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Take Five Presents at EFG London Jazz Festival

Take Five Presents at London Southbank Centre on 19th November

Take Five Presents is part of the wider Take Five Development Initiative, a prestigious talent development scheme that offers mentorship and opportunities to eight of the finest emerging jazz and improvising musicians from across the United Kingdom, funded by the PRS Foundation, Arts Council England and Serious Trust.

As we celebrate the 30th Birthday of EFG London Jazz Festival, we present some of the incredible artists we've worked with as part of the 17th edition of Take Five including:

19 November | Matinee Show 3pm Charlotte Keeffe, Marcus Joseph, Misha Mullov Abbado at Purcell Room

19 November | Evening Show 7:45pm DoomCannon, Midori Jaeger, Nishla Smith at Purcell Room

Many Take Five alumni will also be performing at shows sharing the stage with international stars, presenting their own projects or being a part of collaborations. Full list of shows below.

Take Five Presents Alumni Shows:


11th November - Binker Golding at Purcell Room

11th November - Jas Kayser at 91 Living Room

12th November - Kit Downes with ENEMY at Purcell Room

13th November - Jasper Hoiby Planet B at Purcell Room

13th November - Xhosa Cole with Hamid Drake at Cafe Oto

16th November - Trish Clowes with MY IRIS at Purcell Room

16th November - Camilla George at Jazz Cafe

17th November - Peter Edwards and ESKA with Nu Civilisation Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall

17th November - Ant Law and Alex Hitchcock with Sun-Mi Hong at Purcell Room

18th November - Lady Blackbird with DoomCannon at Barbican

18th November - Mark Kavuma Presents Banger Factory at Milton Court

18th November - Al Macsween with Air Anatolia at Royal Festival Hall

19th November - Seb Rochford and Kit Downes at Elgar Room

20th November - Joe Acheson with Hidden Orchestra at Queen Elizabeth Hall


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