London’s

EZRA COLLECTIVE

announce debut Australian dates

+ APPEARANCES AT WOMAD – WOMADELAIDE – GOLDEN PLAINS

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Praise for EZRA COLLECTIVE

an urgent, free-wheeling bundle of fun  – NME

timeless music without borders that could only be made in 2019 – Crack Magazine

this is a pop album album at it’s apex; a catchy and carefree excursion into joy – Loud & Quiet

the sound of London in 2019 distilled and put down record – Clash Magazine

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Having thrilled fans across Europe and the US – including a rapturous recent appearance at Glastonbury – London five-piece Ezra Collective now turn their attention to the Southern Hemisphere, announcing their first run of appearances in Australia and New Zealand this March (presented by Astral People & Handsome Tours). Alongside slots at Golden Plains (VIC), Womadelaide (Adelaide) and Womad New Zealand, the band will be playing special headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne – with their powerful live show bound to win them plenty of new fans as well as satisfying their long-standing supporters.

The band have had a huge few years, touring and writing, with their debut album You Can’t Steal My Joy unleashed to significant acclaim earlier this year. An exuberant, defiant record, it features friends and fans, Loyle Carner, KOKOROKO and Jorja Smith, it showcases the band’s unique energy, with NME calling it ‘an urgent, free-wheeling bundle of fun, that adds joy to new wave’.

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ASTRAL PEOPLE & HANDSOME TOURS PRESENT

EZRA COLLECTIVE
DEBUT AUSTRALIAN TOUR

6 March / Corner Hotel, Melbourne
7 March / Golden Plains Festival, Victoria
8+9 March / Womadelaide, Adelaide (2 x appearances)
Thursday 12 March / Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
14+15 March / Womad NZ, New Plymouth (2 x appearances)

Tickets

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Synergy in motion, London five-piece Ezra Collective are proving themselves as a harmonious tour de force. Their sound nods respectfully to a classic jazz footprint, celebrating the originators whilst simultaneously carving a path solely their own. Ezra Collective marry the delicate technicalities of jazz musicianship with afrobeat and hip hop, tied together by a sound that’s unmistakably London. Their live show is one of dynamic union; the strength of their partnership shines in performances that are commanding yet sensitive, soulful and pertinently groove-laced. Following a joyous and stunningly cohesive show in May 2016, Boiler Room rightly labelled the group as ‘pioneering the new-wave of UK. jazz’.

As the genre enjoys a new lease of life that is gaining momentum across the globe, Ezra Collective are adding their own fresh and imaginative face to a style that continues to be ‘as entertaining as it is educational’ (Trench). In a year that saw them sell out legendary London venue Ronnie Scott’s not once but twice, 2017 also bought with it the release of their genre-bending second EP, Juan Pablo: The Philosopher. After Ezra Collective took the EP on a successful tour across the UK and Europe and completely sold out of the vinyl, the EP went on to win the accolade of Best Jazz Album at Gilles Peterson’s esteemed Worldwide Awards in January 2018. The band were also recently winners of the 2018 Jazz FM Awards for ‘Best UK Jazz Act’ and ‘Live Experience of the Year’.

They released their debut album Can’t Steal My Joy in April 2019 and it has laid further foundation as to why this band are a force to be reckoned with for the coming years of music. Support has been across the board from fans – who helped it make the official charts #70 and #1 in the official Jazz Chart; it’s remained in the Official Jazz Chart since it’s release for 18 weeks and counting to press and tastemakers with support from Julie Adenuga and Elton John at Beats 1 to an impressive swathe of media support.

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AMNPLIFY – DB