Nicola Conte
spiritual jazz soul jazz latin jazz
Influences: Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Lee Morgan
Nicola Conte plays guitar and leads the band on Umoja, a joyful, percussion-driven set of 70s cosmic jazz fused with African and Afro-Caribbean rhythms and a nod to Afrobeat. Recorded live to analogue tape, the music has the warmth and momentum of a band playing in one room, with vocals from Zara McFarlane. Conte is a lifelong crate digger and DJ who championed Gregory Porter and José James in Europe before they became well known.
Personnel:
Nicola Conte (guitar)
Zara McFarlane (vocals)
Pasquale Calo (saxophone)
Teppo Mäkynen (drums)
Ameen Saleem (double bass)
Pietro Lussu (piano)
Gabriel Prado (percussion)
Upcoming gigs
- Fri 23 Apr — 18:30 — Nicola Conte Umoja Live feat. Zara McFarlane at The Jazz Cafe