Women in Jazz Media presents: Devon Gates

Devon Gates is a bassist, vocalist, and composer from Atlanta, Georgia, now based in Brooklyn, NY. After studying anthropology and jazz performance at Harvard University and Berklee College of Music, she has worked with artists including Terri Lyne Carrington, Vijay Iyer, Jen Shyu, Fay Victor, Nicole Mitchell, Susie Ibarra, and Sara Serpa, performing across the US and on the international stage.

Performing works for the first time in the UK from her newest project, "Water Dancers" and fresh from a New York premiere at The Jazz Gallery in December, she explores colors, sounds, and textures inspired by the elements of water and air, the blues, and the question: what might it mean to dance in rhythm with the ever-changing movement of the tides of life? Her original compositions and arrangements are paired with a blend of traditional and unconventional instrumentations, with a quintet of friends she met studying abroad at the Royal Academy of Music, Hoda Jahanpour (cello), Casey Whyte (violin), Gates on bass and voice, Scottie Thompson (piano), and Ananda Brandão (drums).

Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email karamel8775@gmail.com to book a table for groups of 4+.

Doors open 7pm, music starts at 8pm.

£10 OTD, £7.50 earlybird, £5 Students