Mentored and taught by Tomorrow’s Warriors alum Camilla George and mentored by Warriors’ co-founder Gary Crosby OBE, David Kayode is a rising talent on the UK jazz scene. Growing up in West London, David’s first musical memory is hearing the music of Bob Marley and singing along to Three Little Birds. His household mixed the sounds of reggae with Ghanaian high-life music and the joy, love and power of music became a major part of his childhood.
It was at Tomorrow’s Warriors that Gary Crosby encouraged David to swap from alto to tenor sax, the instrument he now favours. David has gone on to perform regularly with the Gary Crosby Sextet for the acclaimed Mingus Moves series of concerts in 2022/23. As well as leading his own band, David regularly plays with Nii Maxine, has performed with afro-beat pioneers Osibisa, and has travelled to Hong Kong with MOBO winner and Mercury Prize nominee Moses Boyd.
