Femi Koleoso

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

The drummer Femi Koleoso is the leader of Ezra Collective, which he founded in north London with his brother, the bassist TJ Koleoso. The band members met through Tomorrow's Warriors. Ezra Collective blends jazz with Afrobeat, hip hop, grime and Caribbean music, and plays for a dancing audience. In 2023 the band won the Mercury Prize with Where I'm Meant to Be, the first jazz group to do so. Koleoso also plays drums with Gorillaz and is a well-known advocate of music education for young people.

Listening

• 
  Quest for Coin · Ezra Collective, 2019
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  Victory Dance · Ezra Collective, 2022
• 
  Welcome to My World · Ezra Collective, 2022

Works

• 2017Juan Pablo: The Philosopher · Ezra Collective
• 2019You Can’t Steal My Joy · Ezra Collective
• 2022Where I’m Meant to Be · Ezra Collective

In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Jazz Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

See also

• New London jazz