Every one of Karl's fingers is in a musical pie, his heartbeats are swung and the chemical composition of his sweat is nearly identical to that of vinyl cleaning fluid — something which the world's great scientists are working tirelessly to make sense of as we speak.
As a DJ, his record bags are stuffed with gems that span 70s jazz-funk to Brazilian samba, filthy fusion dance tracks to oddities on the edges of disco, afrobeat, house and more. He's a resident at London audiophile bar Spiritland and recent sets include We Out Here festival.
As the host of Deeper Cuts he has been shining a light on the broad spectrum of jazz and jazzish music in London for the past 9 years — the show moved to its current home Soho Radio in 2022.
He promotes a gig series, also called Deeper Cuts, which is a bi-monthly live night celebrating jazzish music at Paper Dress Vintage in Hackney. Guests so far include Maria Chiara Argirò, Awen Ensemble, Arjuna Oakes, Greg Surmacz, Hiro Ama, Angus Bayley, Johanna Burnheart and Audrey Powne.
And as a radio producer, Karl makes specialist music shows for the BBC including 'Round Midnight with Soweto Kinch, The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum and For The Love of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganathan (winner of Best Specialist Music Show at the 2023 ARIAs). Other credits include series for Jazz FM and BBC Sounds, podcasts and documentaries for the World Service,
Whether in the dance or on the airwaves, his goal is simply to share the good stuff — music to move you, or make you move.
As a DJ, his record bags are stuffed with gems that span 70s jazz-funk to Brazilian samba, filthy fusion dance tracks to oddities on the edges of disco, afrobeat, house and more. He's a resident at London audiophile bar Spiritland and recent sets include We Out Here festival.
As the host of Deeper Cuts he has been shining a light on the broad spectrum of jazz and jazzish music in London for the past 9 years — the show moved to its current home Soho Radio in 2022.
He promotes a gig series, also called Deeper Cuts, which is a bi-monthly live night celebrating jazzish music at Paper Dress Vintage in Hackney. Guests so far include Maria Chiara Argirò, Awen Ensemble, Arjuna Oakes, Greg Surmacz, Hiro Ama, Angus Bayley, Johanna Burnheart and Audrey Powne.
And as a radio producer, Karl makes specialist music shows for the BBC including 'Round Midnight with Soweto Kinch, The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum and For The Love of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganathan (winner of Best Specialist Music Show at the 2023 ARIAs). Other credits include series for Jazz FM and BBC Sounds, podcasts and documentaries for the World Service,
Whether in the dance or on the airwaves, his goal is simply to share the good stuff — music to move you, or make you move.
Lock in monthly to Deeper Cuts on Soho Radio for the best in broad spectrum jazz from the UK and around the globe, with interviews and live sessions with some of the scene's finest. Guests over the years include Shabaka Hutchings, Joe Armon-Jones, Cassie Kinoshi, José James, Tamar Collocutor, Myele Manzanza, Allysha Joy, Finn Rees, Matthew Halsall, GoGo Penguin, Mammal Hands, Adam Scrimshire, Nick Walters, Sofia Grant, Clap! Clap!, Aly Gillani, Pete On The Corner, Vik Sohonie, Chelsea Carmichael, PYJAEN and Makaya McCraven.
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The next Deeper Cuts live night is at Paper Dress in Hackney on June 5th.
Greg Surmacz launches his new album Building Beyond The Sky with a fully powered live band in London for the first time, he's joined by the brilliant vocalist Audrey Powne setting the tone with a rare solo set, and CasuallyClued on the decks all evening. Advance tickets here! |
As a DJ, Karl can be found spinning in venues across London, and behind the decks at festivals like We Out Here, Love Supreme and venues like Spiritland, The Social, Brillo, Bar Lina, The Standard and Two Tribes.
Regularly taking on mammoth all night long sets, he covers a lot of musical ground whilst joining the joyful dots of jazz, beats and bass.
Regularly taking on mammoth all night long sets, he covers a lot of musical ground whilst joining the joyful dots of jazz, beats and bass.