News: London’s Ezra Collective Announces Headlining North American Tour

Following an explosive set at Glastonbury earlier this summer, UK quintet Ezra Collective announces a headlining North American tour in support of their debut album You Can’t Steal My Joy. Beginning December 3rd in Washington, they’ll play eleven shows across the country with stops in Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, and San Francisco, before concluding December 18th in Los Angeles. All dates go on sale July 19th beginning at 10 AM local time with tickets available on their website. 

 

You Can’t Steal My Joy follows 2017’s genre-bending EP Juan Pablo: The Philosopher and includes previously-released singles “Quest for Coin,” “What Am I To Do?” featuring Loyle Carner, and “Reason In Disguise” featuring Jorja Smith. A creatively defiant album, You Can’t Steal My Joy seamlessly marries the delicacies and classic sounds of jazz with afrobeat, hip-hop and dancehall rhythms for a sound that cements them as one of the UK’s most exciting acts among the country’s burgeoning jazz resurgence.

Named one of Rolling Stone’s great musical discoveries from SXSW, one of Pigeons & Plane’s best rising bands to listen to, and one of the liveliest groups in London by The New York Times, Ezra Collective is comprised of Femi Koleoso (drums), TJ Koleoso (bass), Joe Armon-Jones (keys), Dylan Jones (trumpet), and James Mollison (saxophone). Together, they are adding their own fresh and imaginative spin on jazz’s timeless footprint.