Ezra Collective

150m · Theatre

Ezra Collective take over the Warehouse in celebration of new album Here Because Of Hope – the most ambitious and personal record of their career. Conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual and geographical movements, Here Because of Hope traces the movement of Black people across continents and decades, from the music of Africa to the rhythms of the Caribbean and home to the streets of London. Formed in the youth clubs of London, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winners Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison and Ife Ogunjobi have spent over a decade making jazz joyful, urgent and undeniable. On Here Because Of Hope, they push that vision further than ever, asking a simple but profound question: why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful? Their answer is hope: the belief, carried across generations and oceans, that something better is possible. Anchored by collaborations with Pa Salieu, Lila Iké and Leona Lewis, and reaching across the full breadth of the global African diaspora, Here Because Of Hope is a record of remarkable warmth, ambition and humanity. Join us in the Warehouse to hear one of the UK's most exciting bands at the peak of their powers.