Last year’s Mercury Prize winners are playing Bristol in November

Last year’s Mercury Prize winners are playing Bristol in November

Posted on: 25 Apr 2024

British jazz quintet Ezra Collective are a thumping celebration of life and, following the announcement of a new tour, fans up and down the country will be able to catch them live.

 

Ezra Collective play Bristol Beacon’s Beacon Hall on Wednesday 13 November 2024.

 

 

The London five-piece are known for their electric sound, a winding fusion of afrobeat, calypso, reggae, hip hop, soul, and jazz that earned them the much-coveted Mercury Prize back in 2023. General sale tickets for this one go on sale on next Friday, 3 May – hurry, this is one of the UK’s most sought-after acts!

 

BUY TICKETS HERE

 

 

Genre-bending jazz-funk project Ezra Collective formed in London back in 2016 and are made up of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison.

 

Emerging as one of the most exciting acts on London’s dynamic underground jazz community, the quintet quickly drew the attention of the wider music scene due to their high-energy live shows. They released their debut album, You Can’t Steal My Joy, in 2019 and haven’t looked back since.

 

Their latest offering, Where I’m Meant To Be, explores themes of resilience and reliance, the story of the Black British experience and life’s fundamental difficulties, while also celebrating the push through hardship. Embraced by fans and critics alike as a modern classic, the record has led to sell-out tours across the world.

 

In addition to Bristol, Ezra Collective’s 2024 schedule will see them perform UK and Irish dates in Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin and London as well as high-profile festival appearances at All Points East, Wild Fields and more. Visit the group’s website for full details.

 

 

Ezra Collective play Bristol Beacon’s Beacon Hall on Wednesday 13 November 2024 with tickets going on general sale on Friday 3 May – secure yours HERE.

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Stanley Gray

Stan is a born and bred Bristolian, recently graduated from studying English Literature in Sheffield. His passions are music and literature and he spends the majority of his time in venues all over the city, immersing himself in Bristol’s alternative music scene. A lifelong Bristol City fan, Stan’s Saturdays are spent watching his team both home and away.