Ezra Collective at Blue Note Jazz Club
Ezra Collective at Blue Note Jazz Club SOLD OUT
April 7-9. 8PM and 10:30PM. [THE ENTIRE RUN IS SOLD OUT.]
The London quintet known as Ezra Collective looks like a jazz band, with their dueling horns, piano, bass and drums. But their music reflects the lively artistic ferment happening now in South London, where the sounds of Caribbean music, hip hop, and especially the Nigerian style known as Afrobeat have all become part of the scene. Ezra Collective’s drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso studied with the late, great Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, and with his brother TJ on bass, the two Koleosos form a propulsive rhythm section, but one that’s full of surprises. Ezra Collective is at the Blue Note, April 7-9. Here's their latest record, Where I'm Meant To Be:
Watch their 2019 live set in-studio:
