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Mark Kavuma
Thu 15 May
|Watford Pump House Theatre
One of the capital's most exciting trumpeters, Mark Kavuma (WINNER Jazz FM Awards 2025 ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’), performs a solo show for the first time in Watford. With support act, the Oscar Lyons Quartet.
TIME & LOCATION
15 May 2025, 19:30 – 22:00
Watford Pump House Theatre, 5 Local Board Rd, Watford WD17 2JP, UK
ABOUT THE EVENT
Proudly presented in partnership with One Jazz
Main Act: Mark Kavuma Quartet
Over the last decade composer, trumpeter and bandleader Mark Kavuma has established a reputation as an influential figure, performing at the cutting edge of the vibrant London nu-jazz scene.
He has released eight albums as leader featuring his original compositions: Kavuma (2018), voted among the best albums of the year by Downbeat magazine, The Banger Factory (2019), Arashi No Ato (2021), Back-to-Back (2022), The Banger Factory – Warriors (2022), Erskine & Kavuma – Ultrasound (2023), The Dandy (2024) and fresh off the press: Mark Kavuma & The Banger Factory – Magnum Opus (2024).
As a performer, Kavuma is renowned for his unique, distinctive trumpet sound. His lyricism, soulful tone and graceful technique spread infectious joy and mutual excitement among audiences and fellow musicians. His evolving compositional flair immerses fellow band members in the vibrant, contemporary world of colour, texture, and harmony that epitomises his musical…