Jazz re:freshed - Engines of Creation
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Jazz re:freshed has come a long way from the organisation's humble beginnings at its monthly residency in west London to this year setting the international music scene buzzing with a showcase of emerging UK jazz stars at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary of existence in 2018, this fecund focal point within the UK capital has spawned a record label, an acclaimed free festival on London's Southbank and a new generation of genre-hopping jazz artists. Kevin Le Gendre spoke to one its founders, promoter Justin McKenzie, about how their work with the likes of Shabaka Hutchings, Jason Yarde, Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia is taking UK jazz out of its niche and beyond international borders
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