GW Jazz presents Future Jazz NOW with Sam Barrell Jones (Live)

FUTURE JAZZ NOW (LIVE) FREE ENTRY! Wed Feb 21 (8pm-12am / Free entry) - Time for our (3rd Weds) monthly cutting edge jazz trip as GW Jazz presents "Future JAZZ Now!", showcasing the "Now & Next Generation" of JAZZ talent in the UK. Acts that you might not have heard of (yet) but will definitely be big names on the JAZZ landscape in the near future. All acts bringing pure jazz fire all night long.🔥🔥🔥

FUTURE JAZZ NOW continuing with drummer, producer and composer SAM BARRELL JONES (LIVE), deep in our speakeasy lounge + special guest DJ SCRATCHCRUSADER at The CLF Art Lounge & Roof Garden.

More righteous LIVE jazz for your soul hole!

Sam “Barrell” Jones is a South East London based drummer, producer and DJ. Hugely talented and effortlessly fluid in his approach and adaptability, he has become the go to drummer for some of the leading lights of his generation.

Best known for his work with Mercury Prize nominee saxophonist Nubya Garcia, Binker Golding and as Musical Director and drummer for Obongjayar, his credits also include Sons of Kemet, Joe Armon-Jones and Mala, Charlotte Dos Santos, Zara McFarlane, Yazmin Lacey, Oscar Jerome, Berwyn, Pa Salieu and more.

Sam is also leader of his own project, where he composes and arranges original music. He is a proud alumnus of the hugely influential Tomorrow’s Warriors and Aldeburgh Young Musicians programs. His approach draws from his London upbringing combining the sounds of Grime, UK Bass, Jazz, Reggae, Dub and more.

Sam brings a very special trio to perform at this month’s Future Jazz Now event!