Established in 1990, Boaters hosts live jazz every Sunday evening from 8.00pm. You can see some of the finest musicians in the UK playing everything from bebop to contemporary jazz to latin, fusion, funk and soul. There really is something for everyone and as the admission is free there's nothing to lose by just coming down and enjoying a drink by the river.

Boaters also has a fantastic restaurant serving a full menu of home cooked food, but make sure you phone for a Sunday evening reservation as it gets busy!!

From its humble beginnings as a duo in 1990, it has now turned into a thriving venue where some of the finest jazz musicians in the country can be seen each week. Established musicians share the stage with new, young talent, and it has become a favourite Sunday night outing for both audience and musician.

The gig began as a venture for two music students from Kingston University in 1990 - a platform to learn some jazz standards and gain some much needed experience in playing live. Since then the two founders, Simon Carter and Richard Cardwell, (both keyboard players ironically, although early Boaters visitors will recall one of them trying his hand at the saxophone!) have both gone on to become successful musicians in their own right.

Richard's involvement with Boaters ended after about five years when he became very much in demand as a pop session musician leading him to play keyboards with Craig David, as well as being a successful song writer and producer. Simon continues to run the jazz gig at Boaters, playing there as often as possible when touring schedules with the likes of Jamiroquai, Ronny Jordan and Anastacia have permitted.