KOKOROKO
KOKOROKO are a young, London based Afrobeat 8-Piece band led by trumpeter. “We play music we love, we grew up with and our parents got funky to. Inspired by Fela Kuti, Ebo Taylor, Tony Allen and the great sounds that come out of West Africa, we put on a performance to honour the masters that […]
Yazmin Lacey
Yazmin Lacey is a singer-songwriter who knows something about coming into her own. She came to music late, she says – “It’s never late, but late in the perspective of that I’m doing it now,” – almost as if by fate. And throughout her time in the music scene, the 33-year-old has used her music […]
Gaidaa
The 22-year-old Sudanese Dutch grew up in the Netherlands in the small town of Eindhoven where she cultivated her musical talents. Gaidaafirst came on the scene in 2018 featuring on Full Crate’s “A Storm On A Summer’s Day.” She released her debut EP, Overture, with positive reviews from Pitchfork, The Fader and an array of other platforms with debut […]
Theo Croker
Trumpeter Theo Croker exudes an unmistakable air of chill, an easy smile on display. That chill is the result of a clear musical approach and determination that dates back to Croker’s teenage days forming big bands and fearlessly pushing the bounds of the music played by his grandfather, trumpeter Doc Cheatham. Theo’s reach includes collaborations […]
The Cavemen
With their invention of ‘Highlife Fusion’ which combines Highlife, Afrobeat, Jazz, and Soul music, the Cavemen are pioneering the renaissance of highlife music and making it relevant to a contemporary generation that is hungry to connect to their roots. Since 2018, the Lagos-based sibling duo, composed of Kingsley Chukwudi Okorie and Benjamin Chukwudi James, have […]
Kuna Maze
Brussels-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist Kuna Maze aka Edouard Gilbert produces music that grows between broken beat, house and jazz. He brings club culture and jazz at the center of his universe and gives the urge of dancing to his crowd. Kuna Maze has played alongside accomplished producers, such as Nosaj Thing, Flako, Lapalux, Machinedrum […]
Kassa Overall
Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. He previously released four critically acclaimed projects: I THINK I’M GOOD, Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz, Shades of Flu and Shades of Flu 2. On ANIMALS, his Warp […]
Junya & friends
Another young talent coming from the South East of Amsterdam, with roots in Ghana and a musical youth in church. A virtuoso behind the drum set, he played in the live bands of the ever forward thinking Dutch R&B pioneer Full Crate, fresh soul singer Rimon and the ever clever, flashy rapper Yung Nnelg. Junya […]
THE NEW ORIGINALS Soundsystem
Long time friends and collaborators THE NEW ORIGINALS will be part of Super-Sonic Jazz Festival 2023. Their Soundsystem will make you dance into the night on Friday November 17th and Saturday November 18th. THE NEW ORIGINALS (est. 2015 Amsterdam) makes performance clothing for creatives. We strive to make durable and long-lasting apparel that bring emphasis to […]
IG Culture presents: Likwid Continual Space Motion II
– Space Will Always Be The Place – The afrofuturist jazz project of IG Culture, pioneer of the UK broken beat movement, will be present at the Festival, presenting one of his biggest projects to date! Under the moniker Likwid Continual Space Motion, IG bends genre into a colossal hybrid of jazz-fusion, interstellar funk and […]