A special night at Blue Note London as we host Tomorrow’s Warriors for an evening celebrating the inter-generational impact that this trailblazing organisation has had on the UK jazz scene, supporting and inspiring generations of musicians to change the musical landscape.
Featuring artists at different stages of their careers, from the emerging new talent of Sula to Zara McFarlane who is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her acclaimed Arise album – this truly is a journey that reflects the unique role Warriors has played over the last three decades. If you know your UK jazz, then you probably already know Tomorrow's Warriors. For the last 35 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.
Free access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 winners Ezra Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen, Mark Kavuma, Sultan Stevenson, CHERISE, Donovan Haffner...the list goes on.
Zara McFarlane
Two-time Jazz FM vocalist of the year (2018 & 2015), and best Jazz Act at the MOBO awards (2014), singer-songwriter Zara McFarlane, is the UK’s foremost Black British Jazz Vocalist. McFarlane is known for her unique sound melding influences from jazz, reggae, folk and nu-soul. From her jazz roots, honing her craft with Tomorrow’s Warriors, Zara continues to push the boundaries of jazz adjacent music, and this performance comes just two days before the special 10th anniversary release of her critically acclaimed album Arise, an exploration into the folk and spiritual traditions of her ancestral motherland, Jamaica.
With a voice that has been described as ‘a caressing voice of sparkling clarity’, Zara is an in-demand vocalist internationally and has performed with acclaimed musicians including High Masekela, Gregory Porter, Gary Bartz, Ernest Ranglin, Shabaka Hutchings, Moses Boyd and Ezra Collective and collaborated with esteemed producers Lil’ Louie Vega, Swindle, Floating Points, Osunlade and Dennis Bovell.
Sula
Sula is a London-based trio featuring Miranda Radford (drums), Aleks Dimitrova (bass) and Kezia Abuoma (piano); currently studying jazz at Trinity Laban and mentored by Tomorrow’s Warriors. Already attracting a lot of attention on the London scene, these exciting young musicians take inspiration from Kris Davis, Wayne Shorter, and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts, coming together to perform original compositions and music inspired by the sounds of the UK’s contemporary jazz landscape
SHOW DETAILS
Doors open at 5pm for the 7pm Show and 9pm for the 9:30pm Show. All seating is first come first served.
Table seating all-ages. Bar area strictly over 18s only.
Bar Area seating is limited. Once capacity is reached, the remaining Bar Area becomes standing room only.
A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies for the presale, rising to a max of 8 tickets per person and per household for the general sale. Tickets in excess of this will be cancelled.