Jazz Platform | Double bill: Genevieve Namazzi & Christ-Stéphane Boizi
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The first in a new series showcasing the next generation of talent.
Jazz Platform features the brilliant Southampton Alumni Genevieve Namazzie and trombone star Christ-Stéphane Boizi.
Artists:
Genevieve Namazzi is a South-London raised bassist and Southampton University alumni. She is excited to return to Turner Sims with her newly formed quartet. She is joined by the rising-star saxophonist Maddy Coombs, pianist and exceptional talent Emily Tran, and dexterous drummer and fellow alumni Edmund Ashmore.
Her bold and creative compositions are an eclectic mix of modern jazz, modern classical and East African traditional. Her influences include Esperanza Spalding, Linda May Han Oh, Ron Carter, Rebecca Clarke, Vaughan Williams, and Mark Guiliana. Her rhythmically rich style of performance has been described by audiences as ‘uplifting, catchy and pensive’.
Combining lyrical sensitivity with catchy grooves, her music is an immersive experience. The quartet’s debut performance in October 2025 has led to many more performances since, including Brick Lane Jazz Festival.
Chris-Stéphane Boizi is a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and a Tomorrow’s Warriors Emerging Artist, already making his mark on the London jazz scene. His 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.
Jazz Platform features the brilliant Southampton Alumni Genevieve Namazzie and trombone star Christ-Stéphane Boizi.
Artists:
Genevieve Namazzi is a South-London raised bassist and Southampton University alumni. She is excited to return to Turner Sims with her newly formed quartet. She is joined by the rising-star saxophonist Maddy Coombs, pianist and exceptional talent Emily Tran, and dexterous drummer and fellow alumni Edmund Ashmore.
Her bold and creative compositions are an eclectic mix of modern jazz, modern classical and East African traditional. Her influences include Esperanza Spalding, Linda May Han Oh, Ron Carter, Rebecca Clarke, Vaughan Williams, and Mark Guiliana. Her rhythmically rich style of performance has been described by audiences as ‘uplifting, catchy and pensive’.
Combining lyrical sensitivity with catchy grooves, her music is an immersive experience. The quartet’s debut performance in October 2025 has led to many more performances since, including Brick Lane Jazz Festival.
Chris-Stéphane Boizi is a trombonist, composer, bandleader, and a Tomorrow’s Warriors Emerging Artist, already making his mark on the London jazz scene. His 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.
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Turner Sims, University of Southampton,Southampton, United Kingdom
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