Ego Ella May opens the De Beauvoir Jazz Festival 2026

Ego Ella May is a British-Nigerian award winning singer-songwriter. The critically acclaimed artist has an all-encompassing love of music, which she channels into her own genre blending R&B, neo-soul and contemporary jazz compositions.

At the heart of Ego’s writing is a deep passion and respect for jazz. Touching on her writing process and her connection to her craft, she explains: “Everyone’s ears are so different, so I let them be the judge, but the root of it all is jazz. I write what’s on my mind, or if I have a burning desire to write. My favourite quote is “you have to read, to write” so I spend a lot of time reading novels, poetry and books about my history”. Incredibly honest self-penned, personal and observational lyrics are laced with tales of self-healing, protest, love and loss, global issues and more.

Following a win at the 2021 JAZZ FM Awards for Best Vocalist, several features and writing credits for the likes of Ari Lennox, Theo Croker, Kojey Radical as well as a sold out headline UK tour, Ego also released 3 parts of her critically acclaimed EP series - FIELDNOTES and received a 5 star review in the Telegraph newspaper.

Date: 10th July
Venue: Hoxton Hall
Timings: 9pm - 11pm

De Beauvoir Jazz Festival is an independent, neighbourhood-scale jazz festival in East London, building something distinctive at the intersection of music, place and community. Experience three extraordinary days of world-class music across 10+ intimate venues in De Beauvoir Town (& within Hackney and Islington) this July 10-12, 2026.

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To buy additional tickets for other concerts at the festival, please go to https://www.debeauvoirjazzfestival.co.uk/tickets
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