CARRTOONS
The Jazz Cafe Camden, 5 Parkway, NW1 7PG London Kort
fös. 10.07.2026 19:00
**New York multi-instrumentalist CARRTOONS (Ben Carr) has fast become one of the most exciting names in contemporary jazz, soul and hip-hop.**
From viral social media moments to four NPR Tiny Desk appearances, his unmistakable bass lines and retro-inspired grooves have earned him co-signs from legends like DJ Jazzy Jeff and Pete Rock.
Having collaborated with icons across genres—from Usher and Freddie Gibbs to Roy Ayers, Nate Smith, and George Clinton—he never loses sight of the playful, soulful sound that defines him.
Bringing his acclaimed project Space Cadet—featuring Pale Jay, Rae Khalil, Wiki and Erick the Architect—CARRTOONS steps out for a rare live show of his trademark bass-driven grooves.
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Gareth DonkinGareth Donkin’s debut, Welcome Home, showcases the 24-year-old’s stunning mix of instrumental virtuosity and emotional intuition, blending highly sophisticated melodic and harmonic craftsmanship with deeply moving lyrical explorations of longing, desire, and determination. The songs draw on soul, funk, pop, yacht rock, hip-hop, jazz, and even bossa nova, hinting at times to everything from and to and , and Donkin’s performances are nothing short of mesmerizing, layering up instrument after instrument in the best one-man-band tradition of or . The result is a moving work that’s equal parts brain and brawn, a masterful coming-of-age self-portrait from a young artist discovering himself—and his sound—one song at a time. Donkin was born with perfect pitch, and already fanatically obsessed with jazz piano and drums before he turned twelve. In high school, he began DJing and teaching himself to record and sample, and by the time he headed to the Leeds Conservatoire to pursue a degree in music production, he was already writing and recording his own material at home. His first single, “” would go on to rack up more than a million streams on Spotify, and a series of subsequent tracks
