Ezra Collective in New York

Ezra Collective are a British jazz quintet formed in London in 2012. Their music draws on Afrobeat, hip-hop, grime and reggae, and their albums include You Can’t Steal My Joy and Where I’m Meant to Be. The latter won the 2023 Mercury Prize, making them the first jazz act to receive the award. The group played Glastonbury Festival in 2023, then presented its Victory Dance show at Royal Albert Hall later that year. In 2024, Ezra Collective became the first jazz act to headline Wembley Arena.