Iranian electronic musician Pouya Ehsaei is joined by Cuban trumpeter Yelfris Valdés and Hammadi Rencurrell Valdes, a dynamic percussionist and musical director, for a night of live improvisation celebrating the different sounds in London today.
Gifted tuba player and composer Theon Cross presents music from new album Intra-I to an audience for the first time in an utterly unique solo performance.
First outing for a new and exciting collaboration by two of the most eclectic free spirits in UK Jazz, Laura Jurd and Huw Warren.
John Law’s Congregation releases their latest album, CONFIGURATION, on Ubuntu Music. Captivating, anthemic melodies, mixed with powerful rhythms and grooves of subtle electronic soundscapes.
Listed by NPR as one of the Top 100 Young Composers of today, Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab carries in her music a seasoned tranquility that inspires calm to whoever listens.
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Hailing from the Welsh valleys, the guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Gwenifer Raymond brings her awe-inspiring musicality to the EFG London Jazz Festival.
An exciting EFG London Jazz Festival double-bill from the two bands; Robocobra Quartet, with their irrisesistable improvisation-soaked take on post-punk, and Newcastle trio Archipelago, presenting their genre-fusing sound.
EFG London Jazz Festival and Kings Place are proud to present the biggest London headline show to date for Irreversible Entanglements, the liberation-oriented free jazz and spoken word collective formed by poet Camae Ayewa (aka
Come on a jazz and funk fuelled family adventure into the deep dark woods. Specially designed for ages 3 - 7 and their grown-ups!
Cleveland Watkiss and Django Bates have travelled independent paths for the past forty years, each imparting purpose and direction to their craft, and in tonight’s concert they unite for the first time at the EFG
Saxophonist Tim Garland is joined by maestro Jason Rebello at the keyboard and a UK A-team including Asaf Sirkis, Ant Law, Conor Chaplin and others to lovingly bring to life The Vigil repertoire.
Co-curated by Serious for EFG London Jazz Festival and Kings Place for Luminate, we welcome Japanese folk singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba for a characteristically dream-inspired gig in Hall Two.
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Anthony Joseph is an award-winning Trinidad-born poet, novelist, academic and musician. The author of four poetry collections and three novels – his 2018 novel Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Icon was shortlisted for
Brooklyn-based composer and guitarist Kaki King is considered one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument.In 2015 Kaki launched The Neck is a Bridge to the Body, a ground-breaking multimedia performance that used her guitar as projection screen to explore the genesis of the instrument and her relationship to it as well as her own origin story. The show toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, Australia, Turkey, Japan and Brazil, marking her first foray into multimedia.
One of Europe's most accomplished and innovative artists, Terje Isungset marks 20 years of ice music with an international project that brings together artists with a long tradition of living in arctic conditions.
Renowned oud player and composer, Adnan Joubran’s compelling career has spanned the globe from Palestine to Paris and New York. Hailing from a family synonymous with the oud, Adnan comes to the EFT London Jazz Festival with his new quartet project.
Jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Calvert showcases his entirely acoustic album, Typewritten, with a nine-piece ensemble of guitars, strings, drums, tuned percussion and keyboards.
Joining Pouya Ehsaei for the third iteration of the series, Sarah Tandy is an inspiring bandleader and keyboard player whose compositions are steeped in the rich traditions of jazz whilst enthusiastically rupturing the confines of the genre. Afla Sackey, Ghanaian-born percussionist, vocalist and composer who started his creative life as a dancer with the Bukom Ensemble of Ghana, known for their infectious folk-driven rhythms. Afla’s elders soon recognised the musical potential of this youth and encouraged him with careful guidance and training. This provided the foundations upon which Sackey has developed his career in music and dance. Wonky Logic, aka Dwayne Kilvington, who is an upcoming force on the left-field hip-hop scene – blending soulful electronics with crunk beats.
Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra are joined by one of London Unwrapped’s Artists in Residence, the composer, band-leader and saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi for a special new London Unwrapped collaboration with members of Mercury Prize-nominated ensemble SEED.
London Unwrapped Artist in Residence Cassie Kinoshi (SEED. Nérija, Kokoroko) presents a curated night of three forward-reaching artists from our capital and beyond.
Without doubt the most celebrated gypsy jazz guitarist since Django Reinhardt and arguably the finest jazz guitarist in Europe right now, the Dutch Sinti Gypsy Stochelo Rosenberg has performed at the world's major jazz festivals.