Beware of the front row for this night. With a twelve-piece horn and eight-piece rhythm section, some serious vibrations will be coming your way! New Regency Orchestra is a new collaborative project curated by Lex Blondin and co-led by musical director and African diasporic multi-percussionist Crispin ‘Spry’ Robinson. Presenting an...
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14/12/2021 - 15/03/2022 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm EartH Residency New Regency Orchestra EartH (Hackney Arts Centre), London
What’s it like when fresh Colombian sounds meet their sonic siblings from the UK jazz scene? Enter Mestizo. Rising names in the UK Jazz and Colombian new music scenes have reunited for a one-off streamed show as the collective Mestizo. The performance has undergone a creative reinvention following their first...
At times, we are the first to lose track of how many exciting music events happen in London each month, so we have decided to offer you some sort of “public musical service”, meant for all the locals and passers-by, with the aim of suggesting where to listen to some...
We never made it secret that Yelfris Valdes is one of our favourite Cuban Londoner musicians. But how can you avoid falling for one of the most talented trumpeters and gifted composers coming from the Caribbean island? On the 6th of February, the Havana-born artist will have the privilege of...
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In the world of music, there is one rags-to-riches story yet to be matched – the most universal rhythmic pattern, today associated with Latin American music, that went by the name of son clave in mid-19th century Cuba, al-thaqil al-awwal in 13th-century Persia, and Konkonkolo in 600 BCE in West-Africa....
06/02/2020 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Yelfris Valdes: For the Ones Ronnie Scotts, London
The fluidity of heart pours from Yelfris Valdés when he plays trumpet. Valdés can drench you in feelings through the highs and lows of his solos. He moved from Cuba to London five years ago and became integrated into the local jazz and Latin scene seamlessly. Having performed with such...
10/10/2019 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm Yelfris Valdes Jazz Cafe, London
25/05/2019 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Ariwo at GIANT STEPS (Outdoor day-time show) Giant Steps, London
