Queer Jazz—the platform founded by Arowah and Tina Edwards to spotlight LGBTQIA+ excellence in the jazz scene—are making their debut at Hoots with a very special Valentine’s edition.
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7-8PM ‘Date My Mate’
Got a single queer or poly mate? Do them justice! Present them on stage to a room of Queer Jazz hotties. You’ve got 2-3 minutes and a projector for pics, videos or Powerpoint presentations. Bring a USB.
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SwanNek
A fast-rising Jazz/neo-soul collective backed by BBC introducing; SwanNek are coming all the way from Newcastle for their London debut, fresh from their ‘At What Cost?’ EP release.
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Isobella Burnham
An in-demand bassist and vocalist, she’s played for Mabel, Tom Misch, Jorja Smith, Olly Alexander, Steam Down, Sampa The Great, Connie Constance and more. On her ‘Dancin' Garuda’ EP, Isobella blends the rhythms of Barbados, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago with the sounds of the London Jazz Scene.
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Short DJ sets throughout the night from Queer Jazz co-founder Tina Edwards.
