Famous jazz clubs we all know and love: the 606, Vortex, Ronnie’s, the Pizza, Cafe Oto... each one or all might be among your favourite London neighbourhood places. But what about the local clubs, pubs, and small places that put on the music regularly, their reputation and profile increasing all the time? Discover
1 In Camberwell, jamming on Tuesdays, the Junction
2 On the site of the old Cafe Delancey in Camden Town, the Forge
3 Heading east to Clapton: Jackdaw
4 Spoilt for choice in Dalston, Brilliant Corners
5 In sight of the Strata on the Kennington side of Elephant & Castle, Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec
6 Keeping mean time in Greenwich, that’s Oliver’s
7 Near the tube in Kentish Town The Oxford
8 Radically trad, without the banjo breakdowns and bowler hats. For Pete’s sake, plenty of tub thumping derring-do in Hackney at Kansas Smitty’s
9 Boppers delight by Leytonstone on the East Side
10 Opposite Cafe Barcelona in Streatham, Hideaway
The exterior of the Junction in Camberwell, above. The Tuesday jam recently has featured a house rhythm section of guitar, double bass and drums, the night marlbank attended opening with Wes Montgomery’s ‘West Coast Blues’