The home of the very first CHICAGOxLONDON presents some of the most exciting emerging artists from the TRC family for a series of free performances before the main event.

Rosie Turton’s musical path is defined by her unwavering desire to explore new territories: sounds, cultures, textures and collaborations, she’s always open to discoveries. A mainstay of the new London Jazz scene, Rosie started the trombone at age 11 and later began playing with Tomorrow Warriors, which was instrumental in her development as a musician. In 2021, Rosie released EP Expansions and Transformations: Part I & II, an exploration of impermanence and evolution and how this intertwines music and mind.

Saxophonist, dancer and rapper tyroneisaacstuart honed his skills playing with Tomorrow’s Warriors while also dancing with Boy Blue Entertainment. Recipient of the Steve Reid Innovation Award in 2019-2020, he has since forged a practice where he is comfortable playing SXSW or Church of Sound one week, and dancing in Little Simz’ Brit Awards performance another.

His latest album S!CK released on New Soil, resists categorisation and revels in this tension at the heart of the creative process. Peppered with contributions from Moses Boyd, Theon Cross, Shirley Tetteh, Nikos Zarkias, Jamie Murray, Jack Polley, Reiss Ellis Beckles, Kwaku Aacht and Zuri Jarret-Boswell, S!CK’s gumbo style blends ferocious group improvisations with punchy production and visceral lyricism to form an out-pouring of individual expression and creative collaboration.