Experience the future of UK jazz at NYJO’s monthly residency at Peckham Levels.
The fourth in our new South-East London residency is also the launch of our new performance project celebrating the music of Abdullah Ibrahim under guidance of Pete Letanka.
Abdullah Ibrahim’s music stands as a testament to the power of jazz as a force for liberation, resilience, and cultural pride. Whether through the township grooves of Mannenberg, the avant-garde collaborations of his exile years, or his introspective solo piano work, he has woven together celebration and protest in a way that remains deeply relevant today. His legacy is that of a storyteller who carries the spirit of South Africa in every note he plays.