our official releases will be - sampled, chopped & recontextualised - directly from these live recordings. We want to let the energy of the crowd and the room dictate the records we release, and then we sculpt it into an unrecognisable, polished record thereafter. Ownership of the music we create will be granted to the audience (for merely purchasing a ticket) through an optional bootleg mp3 of the night they attended".
The Vtet draw inspiration from the hypnotic Classical Minimalists (Terry Riley, Steve Reich), the enigmatic early electronic innovators (Laura Spiegal, Mort Garson) and the open, daring improvisers of the 1970s (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock).
Have You Ever?
Charlie Axl - Modular Synthesis, Aux Percussion
Kian Cardenas - Guitar, Effects
Anna Chai - Saxophone, Electronics
Louis Chapman - Drums, Percussion
Aleks Dimitrova - Electric Bass
ENTRY INFORMATION
Doors 7pm
£5 advance tickets via DICE
£7 on the door
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // HARLESDEN JAZZ SERENADERS // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST - HARLESDEN JAZZ SERENADERS
Digging into our shared various cultural legacies and experiences in this our beloved city, we think its jazz, we hope to groove and move you, our goal is immeasurable beauty and infinite kindness.
On guitar Maurice Brown ( worked with Byron Wallen, Courtney Pine, David Lynden-Hall amongst others). A fluent inventive player unfairly unsung.
On drum set Eric Ford , who has lived and played across the globe and played on around 60 albums. …(Ronnie Laws, Marc Almond, Clare Teal, the London Jazz Orchestra and Jason Rebello.)
On bass guitar Michael Searl who (also on double bass and bass steel pan), is called upon by bandleaders from around the African continent, South America, and the Caribbean in the UK and abroad due in no small part to his dynamic creative energy.
David Bitelli, tenor sax, clarinet, guiro, ( credits include Dudu Pukwana, Joan Armatrading, Jimmy Witherspoon, Calypso Rose, David Rudder, Airto, Dom Um Romao, Bernard Purdie, Gunther Schuller, Tony Allen, Mike Westbrook, Najma Akhtar, Ofra Haza, Onward International).
"If you like your jazz to be explorative and dripping with creativity, this is definitely for you." Jazz Journal
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
DEEPDIG: STU CLARK (WOLF MUSIC) // LENNY (ILL FITTED) (HOUSE, DEEP HOUSE)
There are some people we keep inviting back for DeepDig and Stu Clark from WOLF Music is back for his third outing at Grow, stepping up for an extended 5-hour set going until 3am.
ABOUT THE EVENT
For us, WOLF Music is one of those labels that really means something. Founded in 2009 by Stu Clark and Matt Neale, it has become a proper home for house music in the deepest sense: dusty, warm, soulful, odd round the edges and rooted in record culture rather than hype. Across the years, WOLF has helped bring through and release music from artists including Medlar, Greymatter, KRL, Session Victim, Bicep, Frits Wentink and plenty more, always with that unmistakable feeling of records picked by people who really live with the music.
Stu’s previous DeepDig sets at Grow have hit exactly the right spot. Patient, loose, groove-led and full of records that take a little longer to reveal themselves. The kind of set that builds naturally and keeps people locked in
Lenny is a London-based DJ and producer known for deep, groove-led selections that sit across the house and techno spectrum. The classic Detroit sound underpins Lenny’s style but the UK influences are clear, adding depth and gravitas. A long-time vinyl collector, he brings a refined, low-slung sound defined by well over two decades of digging and dedication. He co-runs the label and event series ill Fitted.
Expect deep house, chug, disco, boogie, warm low-end, slow burners and left-turn records from someone who knows how to stretch out properly. Five hours gives Stu the space to dig deep, build it with care and let the night move naturally from heads-down grooves into something heavier.
ABOUT DEEPDIG
DeepDig is a night curated by Grow, that brings some of our favourite DJs and producers to play the sets that they don’t usually get to play at bigger venues and festivals. Expect lengthy, no-holds-barred DJ sets in intimate settings, where they have free rein to take the crowd in whatever direction they like.
Previous guests: Alexander Nut, Alfie, Arnau Obiols, Aunti Flo, Batukizer, blissy e, Brian Not Brian, Bror Havnes, Ceylan Göksel, Chris Wheatley, Cosmo Sofi, CSGRV, Dean Bryce, Demacque, Distant Rhythm, DJ Amir, Dom Ore, Donut, Frederika, Haseeb Iqbal, K15, Kanem, Kisa, Lanni, Liminal People, LORA S, Maria Hanlon, Martha, Medlar, Miche, Millie McKee, Mr Bongo, Mr Redley, My Analog Journal (Zag + Shaqdi), Nina Yamada, Paloma, Patrick Forge, Petra’s Dream, Poly-Ritmo, Rebecca Vasmant, Rohan Rakhit, Saachi, Sanoy, Soph, Stu Clark (WOLF MUSIC), Tea, Thristian, Tim Garcia, Tumbaito, Vandorta
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 2 am
GROOVES FOR GOOD 3RD BIRTHDAY: SOL PARADISE // PIP // RIVERA // FREDDIE FRICKER (DISCO, FUNK, SOUL, HOUSE)
Grooves For Good is turning three!Join us at GROW, Hackney for a night of live music, DJs and dancing as we celebrate three years of bringing people together through music, connection and wellbeing.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Advance tickets have sold out, but don't worry it doesnt mean the event has. Majority of tickets are on the door. Entry is free before 9pm and £10 after.
Grooves For Good was created around the idea that “what goes up must come down.” Our events combine brilliant parties with positive wellbeing experiences, encouraging people to look after themselves and each other both during the night and the following day.
For our third birthday, Sol Paradise will bring their soulful live sound to GROW, followed by sets from Rivera, Pip and Grooves For Good’s own Freddie Fricker. Expect a warm and uplifting mix of disco, funk, soul, house and dance-floor favourites.
This is a party built around community, connection and having a genuinely good time. Come down, bring your friends and help us celebrate three years of Grooves For Good.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via DICE (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
NOT THE USUAL JAM SESSION // OPEN JAM // FREE
A unique musical experience that breaks the mould. David (The Orbalist, Hackney Rhythm) hosts a jam that is accessible for everyone—no more pay-to-play, no more rehearsed sets. A space where synths, sequencers, MPCs, and E-drums harmonise with guitars, basses, keys, and acoustic drums.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
When Alessandro Corda and David met at the jam, they immediately realised they shared the same passion for music and had similar values. Alex, a versatile musician, DJ, and producer, and a regular at London’s jams and host of a couple, offered to work closely with David. Not only did he manage the stage, but he also contributed behind the scenes, taking the jam to the next level.
Join us on the first Sunday of each month. Admission is free and safe and welcoming to the newcomer or seasoned performer. Whether you’re a keyboard virtuoso, a beatmaker, or a storyteller with a voice, this jam is for you. Bring your passion and your open mind. Let’s create music that transcends the ordinary and be part of the Not The Usual Jam and Grow musical community.
Our stage has hosted the tentative strumming of novice guitarists, the mesmerising loops of experienced producers, and the raw vocals of singers discovering their voices. From Charlie Stacey to Qoha or George The Poet, our stage has welcomed talented artists from various disciplines, including regulars: Alex Mike The Mic, Freddie Mpanga, Nico (MoorMoor), Conor Larkin, Matt Duduryn, Tom Caton, Richard Castle, Simon (Koyoka), and many others who come together to share their music experience, celebrate their progress, enhance growth, and enjoy each other - keeping eclecticism our flagship. The NTUJ session is a sandbox for sonic exploration, where David conducts, orchestrates, and brings people together. Here, musical boundaries dissolve, genres intertwine, and magic is born. Bring your instruments, synths, drum machines, unconventional gear, and curiosity.
If you’d like to take part show up with your instrument, any questions that you may have, please send them to infohackneyrhythm@gmail.com
WORDS FROM THE MUSICIANS
“Probably my favourite jam in London, and I go to a few.”
“Warm, welcoming and fun-loving. Great vibes, so much talent and great energy.”
“It started my growth as a performer here, and it continues to help my growth.”
WORDS FROM THE AUDIENCE
“Loved all the artists and the vibe and community here!”
“Extremely talented musicians. Loved the jam night.”
“My second time. Amazing, and I’ll come again.”
ENTRY INFORMATION
Free entry. This event will be entirely indoors, click here for full details on what your experience at Grow will be like
MENU
Grow’s menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients and sourced from sought-out suppliers, always with handmade touches.
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // EMILE HINTON TRIO CADÊNCIA // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST - EMILE HINTON TRIO CADÊNCIA
Emile Hinton is an award-winning London pianist and composer, joined in Trio Cadência by Toby Yapp on bass and Dom Hall on drums. Together they explore Brazilian jazz, samba, bossa nova and música instrumental Brasileira through a fresh London jazz lens, full of warmth, rhythm and loose, expressive interplay.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
![GROW PRESENTS: CSGRV & DEMACQUE + SPECIAL GUEST RICK VAYO [LIVE] (HOUSE, DEEP HOUSE, TECHNO)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f758a83b6dc782a76a5192b/1787923152775-D98GTB1T6VH5QVNIOR7T/BANNER.jpg)
GROW PRESENTS: CSGRV & DEMACQUE + SPECIAL GUEST RICK VAYO [LIVE] (HOUSE, DEEP HOUSE, TECHNO)
CSGRV and Demacque are back at Grow for their fifth all-night session, this time bringing close friend Rick Vayo (Tapefeed) on the line-up for a special live set.
ABOUT THE EVENT
They’ve known Rick for years, sharing dancefloors, booths, studios, production sessions and a lot of music along the way. For this one, Rick is bringing something a little different to what you might know him for.
As one half of fabric residents Tapefeed, his music leans towards the heavier end of techno and club music. His solo live show opens up another side of what he does, pulling from deep house, Detroit, hip hop and trip hop sampling, with the Octatrack at the centre of it all. It’s groovier, brighter and a side of Rick’s music he doesn’t often get the chance to play out, so this is a really special occasion.
CSGRV and Demacque will bookend the live set, starting the night and taking it through to close. The pair have been friends and collecting digging music together since their teens. In this session they'll be digging into the deeper, dubby and groovier side of house and techno with soul and rhythm at the heart of it.
CSGRV is also the booker behind Grow’s music programme. Before Grow, he programmed and ran Superstition, Village Underground’s long-running in-house club series, where he was also a resident DJ. So this is some sort of reunion of friends.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
OONTS: KOJAY B2B P-LUCAS // DREY B2B KANEM // RICH B2B LAST NUBAIN (HOUSE, BROKEN BEAT, DEEP SOULFUL HOUSE)
Oonts comes to Grow Hackney for a night of deep, soulful house, broken beat and jazz with founders Kojay & P-Lucas joined by Last Nubian, Rich Rose, Kanem and DREY.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Born out of Kojay & P-Lucas’ shared love of house music, Oonts is about keeping alive the deep and soulful sounds and club culture passed down through generations. At a time when dance music can feel increasingly driven by short-lived trends, their parties put the focus back on good music, community and the dancefloor.
Kojay & P-Lucas lead the night with the deep and soulful cuts that have shaped Oonts from the beginning.
Joining them is Last Nubian, aka Tre Wright, a producer, DJ and broadcaster whose selections move through house, broken beat and jazz, informed by a wider love of UK club music, reggae, soul and hip-hop. His productions have appeared on Touching Bass, Tiff’s Joints, Woop Records and Flat White Records.
Sister Midnight resident Rich Rose brings a wide-ranging record bag spanning soulful grooves, deep house, broken beat, funk and jazz, while Kanem brings a sharp ear for groove, rhythm and musicality to the dancefloor.
Completing the line-up is DREY, blending deep house with soulful chords, punchy basslines and intricate percussion. She’s appeared on NTS, Rinse FM and Foundation FM, alongside sets at London’s Jazz Cafe.
A full night built around deep selections, soulful house and a shared love of the dancefloor.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
MEZZO’S CORNER (JAM SESSION)
ABOUT THE EVENT
In East London in 2020, where rising costs and decades of systemic neglect threatened spaces for young voices, ‘Mezzo’s Corner’ offered a rare sanctuary. Founded by Mezzo — a bedroom metalhead at heart — it was a place for young musicians to channel the instabilities around them into raw performances that felt as much like defiance as music. It started with an amp, a guitar and a mic around a Hackney Wick picnic bench. Early jammers described it as therapy first: rung in by Mezzo’s now-iconic four chords, they’d step up and spill
It was built on the energy of a community exploring their creative identity. Bedroom MC’s brushed shoulders with classically trained horn players and neo soul singers. For time these ‘third spaces’ have fueled Black British music’s evolution, from grime, garage, and jungle—born of resilience and DIY defiance in and out of London’s youth clubs and night clubs through musical cross pollination.
Overwhelmed by the pressures of life in London and the demands of running the jam, Mezzo had to step away, leaving the community without its space for escape for the first time in four years. Two years on, this residency marks his return — partnering with Grow, whose grassroots ethos, independent spirit and role as a musical cornerstone of Hackney Wick make it a natural home for a jam born in Queen’s Yard. Across three months, two stories rooted in the same creative community come together, as Mezzo brings the jam back to its roots with a new perspective and a space that has long championed the culture around it.
House Band
Shanise Hall (trumpet)
Dragon King (guitar)
Angus (keys)
Reuben (sax)
Mezzo (guitar and host)
ENTRY INFORMATION
Doors 7pm
£5 advance tickets via DICE
£7 on the door
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // MAREK BURA // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST - MAREK BURA
Marek Bura is a London based experimental guitarist, composer and improviser known for blending rich harmonic textures with cinematic, exploratory sounds. His music moves between jazz, ambient and progressive grooves, creating immersive soundscapes that unfold with spontaneous energy and creative interplay. Live he brings a sense of adventure to every performance, making his sets a treat for listeners who enjoy thoughtful musicianship and music that feels fresh and unpredictable.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
KULA COLLECTIVE: STICKY DUB // DONWELLA // ZAFEER (BROKEN BEAT, SOUL, HOUSE, GLOBAL GROOVE)
KULA Collective is a London-based event series and platform bringing like-minded people together through a shared love of music, art and culture.
ABOUT THE EVENT
With a growing presence across the city, KULA creates spaces where diverse sounds, communities and creative energies can collide. This edition explores the many roots and rhythms that shape a distinctly UK diasporic sound — from the dancefloor to the underground and beyond.
Join us on 26th September where we welcome producer, rapper and DJ Sticky Dub, alongside one of London’s most exciting up-and-coming selectors, Donwella. Bringing their own distinctive musical worlds to the room, the pair will be joined by KULA founder Zafeer on warm-up duties, setting the tone for a night of deep rhythms, infectious energy and sonic delight.
Sticky Dub
Sticky Dub is a Liverpool-born artist whose distinctive sound and electrifying presence bring far more to the music than meets the ear. Blending broken beat, hip-hop, reggae, soul and house, his unique rhythms and lyrical expression have earned him a reputation for setting dancefloors alight with his signature bushman-meets-rudebwoi energy.
Beginning his journey as part of hip-hop trio Nutribe, Sticky Dub later stepped out solo with his debut EP Reasonin’, opening the door to collaborations and releases with key figures in the broken beat scene, including Dance Regular and IG Culture. His 2024 Eglo Records release, Never Give Weapons To A Man Who Can’t Dance, has quickly become a cult favourite, further cementing his fresh and distinctive approach.
With both label and independent releases thriving across radio and club nights, Sticky Dub’s live shows are carving out an exciting new space for bruk and jazz.
Donwella
Donwella is a London-based DJ and human-rights researcher known for her thoughtful, genre-fluid selections and instinct for big, beautiful tunes. Her sets are driven by feeling rather than genre, drawing on a musical upbringing rooted in jazz, hip-hop and soul, and her time living in Cape Town, where she was inspired by South Africa’s rich dance and electronic music scene.
Across her Balamii and Soho Radio residencies, she leans into soulful, groovy and sunshine-infused sounds, while her late-night sets are led by percussion and bass, weaving together global diasporic electronic music including kuduro, gqom, broken beat, UK funky, garage and baile funk.
She also runs intimate parties, co-organises a DIY participatory festival with sound-system collective Coop Audio, and teaches DJ workshops championing gender equity on the decks. A regular on UK dancefloors and festival line-ups, Donwella has played alongside Daphni, Dennis Bovell, Steven Julien, Tash LC, Haseeb Iqbal and more.
Zafeer
Zafeer is a London-based DJ and promoter, and the founder of KULA Collective. Through his events, he brings together diverse artforms and global sounds, curating immersive cultural experiences for audiences across the city.
Driven by a deep appreciation for musical heritage and different cultures, his sets weave together acoustic and electronic textures from various points in time. The result is a joyful, uplifting journey that connects communities and celebrates sound without borders.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
DUBMERGE: MOONTALK // OKAMI // GOH WELL (DUB, JAZZ, 140, BASS, DUBSTEP, JUNGLE)
DUBMERGE is a club night celebrating the deep, soulful, bass-rich continuum of UK sound system culture. Expect the best of the local underground selectors delivering low-end pressure, earthy percussion, rolling basslines, and syncopated rhythms with a dubwise attitude.
ABOUT THE EVENT
London-based DJ, filmmaker and founder of Dubmerge Moontalk is driven by a passion for building immersive dream worlds through sonic explorations. Laced with nostalgia and driven by thumping basslines, her sound carries a forward-thinking, dubwise energy that cuts across genres, weaving together dub pressure, polyrhythmic play and percussive textures, anchored in low-end psychedelia and often sprinkled with jazz and soulful flavours.
Drawing from a wide spectrum of sounds, tempos and eras, genre always comes second to feeling in her sets. Moontalk has shaped dancefloors and deep-listening rooms from Lost Village to Southbank Centre, with regular appearances at London’s beloved clubs including Corsica Studios, Colour Factory, Palais and MOT.
She continues to evolve her sound through monthly residencies at Voices Radio and Om Being, guided by an open-minded and adventurous approach.
Named after the Japanese word for wolf, ŌKAMI is the side project of music artist Kamī.
Highlighted as one of Mixmag Asia’s ‘artists exciting us in 2025’, her mixes have been featured on the likes of NTS, Foundation FM, Radio Alhara, Reprezent Radio and beyond.
A vibrant performer with plenty of raw energy on the decks, she has found her footing spinning at the likes of The Cause, Corsica Studios, Phonox and Palais, as well as a number of independent festivals and recently returning from touring Japan.
ŌKAMI will be bringing a specially crafted offering to Dubmerge, returning to her deep affinity for the intersection between the worlds of ambient and dubstep - drawing sonic connections between the ceremonial instruments of Shinto-Buddhist temples from her upbringing with the unmistakable elements of soundsystem music. Expect to be taken deep into the mystic realm through watery basslines, organic percussion and layered atmospherics.
Goh Well is a London DJ and radio host with monthly shows on Foundation FM and Voices. Her sets are eclectic and bass-leaning, moving across the wider family of club music — house, techno, breaks, garage, dubstep, grime and the strange edges between them, drawn from scenes around the world. The throughline is colour: sounds bound together by textured percussion, heavy low-end and dynamic melodic turns, by turns sensual, fierce, nostalgic. She's less interested in genre than in the weird intersections between them.
She has played across London — Fabric, Village Underground, Corsica Studios, The Cause, Dalston Superstore, Tola, Carpet Shop, All My Friends and Body Movements — with festival appearances at Gottwood, Boomtown and Body Movements, and guest mixes for Rinse, NTS, Balamii and Netil Radio.
For Goh Well, music, dancing and politics are an inseparable force. Her work is rooted in revolutionary optimism and the belief that the dance floor is a site of collective release and resistance, built to free the body and raise consciousness.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
The event will be outside for the first set. Table bookings will be moved inside, incase of bad weather.
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences, where we are offering a festive set menu.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // BEN HAZELTON & ELCHIN SHIRINOV // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST - BEN HAZELTON & ELCHIN SHIRINOV
Ben Hazelton is a founding member of Uniting of Opposites (a cross-genre project blending electronic, jazz, and classical Indian traditions) and has worked with notable artists including Roots Manuva, Tony Kofi, Talvin Singh, and Elchin Shirinov.
Elchin Shirinov is a former member of The Avishai Cohen Trio: Between 2018 and October 2022, Shirinov gained immense global recognition as the pianist for legendary jazz bassist Avishai Cohen. He recorded three albums with the trio—including the highly praised Shifting Sands—and toured major global stages like Blue Note New York, Ronnie Scott's, and the Berlin Philharmonie.
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
SOUL SATISFACTION: MAX SINÀL, MARIA HANLON (SOULFUL HOUSE, DEEP HOUSE, BROKEN BEAT)
Soul Satisfaction comes to GROW, bringing some of the city’s finest soulful sounds for a very special night. For her biggest Soul Satisfaction event yet, Maria Hanlon is joined by one of London’s finest selectors, Max Sinàl, for a night of deep and soulful house.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Max Sinàl has been earning his stripes for over 25 years, starting out as a teenager on East London’s legendary pirate radio circuit. A DJ and producer with a love for deep house and bruk with soul, his distinctive London sound has earned international recognition, including being named DJ Mag’s Best Emerging Artist for July 2023 and Blues & Soul Magazine’s #1 Artist of Note for 2025. As the founder and A&R of Soul Quest Records, Max is at the forefront of a sound that’s soulful, deep and made for the dancefloor. His breakout 2025 single ‘Intentions’, a collaboration with KingCrowney and Liv East, has now clocked up more than 9 million Spotify streams.
Joining him is Maria Hanlon, the London-based DJ and presenter behind Soul Satisfaction. Her signature sound moves between Soulful House, Deep House, Broken Beat and Garage, and she’s quickly become a familiar name across some of the capital’s most respected dancefloors. Since moving back to London in 2021, Maria has played everywhere from The Jazz Café, HERE at Outernet and NT’s Loft to festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and We Out Here, as well as Snowbombing, Ibiza, Cross The Tracks and Secret Garden Party. Alongside DJing, she hosts ‘The Voices Breakfast Show with Maria Hanlon’ every Friday on Voices Radio, interviewing the likes of Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Charlie Dark, Marcia Carr & Louie Vega.
It’s going to be a big one. Come early, stay late and don’t miss it.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
ROOK RECORDS: MR REDLEY // JAWA JONES // TALL NICO // ALFIE PANAIOTIS (HOUSE, DISCO, AFRO, JAZZ)
Get ready for another unforgettable night as Hackney Wick’s Rook Records returns to Grow Hackney for an evening of impeccable music and vibes.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Leading the night is Rinse FM's Mr Redley. When he's not hosting the Black Wine Club or presenting Rinse FM's morning show, you'll find him behind the decks, delivering an eclectic selection of dance music to crowds across the UK and beyond.
Taking care of support duties we've got London-based vinyl DJ Jawa Jones, founder of Wanita Music and host on Radio X Frankfurt. A dedicated digger and collector, her sets move through soul, funk and more, with a particular love for rare 45s from around the globe.
Joining them are Rook Records residents Tall Nico and Alfie Panaiotis, bringing their signature sound to the dancefloor. Expect a seamless journey through Latin rhythms, Afro grooves, dancefloor jazz, disco, house, and plenty more to keep you moving till the early hours.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
The event will be outside for the first set. Table bookings will be moved inside, incase of bad weather.
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences, where we are offering a festive set menu.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
NOT THE USUAL JAM SESSION // OPEN JAM // FREE
A unique musical experience that breaks the mould. David (The Orbalist, Hackney Rhythm) hosts a jam that is accessible for everyone—no more pay-to-play, no more rehearsed sets. A space where synths, sequencers, MPCs, and E-drums harmonise with guitars, basses, keys, and acoustic drums.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
When Alessandro Corda and David met at the jam, they immediately realised they shared the same passion for music and had similar values. Alex, a versatile musician, DJ, and producer, and a regular at London’s jams and host of a couple, offered to work closely with David. Not only did he manage the stage, but he also contributed behind the scenes, taking the jam to the next level.
Join us on the first Sunday of each month. Admission is free and safe and welcoming to the newcomer or seasoned performer. Whether you’re a keyboard virtuoso, a beatmaker, or a storyteller with a voice, this jam is for you. Bring your passion and your open mind. Let’s create music that transcends the ordinary and be part of the Not The Usual Jam and Grow musical community.
Our stage has hosted the tentative strumming of novice guitarists, the mesmerising loops of experienced producers, and the raw vocals of singers discovering their voices. From Charlie Stacey to Qoha or George The Poet, our stage has welcomed talented artists from various disciplines, including regulars: Alex Mike The Mic, Freddie Mpanga, Nico (MoorMoor), Conor Larkin, Matt Duduryn, Tom Caton, Richard Castle, Simon (Koyoka), and many others who come together to share their music experience, celebrate their progress, enhance growth, and enjoy each other - keeping eclecticism our flagship. The NTUJ session is a sandbox for sonic exploration, where David conducts, orchestrates, and brings people together. Here, musical boundaries dissolve, genres intertwine, and magic is born. Bring your instruments, synths, drum machines, unconventional gear, and curiosity.
If you’d like to take part show up with your instrument, any questions that you may have, please send them to infohackneyrhythm@gmail.com
WORDS FROM THE MUSICIANS
“Probably my favourite jam in London, and I go to a few.”
“Warm, welcoming and fun-loving. Great vibes, so much talent and great energy.”
“It started my growth as a performer here, and it continues to help my growth.”
WORDS FROM THE AUDIENCE
“Loved all the artists and the vibe and community here!”
“Extremely talented musicians. Loved the jam night.”
“My second time. Amazing, and I’ll come again.”
ENTRY INFORMATION
Free entry. This event will be entirely indoors, click here for full details on what your experience at Grow will be like
MENU
Grow’s menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients and sourced from sought-out suppliers, always with handmade touches.
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST TBA // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST TBA
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
DEEPDIG: PATRICK FORGE // COSMO SOFI (LATIN,GLOBAL GROOVES, DISCO, BROKEN BEAT, JAZZ)
DeepDig's September event brings two London favourites, Patrick Forge and Cosmo Sofi, for a night that fully captures the sound and spirit of the series.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Patrick Forge leads the night with an extended 4-hour session, bringing the kind of musical knowledge and dancefloor instinct that has made him such an important figure in London’s jazz, rare groove, broken beat and soulful dance music scenes. From Dingwalls with Giles Peterson and Kiss FM to NTS and dancefloors across the world, Patrick has always joined the dots between rhythm, feeling, history and movement.
Cosmo Sofi sets the tone on the terrace, bringing a soulful, wide-reaching approach rooted in warmth, curiosity and discovery. Her selections move naturally between sounds from different times and places, travelling through a wide spectrum of sound, always tied together by feeling and groove.
Together, both artists bring genre-blurring journeys through music from across the globe, connecting the space through deep selections, patience and flow. This is exactly what DeepDig is built for: long-form sets, deep listening and selectors who know how to take the room somewhere special.
ABOUT DEEPDIG
DeepDig is a night curated by Grow, that brings some of our favourite DJs and producers to play the sets that they don’t usually get to play at bigger venues and festivals. Expect lengthy, no-holds-barred DJ sets in intimate settings, where they have free rein to take the crowd in whatever direction they like.
Previous guests: Alexander Nut, Alfie, Arnau Obiols, Aunti Flo, Batukizer, blissy e, Brian Not Brian, Bror Havnes, Ceylan Göksel, Chris Wheatley, Cosmo Sofi, CSGRV, Dean Bryce, Demacque, Distant Rhythm, DJ Amir, Dom Ore, Donut, Frederika, Haseeb Iqbal, K15, Kanem, Kisa, Lanni, Liminal People, LORA S, Maria Hanlon, Martha, Medlar, Miche, Millie McKee, Mr Bongo, Mr Redley, My Analog Journal (Zag + Shaqdi), Nina Yamada, Paloma, Patrick Forge, Petra’s Dream, Poly-Ritmo, Rebecca Vasmant, Rohan Rakhit, Saachi, Sanoy, Soph, Stu Clark (WOLF MUSIC), Tea, Thristian, Tim Garcia, Tumbaito, Vandorta
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
N’CALMA PRESENTS MOVE YOUR SHOES: POLY-RITMO // PALO SANTO DISCOS // TIGAS (GLOBAL GROOVES, BRAZILIAN)
N'Calma Collective is back at Grow Hackney this September, presenting MOVE YOUR SHOES.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Born in Brazil many years ago, MOVE YOUR SHOES is a dance movement that now brings music lovers together in London with one simple purpose: to celebrate music, dance, friendship, and mutual respect. With an incredible line-up featuring POLY-RITMO, PALO SANTO DISCOS, and TIGAS, the night promises a musical journey across continents and cultures. Expect sounds from all corners of the world, with no boundaries or limitations, but always seasoned with the Brazilian spice and energy that we love so much. Move your body, move your soul, and most importantly... MOVE YOUR SHOES!
Poly-Ritmo is a London-based DJ, musician, broadcaster, and curator bringing heat to the hips and feet with vibrant selections from around the globe. A devoted collector and crate-digger, her passion for telling stories through music began at age ten, when she began making mixtapes for friends and family. That spark grew into alifelong passion for sharing music—one that took root while working at the iconic Sounds of the Universe record shop. Driven to dig deeper, she went on to study Ethnomusicology at SOAS, nurturing a nuanced, research-driven approach to her craft. This deep knowledge shines through her DJ sets, where her selections are soulful, percussive and eclectic, often including zouk, Brazilian boogie, broken beat, soukous, salsa, disco and soca.
Palo Santo Discos is a true aficionado of funky, thrilling, and lesser-known music, boasting an extensive collection of vinyl records from all corners of the globe. He presents a renowned monthly show on NTS, where he delves into the depths of vintage Brazilian tunes and explores the works of forgotten yet captivating artists; prepare to be captivated by the enchanting melodies of Latin grooves, Turkish psychedelia, timeless Jamaican classics, and, of course, irresistible Brazilian floor-fillers.
Tiago “Tigas” is a Brazilian DJ, record collector, and event producer based in London since 2017. Known for his deep musical research and eclectic sets, Tigas blends Brazilian rhythms such as Samba, MPB, Bossa Nova, Forró, Maracatu, Baião, and Tropicália with global sounds including Afrobeat, Latin, Jazz, Funk & Soul, Reggae, Disco, Hip-hop, and rare grooves from around the world. He co-founded N’Calma Collective in 2009, a cultural project born in Brazil to unite people through music and collaboration. Since relocating to London, Tigas has produced over 100 events, curated diverse lineups, and secured residencies at iconic venues such as Café 1001, Grow Hackney, and Hootananny Brixton. His work has led to appearances at major festivals including EFG London Jazz Festival and Brick Lane Jazz Festival. With a reputation for creating immersive musical journeys, Tigas continues to champion vinyl culture and global sounds, connecting audiences through rhythms, storytelling, and dance.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
The event will be outside for the first set. Table bookings will be moved inside, incase of bad weather.
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences, where we are offering a festive set menu.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUEST TBA // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUEST TBA
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
SOUL ON THE CANAL SIDE SEASON FINALÉ // MUCHO SOUL // (SOUL, JAZZ, DEEP HOUSE, DISCO)
After another brilliant summer of SOTCS sessions, Mucho Soul close out the season with a day-into-night journey from sunlit terrace grooves to deep house and disco after dark, with a line-up curated especially for the occasion.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Mia Rahaman (Dora The Explorer)
Mia Rahaman is a 22-year-old DJ with a love for old-school music. Her sets blend soul, funk, disco and hip hop, bringing together feel-good classics, old-school grooves and plenty of energy! She’s played at various London venues including Between the Bridges, Love Vinyl, BBE, Brutus, Wishful Drinking, Mad Cats, Wood Street Bear and Hazels. Mia is excited to be joining Ket and Alan at Grow for this end-of-summer celebration and is hugely grateful for the invitation — expect good music, good energy and plenty of reasons to dance!
Neasha
A lifelong music head with deep dancefloor roots, Neasha’s story stretches from classical percussion and music production to spinning breakbeat as Miss-Use in 90s Scotland. Returning to the decks after more than 20 years away, she now moves freely through reggae, soul, ska, dub, dance and disco, drawing from a personal collection built over decades.
Jerry Frempong
A seasoned house selector and vinyl obsessive, Jerry Frempong has played everywhere from Ministry of Sound and Sankeys to intimate Thames boat parties through his own Pret A Ecouter nights. His sets draw on decades of digging and dancefloor experience, with house at their heart and a broad musical sensibility running throughout. More recently, Jerry has also been working with BBE on reissuing music from Ghanaian label Asona Records.
Mucho Soul
Founded in Soho in 2001 by Alan Kenny Arscott and Ket Shah, Mucho Soul have spent more than two decades joining the dots between jazz, reggae, funk, broken beat, house, disco and electronic music. Their Soul On The Canal Side parties have been a fixture at Grow since 2017.
ENTRY INFORMATION
This event is free before 9pm and kicks off from 4pm. After 9pm, tickets are £10 on the door. There are no advance tickets.
It’s one of the busiest events in Grow’s calendar, and we usually hit capacity early. Once we’re full, it’ll be one in, one out. So come down early to beat the queue, or be ready to wait patiently if you arrive later.
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SWEET ONES: DONSURF // BEN HAUKE [LIVE] // KANE // KOMANCHE (HOUSE, BROKEN BEAT, SOULFUL)
Sweet Ones are back at their East London home, taking over the canalside at Grow for another evening of deep, soulful dance music.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Joining us is Donsurf, one of the UK's most exciting names in broken beat and bruk. Hailing from Leeds, his productions and DJ sets effortlessly weave together jazz, soulful house and broken rhythms, with appearances at Fabric, We Out Here and Warehouse Project earning him a reputation as one of the scene's finest selectors.
Returning to Sweet Ones is Ben Hauke, this time performing a special live set. A producer whose sound moves between bruk, house, UK funky, jazz and leftfield electronics, Ben's releases on Far Out Recordings, Church and Woop Records, alongside collaborations with artists including King Krule and Katy B, have made him one of London's most distinctive musical voices. Expect deep percussion, warm textures and plenty of soul.
Holding it all together are Sweet Ones residents KANE + KOMANCHE, guiding the night through deep house, broken rhythms, soulful electronics and timeless dancefloor records.
Set against the backdrop of Grow Hackney, one of East London's most loved independent grassroots venues, expect canalside sunsets, an intimate warehouse dancefloor and a community built around music, connection and discovery.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
£10 on the door (after 9pm)
Last entry 1am
JAZZ JAM WITH STRATOS // EVERY THURSDAY
We're inviting you to experience the magic of our weekly Thursday Jazz Jam.
Since 2016, Stratos, our resident jazz band led by the talented and Mercury Prize-nominated Rio Kai, has held down this popular night, bringing together fans and musicians for an electrifying exploration of jazz.
Every week, Stratos dives into both the classic roots and boundary-pushing edges of jazz, creating a unique space where improvisation and connection take centre stage. With Rio Kai on bass, Dom Pusey on saxophone,Mike De Souza on guitar, and Zoe Pascal on drums, each set offers something new—a true celebration of live, evolving music.
After the first set, they open up the jam to jazz musicians who want to get involved! Contact Stratos on Instagram if you’re interested in jamming. Entry is free for jammers.
Set against the backdrop of our Hackney Wick canalside venue, this long-standing jazz night embodies both the charm of our community and the sophistication of jazz itself.
BOOKINGS
The event will be outside for the first set. Table bookings will be moved inside, incase of bad weather.
Book a ticket and table via the OpenTable experiences, where we are offering a festive set menu.
Book just a ticket DICE
We reserve 30% of our tables for walk-ups, so you can still feel free to come down and grab a spot. There is plenty of standing room as well. We advise that you arrive between 6.30 and 7.30 pm to get a table.
If you’ve booked a table via the OpenTable, we recommend you turn up on time, as we cannot hold the tables for more than 15 minutes.
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
FOOD & DRINK
Our kitchen is open until 9 pm and serves a range of dishes and snacks. We have a range of drinks from the bar (open until 11.45 pm), including Grow’s signature cocktails.
Arrive early to make the most of excellent happy hour offers.
DEEPDIG BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL: MR BONGO // LIMINAL PEOPLE (ALFIE & PALOMA) // BRAZILIAN // GLOBAL GROOVES // DISCO // AFRO // PSYCHEDELIC
We’re very excited to welcome Mr Bongo DJs back to Grow for a special 4-hour extended DeepDig set. After the incredible energy they brought last year, we knew we had to do it again.
ABOUT THE EVENT
This time, they return on Bank Holiday Sunday, 30 August, for a long-form journey through the full Mr Bongo sound.
Since opening as a Soho record shop in 1989, Mr Bongo has become one of the UK’s most respected names in global music, known for digging, reissuing and sharing essential sounds from Brazil, Latin America, Africa, the Caribbean and far beyond.
Behind the decks, that deep knowledge turns into soulful, high-energy dancefloor journeys. Expect rare Brazilian grooves, deep disco, modern soul, gospel, house, funk, jazz and plenty of records that move between genres with ease.
This is exactly what DeepDig is about: trusted selectors, longer sets and music that has room to breathe. Having taken the Mr Bongo sound to festivals and dancefloors around the world, this is a rare chance to hear them stretch out properly in an intimate canalside space.
Opening the evening on our terrace, Liminal People, Alfie and Paloma, set the tone with deep, soulful and psychedelic selections. Their sets drift through obscure disco, ecstatic house, leftfield grooves and offbeat dancefloor gems, always led by warmth, feeling and curiosity.
A full Bank Holiday Sunday of deep digging, global rhythms and open-minded dancefloor energy by the canal.
ABOUT DEEPDIG
DeepDig is a night curated by Grow, that brings some of our favourite DJs and producers to play the sets that they don’t usually get to play at bigger venues and festivals. Expect lengthy, no-holds-barred DJ sets in intimate settings, where they have free rein to take the crowd in whatever direction they like.
Previous guests: Alexander Nut, Alfie, Arnau Obiols, Aunti Flo, Batukizer, blissy e, Brian Not Brian, Bror Havnes, Ceylan Göksel, Chris Wheatley, Cosmo Sofi, CSGRV, Dean Bryce, Demacque, Distant Rhythm, DJ Amir, Dom Ore, Donut, Frederika, Haseeb Iqbal, K15, Kanem, Kisa, Lanni, Liminal People, LORA S, Maria Hanlon, Martha, Medlar, Miche, Millie McKee, Mr Bongo, Mr Redley, My Analog Journal (Zag + Shaqdi), Nina Yamada, Paloma, Patrick Forge, Petra’s Dream, Poly-Ritmo, Rebecca Vasmant, Rohan Rakhit, Saachi, Sanoy, Soph, Stu Clark (WOLF MUSIC), Tea, Thristian, Tim Garcia, Tumbaito, Vandorta
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am
CANALSIDE SESSIONS // SPECIAL GUESTS // LIVE MUSIC // FREE
Canalside Sessions with Williams Cumberbache is a regular weekend treat that brings world-class live music right to Hackney Wick.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Every Sunday afternoon from 1-4 pm, master conga player Williams Cumberbache, with over 30 years in the UK music scene and collaborations with legends like Goldie and Björk. Each week Williams will be joined by special guest bands bringing amazing live music to Hackney Wick every week with something different.
Ideal for families, friends, and music lovers alike and even your dog will enjoy this uplifting experience which is all about connection, relaxation, and the joy of live music—an essential part of Grow’s vibrant community.
SPECIAL GUESTS TBA
FOOD AND DRINK
Grow’s food menu includes brunch options and a fusion of Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Modern British plates and sharers made with seasonal ingredients, always with handmade touches. Enjoy a drinks menu with a range of curated drinks, including hot and soft options.
To book and secure your table, select the Sunday of your choice on the widget below! We do also accept walk-ins but we recommend arriving early to get a spot!
The first performance will begin at 1pm and the last performance will finish by 4 pm
There will be plenty of space for people who just want a drink
Please read our full FAQs before booking, where you will find information on refunds and exchanges
CENGIZ PRESENTS “END OF SUMMER SPECIAL”: COSMO SOFI // OLIVER NIGHT (HOUSE, BRUK, JAZZ, SOUL, LATIN)
Join us for a special “End Of Summer Special” hosted by Cengiz for an evening to night special celebrating Bruk is all its forms and influences.
ABOUT THE EVENT
Cengiz Presents "End of Summer Special" at Grow:
Cosmo Sofi is a London-based, Uruguayan DJ, graphic designer, and former Worldwide FM presenter whose lifelong passion for world culture deeply informs her sound. Her highly adaptable, eclectic sets seamlessly bridge genres from jazz and soul to jungle, house, and dub, always united by a singular focus: sharing soulful music with a conscious message.
Whether crafting tailored musical journeys for sophisticated Hi-Fi listening bars, art museums, or underground raves, Sofi navigates diverse environments with ease. This versatility earned her widespread respect through her Worldwide FM show, Spectrums, secured her a 2023 Secretsundaze residency, and has led to her sharing festival stages across Europe with industry heavyweights like Gilles Peterson, Mr. Scruff, and Joe Claussell.
Oliver Night is a London-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist whose music moves fluidly between broken rhythms, soulful textures, house energy and hip-hop sensibility. Rooted in UK sound system culture but always forward looking, his work resists neat definitions, instead favouring feeling, groove and emotional depth.
Stepping forward with his debut album on Tru Thoughts, Between The Lines, Oliver delivers a rich, genre-spanning body of work shaped by collaboration, experimentation and community. The album features Roots Manuva, alongside KAYA FYAH, TREV, Goldbar, Megatronic, David Mrakpor (Blue Lab Beats) and Jay Phelps, each adding their own distinctive voice to the project.
Recent releases from the album have made a strong impact, landing multiple Number 1 positions on Traxsource and Juno Download, with the latest single reaching Number 4 in Traxsource’s Broken Beat chart. The album’s momentum was further cemented with a sold-out release party, where Oliver delivered a live PA that was warmly received, marking a standout moment in the project’s journey.
Whether behind the decks or performing live, Oliver brings a deep understanding of dancefloor dynamics and musical storytelling, refined over years of DJing and production. No matter the format, there’s a clear signature running through his work, thoughtful, groove-led and unmistakably his own.
Cengiz is London-based DJ, producer, and curator whose sets fuse soulful textures with raw percussive power. Deeply rooted in the UK’s broken beat, garage, and jazz-influenced dance traditions, Cengiz is more than a selector—he’s a storyteller. His signature is the seamless glide from the rich, emotive depths of jazz-fusion and bruk to the peak-time energy of big-room house and techno, all within a single set.
As a producer, Cengiz has released music on influential labels such as CoOp Presents and Dance Regular. His tracks, like the underground favourite MOTF (inspired by Norman Connors’ “Mother of the Future”) and the soulful anthem JOY featuring David Kayode, have become staples on radio, in clubs, and at festivals, supported by leading DJs across the scene such as Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova. Cengiz is currently working on his forthcoming full-length album project in collaboration with Wah Wah 45s.
ENTRY INFORMATION
VERY limited £5/£7 advance tickets via RA (before 10pm)
Free before 9pm
The majority of tickets are on the door for £10 (after 9pm)
Last entry 1 am