Bethany Ley | 31 Aug

Bethany Ley (Fka. STANLÆY) is an artist based in Bristol, known for their versatility as a producer, composer and vocalist. Their sonic world circulates intricate arrangements informed by Bethany’s eclectic musical background as both a classical instrumentalist, and an avid producer, creating “sublime twilight electronica” (Music is My Sanctuary).

Donna Thompson | 31 Aug

Selected by The Guardian as “one to watch”, singer-songwriter Donna Thompson brings together a dark and sultry sound world that draws on jazz as much as it does those deceptively significant things in life: “hearing a smile in a friend’s voice or getting her braids done at her sister’s”. Thompson’s music is sensitive, beautiful, and honest.

Etaf | 07 Sep

Etaf is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in London. Raised in Kuwait with Palestinian and Lebanese roots, Etaf is proudly part of the Arabic diaspora and their music draws on their Arabic heritage: blending Arabic scales, singing, and emotional melodies with rap harmonies and fast street beats.

House of EL | 07 Sep

Originally a jazz trumpeter and multi instrumentalist, House of EL takes inspiration from diverse angles of soul, jazz and gospel in his own music – citing Massive Attack, Gorillaz, Joy Division, Bootsy Collins, Stevie Wonder as well as Miles Davis – House of EL is a unique creative force currently allowing for no musical comparisons to be made.

Joshua Idehen | 30 Aug

Joshua Idehen is a spokenword artist, musician, and well-known contributor within the UK jazz scene. Idehen has worked with the likes of Mercury-nominated The Comet is Coming, MOBO-winning Sons of Kemet, and highly acclaimed fellow poet and musician Alabaster DePlume. 

Maniko | 03 Sep

Maniko is a London based producer, multi-instrumentalist and artist from Newcastle. Her sound is a fusion of r&b, jazz and ‘soultronic’ music, influenced by the likes of Erykah Badu, electro afrobeat dance grooves, hip hop and a soulful warm approach to jazz instrumentation.

Niomí | 03 Sep

Niomí writes delicately crafted love songs interwoven with textural piano and tender vocals. In 2021, Niomí shared her debut EPs Susurrus and Pain Relief, two collections of songs reflecting on heartbreak, mental health, loss, and finding a light at the end of the tunnel.

Plantfood | 30 Aug

Plantfood are a 6 piece blood-pumping jazz force summoning an

intricate mix of electronic and acoustic layers with influences all the

way from spiritual jazz to contemporary club music. Plantfood’s sound takes inspiration from artists such as The Prodigy, Mulatu Astatke and John Coltrane.

Rosie Frater-Taylor | 31 Aug

Fast-emerging British singer-songwriter and guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor is widely regarded as a virtuoso guitarist and a vocalist with a powerful emotional range and depth. Her new album Featherweight deftly blurs the boundaries between rock, alt pop, neo soul, new-school jazz and folk.

Saiming | 03 Sep

Saiming, is an alternative UK rap artist from South London. The self-proclaimed “S-travagant Man” gels together the intricately fast-paced rhythms of a grime MC over a range of mellow-toned, sample-centred & bass-heavy instrumentals to create a contemporary yet familiar sonic blend.

Yung Yusuf | 30 Aug

Yung Yusuf is a Palestinian-English rapper making political and personal music from his base in London. The young rapper has channeled his anger towards the Genocide in Gaza into his upcoming album ‘Sumud’, his most personal work to date.