Emyr Penry Dance + Lucy-Anne Daniels

EFG London Jazz Festival: Take Five Showcase

A musical journey across the UK’s jazz scenes, this triple-bill brings together three boundary-pushing Take Five alumni for an evening of contemporary jazz, storytelling, and distinct sound worlds.

Emyr Penry Dance is an emotive Welsh language musician and composer. He is the driving force behind the acclaimed alternative folk jazz outfit Awen Ensemble, who’s debut album ‘Cadair Idris’ explored the mythology and folklore surrounding this great Welsh mountain. Rooted in the mountains of Eryri, he writes music that weaves Welsh folk sentiments with improvisational approaches, creating heartfelt and sincere compositions indicative of the land that inspires it.

Lucy-Anne Daniels

At just twenty-three, Lucy-Anne is boldly making her mark on the UK Jazz scene and beyond, gracing the notable stages of the Royal Albert Hall, where she commanded the stage during the BBC PROMS series, Duc de Lombards in Paris, Dizzy’s New York and frequent showings at Ronnie Scotts where she made her debut, at just sixteen. Having grown up surrounded by the vibrant sounds of gospel and jazz, Lucy-Anne is a vivid storyteller and creative improviser. Herrich, expressive vocals flow effortlessly across styles, with influences ranging from Betty Carterto Kim Burrell, Amy Winehouse to Cécile McLorin Salvant-all tied together, by her rich tone and playful approach to music-making. Named the winner of the prestigious Tina May Young Jazz Musician Award (2025), judges praised her “astonishing degree of rhythmic freedom and inventiveness...”as well as her “irresistible sense of sheer enjoyment” (UK Jazz News). Blending her love for theatre and spoken word, with an embodied reverence for music, every performance is full of emotion and a deep sense of communion.