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ARTIST PROFILES
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Mammal Hands
The members of the jazz trio Mammal Hands hail from Norwich, UK. Brothers Jordan and Nick Smart (saxophone and piano, respectively)...
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Portico Quartet
Moody and atmospheric, UK’s Portico Quartet fuses elements of jazz, electronica, and ambient music to create sonic textures that are...
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Seba Kaapstad
Seba Kaapstad's musical lineage comprises two continents and cultures. Composer and bassist Sebastuab Schuster left his native Germany...
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Linda May Han Oh
Malaysian-born Linda May Han Oh emigrated with her parents to Australia at the age of three. Her mother was instrumental in her musical...
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Triforce
London’s Triforce is a quartet of young musicians who are quickly making a name for themselves in the supercharged UK jazz scene. Many...
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Joshua Abrams
Though hailing from Philadelphia, bassist Joshua Abrams first made his mark in Chicago. Performing since the 80s, he’s worked as a...
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Cykada
When musicians are members of a rich community of artists, the potential for collaboration is tremendous. Fruitful alliances are...
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Maisha
Maisha is the word for “life” in Swahili and also the name of a six-piece jazz ensemble from London. Led by drummer Jake Long, the group...
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EABS
Jazz ensemble EABS is doing its part to contribute to the resurgence of the genre. However, this group hails from Poland, not London,...
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Alice Phoebe Lou
Singer/songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou spent her formative years on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Growing up in an artistic family...
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Shirley Smart
UK cellist Shirley Smart infuses her jazz with classical, blues, and world music, Her eclecticism stems not only from her curiosity as a...
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Sarah Tandy
UK pianist Sarah Tandy was studying English at Cambridge University where immersed herself in jazz in her free time. Upon her return to...
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Samadhi Quintet
Led by composer/drummer Sam Gardner, Samadhi Quintet approaches jazz with elements of hip-hop beats as well as Indian and Latin American...
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Esinam
Esinam’s name comes from the Ghanian language of her father’s Ewe ethnic group. Despite growing up in Belgium, the composer/flutist has...
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Chris Beck
Drummer Chris Beck’s debut album, The Journey, was born out of personal tragedy. Losing his young son Aiden in an accident, music helped...
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Poppy Ajudha
Singer/songwriter Poppy Ajudha is the latest artist to exemplify the fluid boundaries between genres. She was surrounded by music as a...
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Emma-Jean Thackray
Multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray is also a composer, producer, arranger and siger, and the winner of an Red Bull Music Academy...
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Judi Jackson
Enduring a harrowing childhood in Virginia where she experienced abuse and witnessed her mother’s mental decline, Judi Jackson found...
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SEED Ensemble
The brainchild of alto saxophonist/composer Cassie Kinosh, SEED Ensemble is 10-piece collective melding R&B, dance grooves with urban,...
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IAMDDB
Manchester’s IAMDDB (Diana DeBrito) was influenced by her Angolan-born father, himself a musician, and has been carving out her own...
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