| Orchestra or Band | Nerija (Sheila Maurice-Grey - trumpet, Rosie Turton - trombone, Cassie Kinoshi - saxophone, Nubya Garcia - tenor saxophone, Shirley Tetteh - guitar, Inga Eichler - double bass, Lizy Exell - drums) |
| Set List | 'Valleys',
'The Fisherman',
'Pinkham V',
'Redamancy',
'For you',
'Pineapple',
'Nascence',
'Where it ends and begings',
'Hypnosis',
'Dream a Little Dream' |
| Performance Notes | Our intimate Late Night Jazz series presents sensational music in the Royal Albert Halls Elgar Room.
Women and the Hall celebrates the women who were instrumental in the fight for womens suffrage, and provides a platform for the women who are shaping our future, through a season of talks, film screenings and performances.
Recently nominated for Jazz FM Breakthrough Act of the Year 2016, Nérija incorporate jazz, afrobeat and hip hop into a new, exciting and original sound.
The band have toured across Europe and the UK and performed alongside top UK jazz musicians such as Nathaniel Facey of Empirical, pianist Zoe Rahman, and supported Jazz Jamaica at Ronnie Scotts. Most recently they won Jazz Newcomer of the Year at the 2017 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.
Nérija are Sheila Maurice-Grey on trumpet, Rosie Turton on trombone, Cassie Kinoshi on alto sax, Nubya Garcia on tenor sax, Shirley Tetteh on guitar, Inga Eichler on double bass and Lizy Exell on drums. Join them in the Elgar Room as they celebrate the release of their eagerly-anticipated debut EP. |
| Related Archival Material | Handbill (RAHE/6/2018/3),
Autograph (RAHE/8/1/14) |