Friday 29th May 2026
Sylvie Noble and Jazz Cafe Posk Present: Next Generation Jazz!
Tonight: The Music of Joni Mitchell.
Continuing her ‘Next Generation Jazz’ series at Jazz Cafe POSK, Sylvie Noble brings a band of London’s finest young jazz musicians to play the music of folk legend Joni Mitchell!
Line up:
Sylvie Noble - voice
Hoda Jahanpour - cello
Toby Evans - guitar
John Haslam - piano
Toby Yapp - bass
Oscar Williams - drums
Based in London, vocalist and composer Sylvie Noble pulls from eclectic influences across the musical spectrum, combining jazz and folk to create an entirely unique sound. She released her debut album ‘New Eve’, a voice and bass duo collaboration with 2024 BBC Young Jazz Musician winner Ursula Harrison, in April 2026. A finalist of the 2025 Tina May Young Jazz Musician competition, she combines dynamic and exploratory improvisation with evocative and soulful melodies, pushing the boundaries of genre.
“Sylvie is on her own path, with lots of imagination and beautiful sound” - Norma Winstone
“Nothing could have prepared me for the sheer magnificence of her vocalising” - Ian Mann, TheJazzMann
Hoda Jahanpour is an Iranian-Slovak cellist and composer based in London, whose work spans classical, jazz and cross-genre performance. She has played at EFG London Jazz Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival, Vortex Jazz Club and Jazz at the Crypt, and has collaborated with artists including Corinne Bailey Rae, Abel Selaocoe and Nicola Benedetti.
Toby Evans is a jazz guitarist and composer from Leeds, now based in London. Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music, he has had the opportunity to learn from jazz greats such as Dave Holland, Mike Walker, Orlando Le Fleming, and Tom Ollendorf. Toby has also worked professionally across a wide range of projects, including performances with Boreal Sun and the Parliamentary Jazz Award–winning ensemble Ubunye.
John Haslam is a versatile pianist from North London, currently in his third year at the Royal Academy of Music. He has performed alongside notable jazz musicians including Ingrid Jenson and Dave Holland. He has also performed in venues such as Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Pizza Express Dean Street, Vortex Jazz Club and Toulouse Lautrec.
Toby Yapp is a London-based jazz bassist. A busy sideman, he performs and tours regularly across the UK and internationally, always bringing a solid and reliable foundation to the music. In London, he has appeared at leading venues including Ronnie Scott’s, the Jazz Café and the Vortex, while recent trips to the Netherlands have taken him to BIMHUIS and TivoliVredenburg.
Oscar Williams is a drummer based in London, known for his versatility, fluency, and dynamism. He has worked alongside acclaimed contemporary jazz artists such as Gareth Lockrane, Rachael Cohen, Mike Outram, Tom Ollendorff and Tom Cawley, and also frequently performs as a bandleader with his own projects.
Video 1 (“New Eve” – Ursula & Sylvie - live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-bPz2wK4UE&list=RDC-bPz2wK4UE&start_radio=1
Video 2 (A Wheel Inside A Wheel with Sylvie Noble on vocals – “When I Stop Crying”): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3LTQ__9qME
