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Tomorrow's Warriors + 1 featuring Nathaniel Facey

Foyles

107 Charing Cross Road

Fri 30 Oct · 19:00 · £8

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90m · Talk

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Nathaniel Facey will be joining Tomorrow's Warriors Junior Band - an exciting line-up of some of the most promising musicians aged 14-16. A Tomorrow’s Warriors alumni, Nathaniel Facey is one of the UK’s most impressive saxophonists. He has worked with Jack DeJohnette and Jason Moran amongst so many more, and he is a founding member of the multi award-winning group Empirical. With an uncompromising approach to his playing, Facey always brings his trademark passion and intensity to every performance. Nathaniel will be joining Tomorrow's Warriors Junior Band - an exciting line-up of musicians aged 14-16, featuring some of the most promising musicians on Tomorrow's Warriors' award-winning Young Artist Development Programme and are closely mentored by Rosie Turton - one of the finest trombonists on the London scene. Whilst following the lineage of jazz of the great jazz canon, they bring their own unique style and arrangements to their music. Thank you for your support. 70% of all proceeds goes to Tomorrow’s Warriors Trust (Registered Charity No 1153613) and helps support the next jazz generation. About Tomorrow’s Warriors If you know your UK jazz, then you probably already know Tomorrow's Warriors. For the last 35 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz. Free access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 winners Ezra Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen, Mark Kavuma, Sultan Stevenson, CHERISE, Donovan Haffner...the list goes on. Tomorrow’s Warriors offers a pioneering, comprehensive programme of learning and training which champions and supports young Black and female talent and those who come from challenging circumstances that would be a barrier to accessing opportunities to pursue a music career. Tickets: £10 General Admission / £8 Foyalty Member Venue :* The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road *Please note that the Auditorium at Foyles is fully accessible from the Ground

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