Pianist and composer Emily Tran is one of the most exciting young jazz artists emerging from the London scene. Since joining the ever-growing community of Tomorrow’s Warriors, she has developed a versatile musical voice and has played in a range of ensembles in venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ronnie Scott’s and the Barbican. Most recently, she joined the Nu Civilisation Orchestra at Kings Place – arranging and playing pieces from Duke Ellington’s ‘New Orleans Suite’, and wrote the original score for BBC Radio 3’s ‘Gatsby in Harlem’ that was aired at the beginning of this year. Her compositions are spiritually driven, drawing influence from artists like Immanuel Wilkins, Charles Mingus and Connie Han. Emily will also be performing at the prestigious Love Supreme Festival for the first time this year.
For over 30 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.
Free access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 recipients and BRIT Awards Best Group 2025 winners EZRA Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen…the list goes on.
A Black-founded and Black-led organisation, Tomorrow’s Warriors offers a pioneering, free to access, comprehensive programme of learning and training which champions and supports young Black and female talent and those who come from challenging circumstances that would be a barrier to accessing opportunities to pursue a music career.
“Tomorrow’s Warriors occupies a unique and vital space in our cultural landscape. Their work in helping positively shape future generations is of critical importance especially with the tribulations we currently face. Please keep supporting – each one, teach one!” Gilles Peterson
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Pianist and composer Emily Tran is one of the most exciting young jazz artists emerging from the London scene. Since joining the ever-growing community of Tomorrow’s Warriors, she has developed a versatile musical voice and has played in a range of ensembles in venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ronnie Scott’s and the Barbican. Most recently, she joined the Nu Civilisation Orchestra at Kings Place – arranging and playing pieces from Duke Ellington’s ‘New Orleans Suite’, and wrote the original score for BBC Radio 3’s ‘Gatsby in Harlem’ that was aired at the beginning of this year. Her compositions are spiritually driven, drawing influence from artists like Immanuel Wilkins, Charles Mingus and Connie Han. Emily will also be performing at the prestigious Love Supreme Festival for the first time this year.
For over 30 years, Tomorrow’s Warriors has played a vital role within its community and the wider music industry and has been credited with literally changing the face of UK jazz.
Free access to Tomorrow’s Warriors artistic programme has proved crucial in nurturing the nascent talent and early careers of so many of the most exciting UK artists currently tearing up the international jazz scene including Mercury Prize 2023 recipients and BRIT Awards Best Group 2025 winners EZRA Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings and Sons of Kemet, ESKA, Jason Yarde, Denys Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Soweto Kinch, Shirley Tetteh, Byron Wallen…the list goes on.
A Black-founded and Black-led organisation, Tomorrow’s Warriors offers a pioneering, free to access, comprehensive programme of learning and training which champions and supports young Black and female talent and those who come from challenging circumstances that would be a barrier to accessing opportunities to pursue a music career.
“Tomorrow’s Warriors occupies a unique and vital space in our cultural landscape. Their work in helping positively shape future generations is of critical importance especially with the tribulations we currently face. Please keep supporting – each one, teach one!” Gilles Peterson
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