Spiritual jazz is a tradition that’s leaden with its own traditions, histories and stories. Maisha carve out out their own style through that weight of expectation: they take stock of that history, channelling the greats like Pharoah Sanders, while filtering their own influences – which range from jazz to Afrobeat – through every part of their musical process. It’s a sound which rests on trance-inducing rhythms, instinctive musical interchange and repeated, deeply enriching melodic refrains. It’s a combination which has made for their own singular sound.

The six-piece group, led by bandleader Jake Long, bring a fresh slant to the weighty spiritual jazz tradition. Their 2016 debut EP was released through Jazz Re:freshed (whose weekly shows and record label are an institution for forward-thinking jazz), and were part of We Out Here, Brownswood’s early 2018 record which documented London’s genre-bending, jazz-influenced underground. They’ve been featured on Boiler Room, supported the Sun Ra Arkestra, and played at Church of Sound, a live series that’s quickly become a staple of the emergent scene.

Now armed with Maisha’s Debut Album ‘There Is a Place” released 9th November on Brownswood Recordings, Maisha are ready to bring their own style of Spiritual Jazz to the whole of the UK.

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FULL TOUR DATES AND TICKET LINKS

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21.05	Brighton	Patterns	Click Here for Tickets
22.05	Nottingham	Peggy's Skylight	Click Here for Tickets
23.05	Sheffield	Bungalows & Bears	FREE ENTRY - Click for FB Event
24.05	Hull	Ropery Hall	Click Here for Tickets
25.05	Leeds	Headrow House	Click Here for Tickets
27.05	London	Village Underground	Click Here for Tickets
02.06	Clitheroe	The Grand	Click Here for Tickets
03.06	Glasgow	Broadcast	Click Here for Tickets
04.06	Manchester	YES	Click Here for Tickets
05.06	Kendal	The Brewery Arts Centre	Click Here for Tickets
06.06	Newcastle	Cluny	Click Here for Tickets
08.06	Bristol	TBA	TBA
09.06	London	Cross the Tracks	Click Here for Tickets
11.06	Birmingham	Hare & Hounds	Click Here for Tickets

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