Putting a big smile on our faces and making us proud this past month are:
Ezra Collective, as they continue their stellar ascent having been selected by Gilles Peterson to appear in his Worldwide Awards show in London on 21 January 2017. More info here…
The massively talented young women of Nérija hand-delivered a highly-prized copy of their eponymous debut EP, plus a framed copy of Sheila Maurice-Grey’s wonderful artwork. Check it out…
Also, Nérija have just been announced as one of seven artists to be selected for the City Music Foundation’s Artists Programme, a two-year development scheme that aims to equip outstanding musicians with the tools, skills, experience and networks they will need to build a career in music. Read more about this award here…
Charlie Stacey has taken his trio on a 12-date tour to Italy promoting his debut album, Metempsychosis. You can hear extracts from the album here…
Super-talented double bassist, Daniel Casimir won the Worshipful Company of Musicians award for Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2016 making him the sixth Tomorrow’s Warriors alumnus to win the award in the past nine years! Congratulations, Daniel! Read all about it…
Congratulations also go to Moses Boyd and Empirical, both of whom are nominated for Best Jazz Act in the 2016 Urban Music Awards – vote for them here