Named a ‘’major voice’’ by The New York Times and nominated for the Mercury prize this year for her album Source, the saxophonist and bandleader Nubya Garcia, pictured, this week makes her Proms debut, appearing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, tomorrow night. Promming tickets go on sale at 9am. Details
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A past winner of the Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition Luke Bainbridge releases his debut this autumn with a new quartet recording out called Surface Tension in October. The drummer and composer is joined on the album by Young Pilgrims trombonist Kieran McLeod, double bassist Huw V Williams and vibist Ralph Wyld. 'U-Turn' drawn from the album is now streaming. Dates coming up are planned for the Vortex, London, on 14 October and the Spotted Dog, Birmingham, on 2 November. Luke Bainbridge, above