Etuk Ubong

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Last Show: Saturday 28 th July 2018

PizzaExpress Jazz Club (Soho)

Etuk Ubong is an in-demand trumpeter, composer and bandleader. Born in 1992 in Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria, he was raised in Lagos, and started his tutelage under top Nigerian trumpeters Etop Adolphors and Victor Ademofe. When he was just 16, renowned highlife musician Victor Olaiya invited him to join his band and he played alongside the master for about four years. He has also performed with Pat Harbison, Ansyn Banks, Nduduzo Makhathini and in the ‘On Mass’ project, headed by Jamie Cullum, as part of the London Jazz Festival 2015.

"He is one of the fast-rising jazz trumpeters steadily climbing to international fame from his home country, Nigeria, and the world has started taking note!"

The Guardian

Etuk is a member of the International Trumpet Guild and represented Africa at its 2015 conference in Ohio. He was also selected as one of the 100 most influential people from Akwa Ibom State in 2016. In 2014 he established his own band which plays his original material. Etuk recalls that, “I’d played as a sideman for many years and felt I was ready to lead my own band. I wanted to play my own compositions because it is my passion, and I feel my duty, to share my message of peace and goodwill through my music.”

Etuk has performed extensively throughout Nigeria and South Africa at top jazz clubs and festivals. Following the success of his EP 'Miracle' (2016), Etuk released his debut album entitled 'Tales of Life' in February 2017.