Deptford Dub Club – EFG Jazz Fest Special feat. Tessa (The Slits)

Name: Deptford Dub Club – EFG Jazz Fest Special feat. Tessa (The Slits)
Start: 2025-11-23T17:00:00+00:00
Location: 316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ London, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

316 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6JZ London, United Kingdom | London, EN

We’re delighted that this specially extended session will feature a feast of talent, headlined by the legendary Tessa, who’ll be spinning 100% Roots and Culture Reggae. Tessa was the bassie throughout the career of seminal sonic warriors The Slits, who’s foundation 70s LP “Cut” was produced by Dub-master Dennis Bovell ( she also toured with Jazz great Don Cherry.) The inimitable Tessa draws from a deep love of the music and selects from a mighty collection, mostly amassed back in the day. Her deep and heavy, dubwise sets are always a great pleasure and are consistently warmly received, both at the D.D.C. and at diverse venues like the I.C.A., the B.F.I. and the London Ska Festival.
This show will feature various styles of music of Jamacian origin, played in full Soundsystem style throughout. Your co-pilots for this musical mission will also include a host of Deptford Dub Clubs regular sonic astronauts. The resident Crew of Soft Wax plus the mighty Singjay Doc Murdoc will be joined by club favourites Drop da Biscuit and Dirt Bike Dub. There will also be live horns, led by Tombone ( Dub Pistols ) and Michael, our saxophonist, plus other special guests, live and direct.

In a one away excursion this show is also part of the EFG London Jazz Festival, so Deptford Dub Club are taking a journey into the spacier side of the music. Expect the earthier side of Ska, Rocksteady and oodles of the dubbier side of Roots Reggae, liberally tinged with Nyabinghi. This is a multi-media event and there will be an extensive installation based on the themes of the show in general and Sun Ra in particular, which will be in the vintage railway carriage in the glorious garden. Hopefully the earlier start time ( 5pm ) will enable people to enjoy a full evenings entertainment – usual midnight finish.