SXSW Music Interview: Joe Armon-Jones / Ezra Collective

Avant-garde jazz collective brings genre back to its roots

"...dynamo of jazz, funk, Afrobeat, Latin, hip-hop, and dub, Ezra Collective set SXSW on fire last year...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Review: Fontaines D.C.

Post-punk Dubliners achieve must-see, early-week greatness

"...Pity the band that has to follow the Ezra Collective. The young London quintet of hard-hitting Afro-jazzers harnesses..."

March 13, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Jazz Sampler

Psychedelic, post-bop, Latin-inflected, and more: 11 jazz artists

"...by fellow London jazz maverick Moses Boyd and features Ezra Collective drummer Femi Koleoso and pianist Joe Armon-Jones. Ezra..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Outernational

A new generation of jazz stars is born

"...keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones and drummer Femi Koleoso from the Ezra Collective. Garcia eschews pyrotechnic blowing in favor of exploring..."

March 15, 2018 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

SXSW Music Review: Jazz Re:Freshed Showcase

Ezra Collective grounds another all-star UK jazz convergence

"...Infection in the Sentence. Fronting a quintet that included Ezra Collective drummer Femi Koleoso and saxophonist James Mollison, the..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Michael Toland

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...rise, boasting pub poetics under Grian Chatten's Dublin parlance. Ezra Collective..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Education of Little Tree

"...Tree is not just an obligatory shot of white collective guilt to be endured in the name of multicultural..."

Jan. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

SXSW 2019 Reveals Initial Artist List

Amanda Palmer, Oh Sees, Laura Jane Grace, Swervedriver and 236 more

"...mood-pop artist Art School Girlfriend, and London jazz breakouts Ezra Collective. Other international intrigues include Melbourne punks Amyl &..."

Oct. 17, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...Room, 12mid; Fri. 16, 720 Club, 8pm This multi-sensory collective embraces a heady mix of psychedelia, electronic, disco, and..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Ezra Collective (London, England)..."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Through SXSW Jazz re:freshed Outernational Brought "The Dope Black British Jazz Landscape" to the World

Organizer Adam Moses and showcase veteran Daniel Casimir discuss the roots of SXSW's groundbreaking jazz showcase

"...only Hutchings, but Garcia, Henry, and Afrobeat fusion acts Ezra Collective and Kokoroko have also advanced their careers after..."

March 18, 2022 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Best of SXSW: Best Stage Banter, Best Show, Best Repeats

… and other observations from Kevin Curtin’s notebook

"...Walking down Red River on Wednesday, I passed by Ezra Collective, the young London ensemble that plays hard-jazz Afrobeat,..."

March 19, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Photos from Day 6 of SXSW 2019

"...Ezra Collective..."

March 14, 2019 Photo Gallery

13 Jazz Acts to Help You Keep Cool at SXSW

"...21st century. Debut album Infection in the Sentence, featuring Ezra Collective's Femi Koleoso on drums, arrives imminently...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Best Live Music Performances of 2018

The bands and venues that kept our critics on their feet

"...Jeremy Steinberger: Ezra Collective and Moses Boyd, the Main II (SXSW)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Record Reviews

"...Better Than Ezra..."

Nov. 13, 1998 Music Review

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...Winter Games, Penelope (Alexi Pappas), a cross-country skier, befriends Ezra (Nick Kroll), a volunteer dentist, after a disappointing finish..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

The blurbing of SXSW

"...helmed by European producer Marko Jelic. – Austin Powell Ezra Furman & the Harpoons..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...the womb of ALO was the Common Woman Book Collective," founded by ALO members Nancy Lee and Flying Clouds..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...will return. Cast: Harper Graham, Elias Graham, Arri Graham, Ezra Graham, Jonah Graham (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Platters

"...identity, but taken together, the sound of an emerging collective looms large. 3.5 stars -- Greg Beets..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Review

Follies, Samurai, and a Few Non-Alcoholic Events for the Weekend

Got a resolution to get out more? No problem.

"...For everything I’m about to say, let’s just imagine Ezra Miller tucked into a little corner, far away from..."

Jan. 10, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...to the Texas-Mexico border. Dancing playfully between personal and collective coming-of-age experiences, Robie rediscovers the possibilities of joy in..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Trans Artists Powering Austin’s Alternative Nightlife Scene

After a brutal legislative session, local underground music may “never be the same again”

"...music lineups across town as one-third of underground booking collective Death of Affect. They frequently curate at Fourth Street..."

June 23, 2023 Music Feature by Genevieve Wood

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Vel Nine, Sam Dimov Quintet, Rococo Disco, and more recommended shows

"...the dead … in my head," expunges Suckling vocalist/organist Ezra Reynolds, to open the emotive and exploratory 11-song platter..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Second SXSW Lineup Installment Adds Over 300 Acts

KT Tunstall, Shamir, Sunflower Bean, and Circuit Des Yeux highlight

"...Sgt. Papers (Hermosillo MEXICO) Shamir (Philadelphia PA) Shovel Dance Collective (London UK-ENGLAND) Shutups (Oakland CA) Sinead O'Brien (Limerick IRELAND)..."

Dec. 8, 2021 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Japanese Breakfast, José Feliciano Join SXSW

118 new acts added to Music roster

"...Martin Atkins, and 99 Neighbors, a young DIY hip-hop/rock collective from Burlington, Vt...."

Feb. 20, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place: Find Your Qummunity

Events for every stripe of the rainbow, especially Qumbia Queers and Going Grrls

"...Queer Qumbia: Muy Muy DJs from Puro Chingón Collective, the House of Shakur, and Queer Qumbia en Tejas..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Reservoir Dogs

Churchwood's Beefheart blues

"...a character in their songs or a quote from Ezra Pound...."

Aug. 23, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

AFF Teases 10 Titles

Duplass Bros.' latest comedy gets regional premiere

"...and careers of four teachers, Matt Damon narrates the collective story by and about those closest to the issues..."

Aug. 23, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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