"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/11/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Ezra Collective is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Ezra Collective is rated as an exceptional live performer, with many notable strengths. Ezra Collective concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dynamic.
ON TOUR
Kobetamendi, Bilbao, Spain (July 11); Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium, Belgium (July 17); Victoria Park, London, United Kingdom (August 16); Parque da Bela Vista, Lisboa, Portugal (August 29)
Ezra Collective is a five-piece from London (Femi Koleoso - Drums, TJ Koleoso - Bass, Joe Armon-Jones - Keys, Dylan Jones - Trumpet and James Mollison - Saxophone). They "marry the delicate technicalities of jazz musicianship with afrobeat and hip hop".
I count myself as blessed right now. As a lifelong jazz-head, I have lived through those years when the genre was mocked as being pretentious and exclusive to a select few beard-twiddling individuals – see The Mighty Boosh for starters.
If I were asked to describe Ezra Collective’s London show in one word, I would probably say “joy”. The show was technically sold out twice: originally planned at the O2 Academy Brixton, it eventually took place 24 February at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.
It is significant that the bass arrives on stage first, starts playing and the drums follow. It is only once the rhythm section is in place that the other three arrive (keys, trumpet and sax).
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