ARTIST PROFILES

Omar Sosa is a Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader. During his formative years in Cuba, he started out on the marimba (a percussion...

Charlotte Dos Santos is a Brazilian-Norwegian singer who is getting attention. Raise in Norway, and now based in Brooklyn, she listened...

The members of the jazz trio Mammal Hands hail from Norwich, UK. Brothers Jordan and Nick Smart (saxophone and piano, respectively)...

Moody and atmospheric, UK’s Portico Quartet fuses elements of jazz, electronica, and ambient music to create sonic textures that are...

Seba Kaapstad's musical lineage comprises two continents and cultures. Composer and bassist Sebastuab Schuster left his native Germany...

London’s Triforce is a quartet of young musicians who are quickly making a name for themselves in the supercharged UK jazz scene. Many...

Though hailing from Philadelphia, bassist Joshua Abrams first made his mark in Chicago. Performing since the 80s, he’s worked as a...

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...

Jazz ensemble EABS is doing its part to contribute to the resurgence of the genre. However, this group hails from Poland, not London,...

Singer/songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou spent her formative years on the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Growing up in an artistic family...

UK cellist Shirley Smart infuses her jazz with classical, blues, and world music, Her eclecticism stems not only from her curiosity as a...

UK pianist Sarah Tandy was studying English at Cambridge University where immersed herself in jazz in her free time. Upon her return to...

Led by composer/drummer Sam Gardner, Samadhi Quintet approaches jazz with elements of hip-hop beats as well as Indian and Latin American...

Esinam’s name comes from the Ghanian language of her father’s Ewe ethnic group. Despite growing up in Belgium, the composer/flutist has...

Drummer Chris Beck’s debut album, The Journey, was born out of personal tragedy. Losing his young son Aiden in an accident, music helped...

Singer/songwriter Poppy Ajudha is the latest artist to exemplify the fluid boundaries between genres. She was surrounded by music as a...

Multi-instrumentalist Emma-Jean Thackray is also a composer, producer, arranger and siger, and the winner of an Red Bull Music Academy...

Enduring a harrowing childhood in Virginia where she experienced abuse and witnessed her mother’s mental decline, Judi Jackson found...

The brainchild of alto saxophonist/composer Cassie Kinosh, SEED Ensemble is 10-piece collective melding R&B, dance grooves with urban,...

Singer Andreya Triana is based in London who gained early experience at open mic nights where she was introduced a group of local...