Tomorrow’s Warriors
Tomorrow’s Warriors is a pioneering talent development charity helping aspiring young artists from diverse backgrounds to discover their magic and achieve their creative ambitions.
Founded in 1991 by Queen’s Medal for Music recipients Gary Crosby OBE and Janine Irons OBE, Tomorrow’s Warriors nurtures emerging talent and cultivates engaged, culturally diverse audiences. Now one of our Resident Organisations, its work has long been recognised both nationally and internationally, with over sixty awards to date, including the 2021 Impact Award from Jazz FM.
At the heart of this remarkable musical movement is an ethos of ‘each one, teach one’, a commitment to mentorship and community, where each generation supports the next, producing creative results that are both inspiring and intoxicating.
To date Tomorrow’s Warriors’ Young Artist development programme has supported more than 15,000 young musicians. Among its alumni are the 2023 Mercury Prize and Brit Award winners EZRA Collective, Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Sheila Maurice-Grey, Cassie Kinoshi, Binker Golding, Shabaka Hutchings, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch, Zara McFarlane, Camilla George, CHERISE, Sultan Stevenson… the list goes on.
‘Tomorrow’s Warriors have changed the musical landscape of Britain. It’s as simple as that.’
Cerys Matthews, artist and broadcaster
‘No single organisation has exerted a more profound or beneficial influence on jazz in Britain than Tomorrow’s Warriors.’
Richard Williams journalist and writer