Louis Koller & Aureliano Zufolo (Downstairs)

Doors 6:45 PM, Music 7:15 PM - 1 set of music
Line-up:
Aureliano Zufolo - Trumpet
Louis Koller - Valve Trombone
Johnnie Diallo - Piano
Flo Valentine - Double Bass
Ellis Gates - Drums
About:
Aureliano Zufolo is a rising British Jazz trumpeter and ensemble musician based in London preparing to commence his studies at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in September. Having featured in Jazzwise magazine’s “The Shape of Jazz to Come 2026”, he is also a member of the Mic Collins Legacy Jazz Orchestra, the Ciara O sextet alongside various solo projects. Aureliano Zufolo has played in various London Jazz venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express and the 606 Jazz Club under the tutelage of youth development organisations Tomorrows Warriors and NYJO.

Louis Koller, born in London in 2012, began playing piano at a very young age and took up the trombone at six. Inspired by Charlie Parker and Fats Navarro, he quickly developed a remarkable fluency in the bebop language on both valve and slide trombone. Aged eight, he earned a place at the Julian Joseph Jazz Academy. At 12, Louis became the youngest person ever to reach the semi-final of the BBC Young Jazz Musician competition. His early mentors included Byron Wallen and Tony Kofi, with whom he continues to perform from time to time. Now 14, Louis is a member of Tomorrow’s Warriors, holding a chair in their flagship TW Big Band as well as studying in Sultan Stevenson’s class alongside Aureliano. He has already performed with leading musicians from the UK and internationally, including Tom Challenger, Steve Berry, John O’Gallagher, Xhosa Cole and Rebecca Edlund.