JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION XVNGO XVNGO is one of saxophonist Deji Ijishakan music representations. Coming from South London, at 21 years old, he must be one of the most creative and productive Jazz voices in the current young scene. In his solo video performance, he presents original music composed under the name XVNGO pioneering a new sound labelled Jazz Drill and Post-Trap. This sound mixes classical, trap, Jazz, Drill, Hip-hop and electronic forms of music. Like Bill Evans once said: "Jazz is a feeling" and I agree. XVNGO manages to preserve the Jazz feeling while taking us into several different background landscapes. He also plays for artists Joe Armon-Jones and Tara Lily or in bands like KOKOROKO and Levitation Orchestra. His own band Hypernova Militia is a force of nature that must be experienced Live. FOLLOW him for regular releases: instagram.com/xvngo WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION MADDY COOMBS Saxophonist Maddy Coombs, originally from Northampton is accompanied here by Sultan Stevenson on piano, Harry Pearce on bass and Adam Merrell on drums. Maddy is an emerging talent from Tomorrow´s Warriors programme currently studying at Trinity Laban. A regular soloist in several Tomorrow´s Warriors ensembles, Maddy is another new generation female name to pay attention. Her influences include saxophonists John Coltrane, Joe Lovano and Seamus Blake as well as musicians like Ahmad Jamal, Wynton Marsalis and Thelonious Monk. FOLLOW: instagram.com/maddyy.coombs WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION SULTAN STEVENSON Another Tomorrow´s Warriors graduate, pianist, composer and conductor in training, Sultan Stevenson is slowly but steadily building a reputation in the Jazz young UK scene. In his sound, he hopes to capture his appreciation for African music and Jazz including influential elements from the music of McCoy Tyner, Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Roberts or John Coltrane. His experience growing up in North London and his Caribbean roots also play an important part in the development of his unique voice. In his set Sultan performed allow side Jacob Gryn on bass, Joel Waters on drums, Ruben Ross on tenor sax. and Josh Short on trumpet. FOLLOW: instagram.com/sultan.stevenson WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION MAX DILLER Max Diller is a trumpeter and composer from Germany, currently based in the City of Dresden. With a unique and warm trumpet sound, he is inspired by trumpeters like Arve Henriksen or Nils Petter Molvaer. Besides his current studies at the "Carl Maria von Weber" College of Music, he performs with various projects and bands throughout Germany and internationally. FOLLOW: instagram.com/maxdiller_ ZÉ ALMEIDA Closing our collaboration with Composers and improvisers community project, we watched Zé Almeida, a Portuguese double bass player performing a short improvised piece. Currently developing his voice within the contemporary and Jazz communities in Lisbon, Zé Almeida tours regularly around the World with several local and international musicians. FOLLOW: instagram.com/zealmeida99 WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION DIOGO ALEXANDRE Diogo Alexandre, a Portuguese drummer, presented a short video performing a solo, showcasing a bit of his creativity and expression on the instrument. Diogo is an award-winning, new generation, name very much in-demand in the current Jazz music scene in Portugal. His approach to the instrument, especially in the Portuguese context, is far from conventional and his unique voice brings freshness and openness to the local scene. FOLLOW: instagram.com/diogoalexandre.music Diogo Alexandre was presented in collaboration with Composers and Improvisers community Project. WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION SCOTTIE THOMPSON We finish Part I with our youngest artist, pianist and composer Scottie Thompson from Portsmouth. At last year's showcase, with only 17 years old, he did an outstanding performance as a sideman with amazing saxophonist Emma Rawicz. This year he came back with his band and perform a great set of original songs with Finn Genockey on Drums and Toby Yapp on bass. After 2 years attending Guildhall Junior Jazz programme, he´s now a first-year student at the Royal Academy of Music. FOLLOW: instagram.com/scottietmusic WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION MORGAN WALLACE Morgan Wallace on tenor saxophone presented a set of original music performed by her band featuring Luke Bacchus on piano, a new name to me and one to follow. Cassius Cobbson on drums, an important musician in the current Young Tomorrow´s Warriors ranks and Kielan Sheard on bass, a finalist in this year´s BBC Young Jazz Musician of the year. Morgan, originally from South London, grew up in Devon and took up Clarinet at 8 years old, moving on to the saxophone at 14. Currently, she is studying at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and has developed her language as part of Tomorrow´s Warriors programme under the mentorship of Binker Golding, Alex Davis and others. A talented composer and instrumentalist, she draws her influences from saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Wayne Short but musicians like Brad Mehldau, Jeff Buckley or Miles Davis are also constant sources of inspiration. FOLLOW: - MORGAN WALLACE: instagram.com/morgan_wallace_music WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/

JazznewbloodALIVE2020 ONLINE EDITION SAMUEL GAPP Samuel Gapp is a young award-winning Jazz pianist and composer from German currently based in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2019 he won the Prémio Jovens Músicos and the Prémio de Composição Bernardo Sassetti, 2 of the most prestigious Jazz awards in Portugal, and released his first album with original music called „Trio & String Quartet“, combining a jazz trio with a string quartet. Before Covid, as s a sideman, he was also touring around Europe with different Projects. FRANCESCA REMIGI Francesca Remigi is a drummer, jazz musician, improviser and composer from Bergamo, Italy, recently graduated from a master in jazz drums at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels, under the guidance of the Belgian drummer Stéphane Galland. An important emerging name in the new generation of Italian Jazz, she owns an extensive and impressive background of performances including being a finalist in Maastricht Jazz Awards 2020. TAL ARDITI Israeli guitar player Tal Arditi, currently based in Berlin, has been tagged as a young guitar prodigy ever since he started studying in the prestige ”Jazz institute” program, by ”Rimon Music University” when he was only 16. Tal is a crossover artist creating music between the Worlds of jazz, rock, classical, Brazilian music, and more. In February 2018, Tal recorded his debut album ”Portrait”, live at ”A-Trane” jazz club and was chosen to participate in the prestige jazz programme ”Betty Carter Jazz Ahead” in Washington DC. London Jazz News, upon reviewing his debut Cd, consider him "an important new voice in European guitar jazz". These 3 artists were presented in collaboration with Composers and Improvisers Community Project. FOLLOW: - Samuel Gapp : instagram.com/samuel.gapp.piano - Francesca Remigi : instagram.com/fraremigi_drums - Tal Arditi : instagram.com/tal_rdt WEBSITE: jazznewblood.org INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jazznewblood FACEBOOK: facebook.com/jazznewblood TWITTER: twitter.com/jazznewblood BANDCAMP: jazznewblood.bandcamp.com/ SIMPLECAST: jazznewbloodtapes.simplecast.com/ MIXCLOUD: mixcloud.com/jazznewbloodRADIO/