Equal Spirits: Wise and Waiting

SpiceJazz presents at the Courtyard Theatre

Presented by: Spicejazz Soho

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0	LONDON: The Courtyard Theatre & Studios
P	Friday 17th October, 2025
N	7:00pm

Event information

This is a general admission ticket. Chairs will only be available if capacity permits.

Led by composer/arranger/multi-instrumentalist Raph Clarkson, Equal Spirits brings together a genre-defying mix of South African spiritual jazz, ambient improvised introspection, bursts of old-school hip-hop and electronica, soaring melodies, synths, samples and gospel-infused grooves, woven together with sung and spoken languages from Zulu to English.

Their debut album ‘Wise and Waiting’, released this year on Ubuntu Music, is a celebration of the profound and beautiful contribution made by South African musicians to British Jazz and Improvised music.

Line Up:
Xolani Mbatha - vocals
Raph Clarkson - trombone and vocals
Chris Batchelor - trumpet and flugelhorn
Phil Merriman - keys/synth bass
Yuval Wetzler - drums/SPDS

- “joyous and uplifting” Jamie Cullum BBC Radio 2

- “something to feed the soul” Soweto Kinch BBC Radio 3

-” weaves together the joys of South African music” Chris Phillips, Jazz FM