Bio: Over the last decade composer, trumpeter, bandleader, and educator Mark Kavuma has established a reputation as an influential figure, equally at home performing at the cutting edge of the vibrant London nu-jazz scene as he is teaching and mentoring emergent talent in the community and in educational establishments. He has released six albums as leader featuring his original compositions: Kavuma (2018, Ubuntu), voted among the best albums of the year by DownBeat magazine, The Banger Factory (2019, Ubuntu) and in 2021, he set up a record label Banger Factory Records and released Arashi No Ato (2021) Back-to-Back (2022, debut piano record), The Banger Factory - Warriors (2022) and Erskine & Kavuma - Ultrasound (2023)
