Miayla Marcus

Jazz harpist Miayla Marcus performs in London with an ensemble and a guest musician from New Orleans, drawing on harp and clarinet for a set of jazz material. The evening takes place at Morocco Bound Wandsworth.

Miayla Marcus is a London-based jazz harpist who came back to the capital after developing a sound shaped in New Orleans. The harpist names Dorothy Ashby and Tadao Hayashi among the players who influenced their approach, and the ensemble brings a layer of texture to jazz standards.

The night features a special guest musician from New Orleans, whose partnership with Miayla Marcus has grown over years of working together. Harp and clarinet interweave throughout the set, which blends musical traditions from New Orleans and Latin America with a contemporary jazz outlook.

Morocco Bound Wandsworth hosts concerts and shows in London, and this performance is held there. The programme will appeal to listeners who enjoy jazz built on the harp, and to anyone curious about how the sounds of New Orleans and Latin America meet in a modern jazz setting.