#IAMWARRIOR commissions to be premiered

Part of Black History Month the Soon Come Ensemble with Camilla George, Mark Kavuma and Cherise are to play a socially distanced show on Friday 23 October. It's Tomorrow's Warriors first club gig since lockdown. Their fundraising I Am Warrior …

Published: 1 Oct 2020. Updated: 3 years.

Part of Black History Month the Soon Come Ensemble with Camilla George, Mark Kavuma and Cherise are to play a socially distanced show on Friday 23 October. It's Tomorrow's Warriors first club gig since lockdown. Their fundraising I Am Warrior campaign began in August. A fourth piece by Femi Koleoso of the Ezra Collective the new Soon Come Ensemble will also perform. Soon Come are: Sultan Stevenson (keys/musical director), Menelik Claffey (bass), Cassius Cobbson (drums), saxophonists Donovan Haffner, Maddy Coombs and Allexa Nava, singers Cara Crosby-Irons and Loucin Moskofian.

Gary Crosby, artistic director of Tomorrow's Warriors says: ''Black lives have always mattered at Tomorrow’s Warriors and we celebrate and support black music culture  and the rich cultural heritage of jazz. We call on all those who love and value music to support our #IAMWARRIOR annual appeal and continue making a difference to the lives of the next generation of under-represented young people coming through our programme, through COVID and beyond." The gig is at the Jazz Cafe in London's Camden Town, a venue that represents a deep place in Tomorrow's Warriors history. Tickets

Camilla George, pictured.

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