The Influence Project List of Works Shabaka Hutchings Born: London 1984 Saxophonist, composer and band leader for Sons of Kemet, Shabaka And The Ancestors and member of The Comet is Coming Associated Styles: Jazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, afrobeat, apocalyptic space funk Influences & Project Connections: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Sun Ra Arkestra, Fela Kuti, Pharoah Sanders, Tupac, The Notorious B.I.G. Charlie Parker, Eric Dolphy, Mulatu Astatke, Tony Allen, Soweto Kinch, Courtney Pine, Nubya Garcia
Soweto Kinch Born: London 1978 Alto-saxophonist, composer, poet, MC and producer Associated Styles: Jazz, hip-hop Influences & Project Connections: John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Big Daddy Kane, Charlie Parker, Eric Dolphy, Frank Holder, KRS-One, Shabaka Hutchings, Pee Wee Ellis, Wynton Marsalis
Laura Mvula Born: Birmingham 1986 Singer, songwriter, composer, producer Associated Styles: Soul, r&b, jazz, gospel, classical Influences & Project Connections: Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Gladys Knight, Liz Wright, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Snarky Puppy