Ezra Collective

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ezra-collective

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the musical synthesis?Fuses elements of afrobeat, calypso, reggae, hip-hop, soul, and jazz
2. What is the mercury music prize?Recipient of the 2023 Mercury Music Prize for their album
3. Who are the members of Ezra Collective?The band includes drummer and leader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison.
4. Where did Ezra Collective start?They began in London’s jazz scene, especially from the Tomorrow’s Warriors youth program that helps new musicians.

Contemporary Jazz: Modern jazz music that incorporates influences from various genres and styles.
Genre Fusion: The blending of distinct musical genres to create a new, hybrid sound.
Cultural Resonance: The ability of art or music to connect with and reflect the values and experiences of a society.
Artistic Synergy: The combined effect of multiple artists working together, producing a result greater than the sum of their individual contributions.