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Yazz Ahmed (born 1983) is a British-Bahraini trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer. Her music mixes Arabic and Western influences.

She has worked with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Rufus Reid, John Zorn, Ash Walker, the London Jazz Orchestra, and also recorded and performed with Radiohead, Lee Perry, ABC, Swing Out Sister, Joan as Police Woman, Tarek Yamani and Amel Zen, and the band These New Puritans.

Born in London to a British mother and a Bahraini father, Ahmed spent her childhood in Bahrain before returning to London at the age of nine. She started playing the trumpet at an early age, encouraged by her maternal grandfather Terry Brown, a jazz trumpet player. She completed a master's degree from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.

Brownswood Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Gilles Peterson in 2006. The label has released an eclectic range of music, reflecting Peterson's diverse musical taste.

The roster includes Ben Westbeech, Ghostpoet, José James, Skinny Pelembe, Mala, The Heritage Orchestra, Anushka, Gang Colours, Daymé Arocena, Yussef Kamaal, Shabaka and the Ancestors, Zara McFarlane.

Kamaal Williams (born Henry Wu, 1989) is a British musician and record producer. Williams rose to prominence alongside drummer Yussef Dayes in 2016 as one half of the short-lived London-based jazz group Yussef Kamaal following the release of the duo's debut album, Black Focus, which earned them the 'Breakthrough Act' award at the 2017 Jazz FM awards. He released two solo albums under his record label Black Focus, including The Return (2018) and Wu Hen (2020). In addition to live instrumentation, Williams also releases electronic music under his given name Henry Wu.

Williams was born as Henry Wu in 1989, in Peckham, South London to a Taiwanese mother and British father who both worked as architects. Growing up, Williams took an interest in learning Mandarin and Chinese calligraphy. From an early age, Williams was involved with a number of creative pursuits. His interest in calligraphy, as well as his parents' involvement with graphic design, contributed to an interest in street art and graffiti culture, an influence which is reflected in the album art of later projects such as Black Focus and The Return.

Late Night Tales: Bonobo is a mix album compiled by British musician Bonobo, released on 17 November 2013 as part of the Late Night Tales series. The mix includes tracks from artists such as Nina Simone, Lapalux, Bill Evans, The Invisible and Dorothy Ashby. It also features an exclusive Bonobo cover version of Donovan’s "Get Thy Bearings".

Jazz re:freshed is a contemporary jazz record label in London whose roster includes Shabaka Hutchings, SEED Ensemble, Nubya Garcia, and Rosie Turton.

In 2017 the organisation appointed Yvette Griffith as executive director. Griffith had been with the organisation as a consultant since 2013, helping them to win Arts Council funding. In 2019, Griffith won the h100 award for services to music.

Jazz re:freshed promote and publish young British jazz musicians. They have run a showcase at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, for a number of years. Artists showcased at their 2019 SXSW event included Nerija, Joe Armon Jones, Sarah Tandy, Yussef Dayes and Ezra Collective.

Angus Fairbairn, known professionally as Alabaster DePlume, is an English jazz musician, saxophonist, spoken word poet, composer, and activist.

Mammal Hands are a British band from Norwich. Members include Jordan Smart on saxophone, Nick Smart on piano and Jesse Barrett on drums and tabla.

Moses Boyd (born 30 April 1991) is a British jazz drummer, composer, record producer, bandleader and radio host. His debut solo studio album Dark Matter (2020) was nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize.

In 2014, Boyd and saxophonist Binker Golding formed the duo Binker & Moses and released three consecutive albums, with accolades including one MOBO Award, two Jazz FM Awards and a Parliamentary Jazz Award. In 2022, Binker & Moses released their fourth album, Feeding the Machine, to critical acclaim.

Boyd's self-titled jazz band Moses Boyd Exodus (also known as the Exodus) released several mixtapes in the mid-2010s and together have recorded most of Boyd's solo releases. The group consists of Theon Cross (tubist), Artie Zaitz (guitarist), Binker Golding (saxophonist) and Nathaniel Cross (trombonist).

Sons of Kemet are a British jazz group formed by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner. Theon Cross replaced Marshall on tuba after the first album, and Eddie Hick replaced Rochford on drums after the third.

The group uses saxophone and clarinet (Hutchings), tuba (Cross), and two drummers (Skinner, Hick) to make their music and plays a mixture of jazz, rock, Caribbean folk, and African music.

On 9 September 2013, Sons of Kemet released their debut album Burn, which received the Arts Desk Album of the Year 2013 and a nomination for Gilles Peterson's Album of the Year. Their next album Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do received the same nomination for the year 2015. The group won Best Jazz Act at the 2013 MOBO Awards.

Kamasi Washington is an American jazz saxophonist. He is a founding member of the jazz collective West Coast Get Down.

Makaya Marcus McCraven (* 19. Oktober 1983 in Paris) ist ein französisch-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Schlagzeug, Komposition) und nach eigenen Angaben ein beat scientist.

McCraven, Sohn des Schlagzeugers Steve McCraven und der Folksängerin und -flötistin Ágnes Zsigmondi (Kolinda), wuchs zunächst in Frankreich, dann im Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts auf. Gemeinsam mit Schülern im Schlagzeugensemble seines Vaters, den CMSS Bashers, spielte er im Alter von fünf Jahren. In der Mittelschule gründete er zusammen mit Freunden eine Band, um die Volkslieder seiner Mutter zu begleiten. In der High School war McCraven Mitbegründer von Cold Duck Complex, einer Jazz-Hip-Hop-Band, die im Nordosten der USA eine starke Anhängerschaft entwickelte und drei Alben veröffentlichte. Er studierte Musik an der University of Massachusetts Amherst, schloss aber sein Studium nie ab (obwohl er Teil des University Jazz Orchestra war und verschiedene Down-Beat-Studentenpreise erhielt).

Diese Liste von Jazz- und Improvisationsmusikerinnen enthält bekannte Musikerinnen des Jazz und der Improvisationsmusik.

GoGo Penguin are an English band from Manchester, England, featuring pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Jon Scott.

On 6 December 2021, the band announced via Bandsintown and other social media platforms the departure of Rob Turner, citing creative differences. Turner’s replacement was revealed as Jon Scott.

The band's music features break-beats, minimalist piano melodies, powerful basslines, drums inspired from electronica and anthemic riffs. They compose and perform as a unit. Their music incorporates elements of electronica, trip-hop, jazz, rock and classical music.

Critics have described GoGo Penguin's music with references to Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Massive Attack, Brian Eno, modern classical composers Shostakovich and Debussy, or contemporary minimal music composers like Philip Glass.