Sultan Stevenson is one of the most exciting young jazz musicians in the UK today. He is a product of both the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy and Tomorrow’s Warriors, from a young age under the tuition of renowned jazz musicians such as Julian Joseph, Gary Crosby, Simon Purcell and Robert Mitchell.

In 2020 Sultan emerged onto the scene with a rapidly developing artistic voice. He started playing his own music alongside regular bandmates Jacob Gryn and Joel Waters. Jazz Re:freshed, The Jazz Cafe, The Vortex and The EFG London Jazz Festival are just some of the numerous places in which Sultan has wowed audiences. Sultan cites McCoy Tyner, Kenny Kirkland, Geri Allen and Ahmad Jamal as some of his biggest inspirations.

In 2022 Stevenson recorded his debut album with his trio – the album also features Josh Short (trumpet) and his mentor Denys Baptiste (tenor saxophone) on Whirlwind Recordings. It was released on March 24th and has received much critical acclaim. Sultan launched his debut album at The Jazz Café on March 31st. The show sold out, it was a celebration of not only Sultan’s music but of young talent within the London jazz scene today. Sultan has been touring the album internationally and has gone on to perform at multiple outstanding venues worldwide.

In March 2023, Sultan went on to win the Parliamentary Jazz Media Award for ‘Best Newcomer’ and is considered one of the brightest stars of his generation.

In 2024, Sultan continues to take the jazz scene by storm. Sultan was hand-selected to perform 2 showcase slots at SXSW in Texas as part of the jazz Re:freshed ‘outernational’ event. Adding to this, Sultan has performed at the jazzahead! Festival in Germany, Brick Lane Jazz Festival, Cheltenham Jazz Festival for a sold-out show and was interviewed live for Radio 3, all in the space of four months.

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Amelie Payne-Heneghan Quintet – Amelie Payne – Heneghan – vocals, Ethan Davenport-piano, Greyson Cadman- Bass, Rowan Scourfield- Drums and Niko Drabarek- Guitar.

Amelie’s powerful and classic jazz vocals, in which you can hear an evident respect and love for iconic vocalists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Nina Simone. Amelie’s vocals are backed by the sounds of a well versed rhythm section which takes clear inspiration from the likes of the Miles Davis Quintet, Duke Ellington and Ella and Louis.