Afro-Jazz Night at iGOLI Bar

A jazz evening at iGOLI Bar in Fitzrovia, London, built around afro-jazz, a style that joins jazz improvisation to rhythms and melodic traditions from across Africa.

Afro-jazz blends jazz harmony and improvisation with rhythms and melodic traditions from across Africa, and this night takes that fusion as its focus. The style developed from the meeting of American jazz with African musical traditions, and its emphasis on groove and call-and-response sets it apart from mainstream jazz. The event is presented as a jazz concert, so the music is the main draw for listeners interested in the style.

iGOLI Bar, in Fitzrovia, is a London venue that hosts concerts and shows, and the evening is staged there as a live jazz night. Listeners who want to hear afro-jazz in a bar setting will find the subject of the night matched by the venue's concert programme.