Colours rise from dark contours as a London jazz renaissance takes form. Feeling both early and late, We Out Here captures the tones of this evolving shape. Tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings directs the way, bringing together a collection of his most in-demand friends on the new-jazz scene. Familiar names such...
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In 2017 the British jazz scene started taking centre stage and 2018 is likely to see the genre become the rising star of contemporary music with a long-awaited hip-pumping invasion. Brownswood Recordings have brought together their hotly tipped acts from a three-day recording session which produced We Out Here. The...
Wormfood is an events company that sets out to align London domiciled African music with the dance floor energy of club nights. Set up in 2007, they have injected energy into many UK festivals and London’s wide array of world music venues. This ten-year celebration at South London’s Electric Brixton...
16/12/2017 - 17/12/2017 11:00 pm - 6:00 am Congo Natty Family Live KOKO London, London
Afro-futurism exploration from tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings. His latest tour showcases the album Wisdom of Elders wherein he re-imagines the voices of ancient elders through a free-jazz expression of South African music. Alongside his virtuoso African band (the Ancestors) he will introduce you to his influences of Ugandan Amadinda, calypso...
On Thursday, August 17th, three musical legends come together to create something beautiful at Camden’s Jazz Cafe. Arguably the most recognisable name of the three is Shabaka Hutchings, one of Britain’s most prolific saxophonists who you might know from his work with Sons of Kemet, Sun Ra Arkestra, The Comet...
The concept of an outdoor jazz festival hardly conjures images of glitter-filled Glastonbury excitement, a young hip crowd and dance-fuelled elation. However, previously exclusive jazz appears to be undergoing a fashion revolution and the grounds of Glynde Place hinted at this. Love Supreme, the UK’s only three-day greenfield jazz festival...
17/08/2017 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm Shabaka Hutchings, Sarathy Korwar, Hieroglyphic Being The Jazz Cafe, London
Shabaka and the Ancestors bring their devotional free-jazz to London Jazz Café for one night only on the 31st March. The group play songs inspired by their African musical forefathers to re-visualise contemporary jazz through the voice of their masters. Band leader Shabaka Hutchings will be taking the stage with...