Five new faces of Jazz

Ego Ella May is a songwriter and award-winning vocalist. Her neo-soul style and contemporary jazz compositions are wowing audiences and engaging a new and developing fan base for the genre.

BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year winner Xhosa Cole recently released his first debut album to great acclaim.  His work celebrates the music of the great Black American composers and improvisors in the way that keeps the music fresh and relevant to today’s young people.

Ms Maurice, can regularly be seen leading her own groups as well as in a supporting role as a band member for some of the most influential breaking UK jazz acts of the moment.  As a leader, her own uniquely creative style is influenced by 70s jazz and West African music.

It’s very rare that the words Jazz and Tuba go together but Theon Cross has taken the UK jazz scene by storm with his own very unique sound and approach.

Band leader, singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer.  Jelly’s been hailed by Supreme Standards as ‘the next artist to make an impact on London’s Jazz Scene’.  Her work is eclectic, and Jelly is not afraid to voice a narrative of protest and politics through her music.