Mentored by Gary Crosby OBE, Tomorrow’s Warriors alumna Camilla George is a Nigerian-born saxophonist, composer, and bandleader known for blending African and Western music into a unique, politically charged style rooted in her heritage.
A key figure in the London jazz scene, she draws on Afrofuturism, hip hop, and jazz. Influenced by Fela Kuti and Charlie Parker, she began playing saxophone at 11 and later studied at Trinity College of Music. Her albums Isang, The People Could Fly, and Ibio Ibio have earned critical praise. Camilla has performed at top festivals like North Sea Jazz and Jazz à Vienne and won Best Jazz Act at the 2023 Urban Music Awards.
“One of the astonishing young talents in the jazz world… in many ways, Camilla George exemplifies the diverse musical identity of the London jazz scene.” The Guardian
For over 30 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.
Free access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 winners Ezra Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen...the list goes on.
A Black-founded and Black-led organisation, Tomorrow’s Warriors is based at Southbank Centre in London and offers a pioneering, comprehensive programme of learning and training which champions and supports young Black and female talent and those who come from challenging circumstances that would be a barrier to accessing opportunities to pursue a music career.
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