Christ-Stéphane Boizi is a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and a Tomorrow’s Warriors Emerging Artist, already making his mark on the London jazz scene. His reputation is set to soar with the news that he has signed to Mark Kavuma’s Banger Factory Records label. His debut LP is scheduled for release later in the year. 

His sound is steeped in the hard bop tradition, carrying influences of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver, and Jackie McLean. His own compositions are a sonic exploration, bringing the music of the Black Church together with that hard bop Jazz tradition.   

Christ-Stéphane is also member of the acclaimed Nu Civilisation Orchestra. He was a featured soloist in ‘Mississippi Goddamn’, a celebration of Nina Simone at the Royal Festival Hall, and he performed with Brazilian maestro Arthur Verocai at the Barbican.  

This performance is part of Tomorrow’s Warriors’ Warriors Rise initiative, which sees the acclaimed jazz talent development organisation support three emerging Warriors’ artists, including Christ-Stéphane, across a seven-date run of UK gigs, providing tour planning and marketing mentoring.  

Warriors Rise is a PRS Foundation Talent Development Network Partner initiative supported by PPL.