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East End Review
A former sweet factory now hosts live music from all corners of the globe
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Norwegian Air Magazine
The Jamboree is a vibrant, friendly bar… the vibe is fiercely creative… the walls are decorated with marionettes…European lager…
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WHARF Newspaper
“There are a lot of places around with that DIY and homemade feel, but it’s just an aesthetic for many of them – we have that authentic style.
Jamboree is a family business, it was started with no money, the furniture is found in skips and it’s all being put together on a shoestring budget.”
The Guardian
“…Follow the muffled strains of a fiddle into a shambolic wonderland that’s part junk shop, part cabaret. The random ornaments are cast-offs donated by regulars or salvaged from skips – an accordion, a birdcage, an antique gramophone, a tableau of lampshades..”
Timeout
Find out what other London insiders rate as their essential experiences of life in the capital. Scroll through the lists below for top tens specially compiled for us by the Big Smoke’s most respected writers and bloggers…
I Know This Great Little Place
“This intimate little place is a little rough around the edges, like a treasured LP. Behind the curtained doorway, the dimly lit Jamboree resembles an old-fashioned Parisien den of musical résistance.”
“With everything from 20?s Jazz to raucous Gypsy folk, Celtic sessions to wild traditional dance music of the Eastern Mediterranean.. . a venue with a really unique, organic and unpretentious feel; everyone from all walks of life are welcome. There is no dress code; come as you are and enjoy the music, atmosphere, very reasonably priced drinks and an extreme sense of community. This place is about a love for music, the place and the spirit.”
“Jamboree is one of these shining lights, fed by its peculiar surroundings: it’s a cavern filled with rich, mismatched and tarnished furniture, candles, old oil paintings and the occasional musical instrument.”
THE 405 Written by Hannah Morgan
“Jamboree harks back to another time – the kind of place that appears in books about the 60s and 70s – a magical place full of curios and intriguing people. I never, ever want to leave this place. I wanted to photograph every nook and cranny of this place over and over and cover my bedroom walls with the resulting images until I really did feel as though I was permanently here. It’s the sort of place that inspires you to do more with your life..”
“From the moment you step through the heavy drapes into a room with colourful lanterns hanging from the ceiling you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d entered a bar in Berlin’s former East Side…”
“A line of bicycles and the blaring sound of trumpets guide you through a nondescript, heavily draped entrance into a small room radiating sound. The stage at the front is normally heaving with musicians and instruments tapping out strains of gypsy jazz in front of velvet, mocha-coloured stage curtains. At the back of the room the waitress stands patiently at the bar, watching absinthe brouilleurs filter alcohol onto sparkling sugar cubes.”
“…like entering a bar on the East Side of Berlin.”
“A feeling of intimacy that’s rare in London venues.”
“All cosy and home-made bohemian.”
