Idrîsî Ensemble
Idrîsî Ensemble at EFG London Jazz Festival
Pioneering a fresh approach to historical performance, Idrîsî Ensemble draws on period manuscripts, endangered oral traditions, and UNESCO-protected repertoires. They sing the Mediterranean not as a boundary between identities, but as a living archive of exchange, migration, and evolution.
As the UK’s only ensemble specialising in the performance of Old Roman chant, this show is a genre-defying journey through reconstructed medieval modes and rhythmic improvisation, blurring the lines between past and present.
Directed by scholar-musicians with deep roots in medieval literature, music archaeology, and postcolonial historiography.
A "total gamechanger" and "not mere escapist nostalgia, but a living, exploratory art of real power."
James Weeks, EXAUDI
EFG London Jazz Festival
Sun, 16 November 2025
Union Chapel, London
6:30pm
£27.50
Full Event Details
For this special EFG London Jazz Festival appearance the Idrîsî Ensemble presents a one-off programme exploring bold new terrain and original works that blend ancient sonorities with modern invention.
Pioneering a fresh approach to historical performance, Idrîsî Ensemble draws on period manuscripts, endangered oral traditions, and UNESCO-protected repertoires. They sing the Mediterranean not as a boundary between identities, but as a living archive of exchange, migration, and evolution.
As the UK’s only ensemble specialising in the performance of Old Roman chant, this show is a genre-defying journey through reconstructed medieval modes and rhythmic improvisation, blurring the lines between past and present.
Directed by scholar-musicians with deep roots in medieval literature, music archaeology, and postcolonial historiography.
A "total gamechanger" and "not mere escapist nostalgia, but a living, exploratory art of real power."
James Weeks, EXAUDI
Venue Details & Map
Location
Union Chapel, London
Union Chapel, 19b Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN
