Ezra Collective — Tiny Desk (NPR Music)

Filmed live session by Ezra Collective for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk, recorded at the radio’s headquarters in Washington D.C. Spearheads of the London jazz revival, the quintet led by drummer Femi Koleoso blends jazz, afrobeat, highlife and Caribbean grooves in a performance as joyful as it is virtuosic. In the intimate, no-frills Tiny Desk format, the band shows its collective sense, careful arrangements and contagious energy that lifts the small room. This multi-song capture is a perfect showcase of the sound of a group that became, in 2023, the first jazz act to win the Mercury Prize. A must-see of contemporary live jazz. Keywords: Ezra Collective live, Tiny Desk, NPR Music, London jazz, live session, full performance.