Ezra Collective review – a home-town triumph for jazz’s young heroes | Ezra Collective
High up in the penultimate tier of the Albert Hall, two spotlit heralds blast out a fanfare on trumpet and tenor sax. They are answered by a deep dub bassline on stage. A wild-haired pianist limbers his fingers across a keyboard while drummer and Ezra Collective band leader Femi Koleoso – arriving on stage like a boxer to the ring – raises his arms, acknowledging the crowd’s roar, before he’s even hit a snare.Ezra Collective have many things going for them: conservatoire musical chops on the one hand, and an instinctive…