Electrifying 18-Piece Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble New Regency Orchestra Announce UK Tour
Following triumphant recent performances at WOMAD Festival and New Morning in Paris, the 18-Piece Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble New Regency Orchestra take their high-impact, dancefloor-inspired sound on the road this spring with dates in Cambridge, Manchester and London as part of La Linea festival’s 25th anniversary celebrations.
With its powerful 12-piece horn section, a razor-sharp 5-piece rhythm section and dynamic dancers, the group is infusing the golden age of mambo and Latin jazz with electrifying energy and bold new arrangements. Channelling the spirit of 1950s New York, where jazz icons like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker intersected with Cuban legends Chano Pozo and Machito, New Regency Orchestra adds a fresh, contemporary London edge to this rich tradition. Powered by some of the capital’s finest Latin and jazz talent, the group is pushing boundaries and delivering a sound that is redefining the genre.
For this tour, New Regency Orchestra will be performing new music alongside tracks from their eponymous 2024 debut album which reimagined classic Latin jazz through a twenty-first century London lens, drawing inspiration from luminaries such as René Hernandez, Rafael Labasta and Orlando Marin, along with the music of legends such as Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, David Arman, Chico O’Farrill and René Henandez.
By blending timeless influences with innovative production and passionate performances, New Regency Orchestra are breathing fresh life into classic Latin jazz and this 3-date tour offers the chance to experience a group that sit firmly at the forefront of a thrilling evolution of Afro-Cuban jazz.
The tour is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England
