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Here Because of Hope
Ezra Collective
- NEW Here Because of Hope, Ezra Collective | Modern Jazz Today
- “Jubilee Feeling” arrives late in the album, during the movement that brings the record’s geographical path back toward London. The track is instrumental,
- NEW Ezra Collective - Here Because Of Hope | God Is In The TV | Sept. 21, 2026, 10:22 a.m.
- Ezra Collective’s new album, Here Because of Hope, feels to be part musical education, part philosophy. The tracks fundamentally serve as an exploration of
- NEW Ezra Collective’s Here Because of Hope is uplifting and full of life — album review | Financial Times | Sept. 17, 2026, 11 a.m.
- The jazz fusionist five-piece bring conceptual clarity and genuine joy to their latest release
- Album Review: Ezra Collective - 'Here Because Of Hope' | When The Horn Blows
- With a spirit of joy, freedom and possibility at it’s heart, Ezra Collective prove once again that music is medicine with their album ‘Here Because of Hope’.
- Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope | Boomkat
- South London jazz outfit Ezra Collective's new LP.
"Ezra Collective's Here Because Of Hope is the most ambitious and personal record of their career - conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual and geographical movements, the album traces the movement of Black people across continents and decades, from the music of Africa to the rhythms of the Caribbean, and home to the streets of London.
Formed in the youth clubs of London, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winners Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison and Ife Ogunjobi have now spent over a decade making jazz joyful, urgent and undeniable. On Here Because Of Hope, they push that vision further than ever, asking a simple but profound question: why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful? Their answer is hope: the belief, carried across generations and oceans, that something better is possible.
Anchored by collaborations with Pa Salieu, Lila Iké, Leona Lewis, and reaching across the full breadth of the gl
- Ezra Collective: Hope Factory | DIY | Sept. 17, 2026, 3 p.m.
- Having burst into the mainstream when they scooped the 2023 Mercury Prize, Ezra Collective - and their superlative live shows - are nothing less than joy incarnate. But that’s not to say it’s always been an easy ride; only that they acknowledge that, with shadow, must come light. A journey of an album in the truest sense, new release ‘Here Because Of Hope’ is a rich, poignant reminder to keep on keeping on.
- Ezra Collective have earned their first UK Number One album with ‘Here Because of Hope’ | Dork | Sept. 18, 2026, 6:35 p.m.
- The London group’s fourth album has topped this week’s Official Albums Chart.
- Ezra Collective Secure First U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘Here Because of Hope’ | Billboard | Sept. 18, 2026, 5 p.m.
- Ezra Collective's 'Here Because of Hope' has earned the jazz group its first-ever U.K. No. 1 album.
- Ezra Collective: Flying High On Hope | Jazzwise | Sept. 17, 2026, 12:15 p.m.
- UK five-piece Ezra Collective have gone from intimate shows to stadiums, winning the Mercury Prize and a Brit Award. But beneath their success lies a deeper...
- Ezra Collective’s Here Because of Hope is uplifting and full of life — album review | Financial Times | Sept. 17, 2026, 11 a.m.
- The jazz fusionist five-piece bring conceptual clarity and genuine joy to their latest release
- Ezra Collective on Stunning New LP ‘Here Because of Hope’ & Collaborating with Olivia Dean: ‘My Most Perfect A&R Moment!’ | Billboard | Sept. 16, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
- U.K. jazz group Ezra Collective discuss their new album 'Here Because of Hope' and collaborating with Olivia Dean and Leona Lewis.
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