Collage presents:
Tomorrow's Warriors presents Gabby Carberry
Award-winning hothouse Tomorrow's Warriors (TW) presents the next generation of Jazz musicians supported through their music development programme.
The second TW gig this season features emerging double bassist, Gabby Carberry.
Gabby Carberry has been attending Tomorrow's Warriors for several years, receiving mentorship from Binker Golding, Alex Davis, Aleksandra Topczewska and Gary Crosby. She was selected to study at Jazz House Kids Summer Workshop in 2017 and was the house bassist for last year’s Tomorrow’s Warriors Rich Mix Jams. Gabby is currently a member of Fidelio Orchestra who have just returned from a tour to Rome.
Now in her third year of study at Trinity Laban where she studies jazz under Steve Watts, her roots were firmly planted in classical music during her time at the Purcell School and she spent her first year of undergraduate studying with Colin Paris at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
For this performance, she shall be appearing with a new ensemble with a mixture of jazz standards and originals.
Line-up: Nicole Petrus-Barracks - vocals Maddy Coombs – tenor Emile Hinton - piano Gabby Carberry – double bass Simon Lamb - drums
Over almost three decades the pioneering Tomorrow’s Warriors has been at the forefront of UK jazz, developing some of the most talked about jazz artists now electrifying mainstages at venues and festivals the world over. Tomorrow’s Warriors is a hothouse for exceptional young jazz talent. Their alumni reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of jazz in the UK, and they dominate the nominations for the 2019 Jazz FM awards, featuring in an astonishing eight of the nine jazz award categories.
“This a cultural giant, a music making dream team, with generosity at their heart.” Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 6 Music
“Can’t overstate the impact Tomorrow’s Warriors has had on the current music scene in London.” Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 6 Music
“If you want to know who passed through their doors, it might just be easier to ask who didn’t: The list is long and comprehensive.” Emma Warren, Red Bull Academy
Doors open 7pm, music from 8pm.