Name: Jembaa Groove
Start: 2025-10-07T20:00:00
End: 2025-10-08T01:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

THE UC THEATRE &amp; IVY ROOM PRESENTSTUESDAY OCT 7TH—<h2>Jembaa Groove</h2>Plus Special Guests—7:00 pm doors / 8:00 pm showADV TIX AVAILABLE - $20 DOOR—IVY ROOM860 San Pablo Avenue, Albany • 21+<h2>Jembaa Groove</h2>—After garnering massive support from the international media world (KEXP, BBC6Music, Gilles Peterson, Soulection, KCRW, FIP and many more) of the back of their firsttwo albums, "Susuma" and "Ye Ankasa/We Ourselves", and selling out numerous showsacross Europe, with Festival appearances at Supersonic Jazz (NL), JazzOnze+ (CH)London Jazz Festival (UK), and many more, Jembaa Groove embarked on their 2025 tourwith a fresh line-up and brand new songs that are set to release in Fall 2025. On theirnewest undertaking, Jembaa Groove are strengthening ties to Lagos and London's vibrantAfro-Fusion scenes. Joining forces with "premium highlifers" The Cavemen (NIG), theband got together for another contemporary take on Highlife, Jazz and Afrobeats, alsofeaturing legendary Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara and Nigerian vocal sensation TimLyre.The new wave of Afro-Jazz is flourishing around the globe, and Jembaa Groove is on theway to becoming one of the most important ambassadors of this aspiring genre. Thenewest additions to the line-up include two highly acclaimed members of the Europeanjazz scene who are successful bandleaders themselves. Szabolcs "Àbáse" Bognar (HUN)on keys and Peter Somuah (GHA) on trumpet will join the band on their upcoming worldtour, which will take them through Europe, the UK, the US, and South Africa.