Zoe Rahman Quintet

Colour of Sound

(Event 3: Sat 4 Oct 2025 8.00pm  Little Missenden Church)

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Zoe Rahman piano Rowland Sutherland flute, alto flute Mark Armstrong trumpet Gene Calderazzo drums Andrea Di Biase double bass

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Programme Notes available for download here and free at concert

 

A vibrant and highly individual pianist and composer, Zoe Rahman’s style is deeply rooted in jazz while still reflecting her classical background, British/Bengali heritage and her very broad musical taste. Known for her powerful technique, wide-ranging imagination and exuberant performance, she has become a highly sought-after musician on the international jazz scene and appeared at Little Missenden with a trio in 2021.

Born in Chichester to a Bengali father and English mother, Zoe studied classical piano at the Royal Academy of Music, took a music degree at Oxford University and then won a scholarship to study jazz performance at Berklee College of Music, Boston, where she studied with the inspirational pianist Joanne Brackeen.

A MOBO Award winner, Mercury Prize nominee and Ivor Novello Award winner, Zoe has established herself as a unique presence in the British music industry, releasing seven albums under her own name . Her latest release, ‘Colour of Sound’, won Album of the Year at the 2024 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. She’ll be performing music from this album alongside some brand new quintet arrangements.