Shabaka & Friends
A catalytic force in British jazz, multi-instrumentalist and composer Shabaka treats us to a one-off performance featuring a host of guests.
Shabaka came to prominence within the London music scene playing in the bands Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming and Shabaka and the Ancestors.
At the start of 2024, he announced a hiatus from the saxophone and focused on composing material for the various flutes he had been studying. This was followed by the release of his first solo album Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace. In 2026, he returned to the saxophone on the album Of the Earth, which he wrote, performed, produced and mixed entirely by himself, establishing himself as a leader of some of contemporary jazz’s most vital bands and as a producer.
Collaboration, and the idea of developmental change as central to artistic practice, is the driving force behind Shabaka’s live sets, which are constantly evolving and striving to reflect an up-to-date account of a creative mind in flow.
Need to know
Please check final stage times here on the day of the event.
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.