London’s rising 8-piece jazz ensemble combine irresistible instrumental harmony with honeyed, soulful vocals.
Orchard are the newest eight-piece neo-soul group to emerge from the London jazz scene. Having met at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, they have been shaped by their shared love of the jazz tradition, and yet bring their most valuable contributions to the music through individual influences and unique musical backgrounds. Celebrating the interaction between individuality and collective experience is what Orchard’s music is all about - like rows of trees in the orchard, each individual voice grows in conversation with the whole.
Heavily influenced by artists such as Roy Hargrove, Robert Glasper and Kokoroko, Orchard’s music synthesises meaningful songwriting with heavy grooves, warm horn lines, and blistering improvisation. Having met on the Artist Masters course, Orchard’s sound is fully grown - they released their debut EP 'Where We're Calling From' in April 2025, gaining traction on Spotify's Jazz UK playlist, Soweto Kinch's 'Round Midnight, and with YolanDa Brown on Jazz FM.
With performances at EFG London Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Soho, and Love Supreme Jazz Festival behind them, the band will be touring their second EP in 2026.
‘You are in one of the most happening venues, about to see what I consider - and I’ve done my research - one of the most happening bands in this country, bar none (and I know a few)’ - Gordon Wedderbern, One Jazz Press
SLETTA
Sletta is a Norwegian artist, vocalist, and songwriter based in London. Her music blends neo-soul, contemporary jazz, and folk, inspired by the natural soundscapes of her homeland and the vibrant influences of her adopted city.
Since releasing her debut single Take Your Time in 2021, Sletta has steadily built momentum. Her debut EP Sometimes We Have to Look Inward (2024) featured the standout track Do What You Want, which gained airplay on Jazz FM and John Mayer’s Life with John Mayer. She went on to headline at Servant Jazz Quarters and made her sold-out debut at the EFG London Jazz Festival in November 2024.
In early 2025, Sletta released Out of Time, featured on BBC Introducing Mixtape and Jamie Cullum’s The Jazz Show on BBC Radio 2. That year also saw a sold-out concert in Oslo at Fuglen, and the release of Bring It Back in March 2025 and Run Away in October 2025, which were both playlisted on Spotify’s UK Jazz. Sletta has been awarded Help Musicians´ MOBO funding for 2025/2026 to record new music. Sletta will be releasing her new single "Feel" on Friday the 20th of March.
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