Round Midnight: Shabaka + support

Description

Shabaka Hutchings is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most influential musicians and a defining figure in contemporary British culture. A bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, his work has reshaped global perceptions of jazz and experimental music through a practice that moves fluidly between jazz, electronic, spiritual, and diasporic traditions. In his solo work, Shabaka’s music reflects a deepening focus on breath, embodiment, and personal authorship.

His 2026 album Of The Earth, written, performed, produced, and mixed entirely by Shabaka, marks a pivotal moment in his artistic evolution. Where earlier projects explored collective improvisation and a withdrawal from familiar forms, this work represents integration - uniting rhythmic propulsion, textural depth, and melodic openness within a singular creative vision. Drawing together the dance-driven energy associated with Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming and the quieter, breath-led language of his recent solo explorations in Perceive It’s Beauty Acknowledge It’s Grace, his latest album, Of The Earth establishes Shabaka as a fully realised instrumentalist-producer.

Venue & access

Epic Studios · 112-114 Magdalen St, Norwich

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Finding it: open Epic Studios in a map · 112-114 Magdalen St, Norwich