A truly exciting and explosive night featuring two of the fastest rising stars in the UK jazz scene...

Emma Rawicz Quintet

Emma Rawicz (Saxes)

Ant Law (Guitar)

Ivo Neame (Piano)

Asaf Sirkis (Drums)

Ferg Ireland (Bass)

Emma Rawicz is an award winning young saxophonist and composer, already making waves on the UK music scene. She has been described as 'a force to be reckoned with' (Jazzwise), 'a fast rising star' (London Jazz News). At the age of 19 she has already recorded her eagerly awaited debut album featuring Ant Law, made up entirely of her original compositions, due to be released in the next few months. She has also created a name for herself both as a bandleader and a sideman. A new arrival on the scene, she has already made an impact, regularly playing at major London jazz venues with a wide range of established musicians. Emma is a recipient of the 2021 Drake Yolanda Award.

Emma's influences range from modern jazz and fusion to folk and soul, key figures in her musical development including Chris Potter, Ari Hoenig, Kenny Garrett, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea and more.

Emma is a natural performer and will be presenting music from her upcoming album, "Incantation" alongside tracks from her new project. Her music has a unique sound, fusing all her many influences, and her compositions range from lilting Afro Cuban inspired grooves to hard hitting funk numbers."A force to be reckoned with" (Jazzwise)

Kielan Shead Trio

Kielan Sheard - double bass

Tom O'brien - Piano

Jonah Evans - drums

Finalist of 'Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2020' Kielan is an upright and electric bassist and composer from London. He started playing classical double bass at the age of nine and began experimenting in rock on the electric bass at eleven. During secondary school he played in the Habs Big Band and was taught by Tom Taylor, Matt Herd and Jon Ormston. Kielan joined the Junior Royal Academy of Music when he was fifteen, when he was taught by Gareth Lockrane. It was during his three years there that he got serious about playing jazz. Kielan began studying at Trinity Laban in September and loves being surrounded by like-minded musicians.