that is ezra collective. hold the trophy at! you are the band leader of ezra collective.ject, the moment we could we started —— we sat in a big circle in the studio and documented a unique moment, a unique time, but looking into what's special about the moment and what we found we had each other, it felt like we meant to be there, we made as many tracks as we could to articulate that. there is a melting _ we could to articulate that. there is a melting pot _ we could to articulate that. there is a melting pot of _ we could to articulate that. there is a melting pot of styles - we could to articulate that. there is a melting pot of styles on - we could to articulate that. there is a melting pot of styles on the i is a melting pot of styles on the record. tell me about the genres you are playing with. we record. tell me about the genres you are playing with-— are playing with. we are the shuffle aeneration are playing with. we are the shuffle generation of— are playing with. we are the shuffle generation of music, _ are playing with. we are the shuffle generation of music,

the winner of the 2023 mercury prize, ezra collective!ance to say thank you. this moment that we're celebrating right here, it's testimony to good, special people, putting time and effort into young people to play music, people to play music. do you hear what i'm saying? and this is what he was talking about. meet tomorrow's warriors. this workshop that nurtured the musicians of esra is free and packed with a youthful passion for jazz. jazz speaks to my soul. it's a way for me to express myself, and it allows you to just play through your different experiences. like, if you're going through something, i can speak that through the trumpet in a way that words can't. and for the man in charge of the last 30 years, jazz bassist gary crosby, this is a moment to savour. first it was, oh, my god. it's...a benefit for all of us that are interested in playing this wonderful music, what we calljazz. but the music that's emerging in and around bands like ezra isn't looking to jazz�*s forties and fifties heyday. this is steam down, which grew out of

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so, you're the bandleader of ezra collective.g the sadness. really? tell me all about it. yeah, it was like i've been saying that it was a lockdown project. you know what i'm saying? the moment we could, we sat in a big circle in a studio and started documenting such a unique moment, such a unique time, but also just looking into what is special about this moment. and what we found was we had each other and we felt like we were meant to be there and we just made as many tracks as we could to articulate that. and there's such a melting pot of styles on this record. tell me a little bit about all the genres that you're playing with. yeah, well, i often say we're like the shuffle generation of music, you know, i'm saying, like, we listen to, like, some beethoven and then 50 cent comes on straight after and then little simz comes on just after that. and then your own tune that you don't want to hear comes after that, you know what i'm saying? and that kind of influences the way we approach music. so is there's no rules. there's no ge

thank you so much, ezra collective, the winners of the 2023 i collective, the winners of the 2023 mercuryrize. thank you so much. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. after escaping from wandsworth prison strapped to a food lorry. what are the consequences for the prison service, and ultimately for the government? the chief inspector of prisons says wandsworth prison should be shut down, but is the problem greater than just one prison? i have been working at wandsworth for years and used to have big, bulky and experienced officers but those guys have been replaced by young men who look like kids and don't really know what they're doing. they ask prisoners what time should i let them out. it's a joke, i'm surprised people don't escape all the time. we'll be speaking to a former chief inspector of prisons, the president of the prison governors association and to a former armed robber who spent several years in wandsworth and is now a writer. also tonight, sima will be here with the outcome of a newsnight investigation. five former metropolitan police officers have pleaded gu

ezra collective!oment we are celebrating here is testimony to good special people putting time and effort into young people to play music, do you hear what i am saying? and this is what he was talking about. meet tomorrow's warriors. jazz is cool. this workshop that nurtured the musicians of ezra is free and packed with a youthful passion forjazz. jazz speaks to my soul and as a way for me to express myself and it allows you to play through your different experiences, if you are going through something, i can speak that through the trumpet in a way that words can't. and for the man in charge over the last 30 years, jazz bassist gary crosby, this is a moment to savour. at first it was, "oh my god". it is a benefit for all of us who are interested in playing this wonderful music we calljazz. but the music that's emerging in and around bands like ezra isn't looking to jazz�*s 40s and 50s heyday. this is steam down, which grew out of a club night in deptford in southeast london. founded by ahnanse here —

on thursday night, the band ezra collective won the prestigious mercury prize.nce it began 3 decades ago. david sillito has been looking into whyjazz is swinging back into fashion. the winner of the mercury prize... exra collective! it would be fair to say that the ezra collective enjoyed this moment — and it was also a chance to say thank you. this moment we are celebrating here is testimony to good special people putting time and effort into young people to play music, do you hear what i am saying? and this is what he was talking about. meet tomorrow's warriors. jazz is cool. this workshop that nurtured the musicians of ezra is free and packed with a youthful passion forjazz. jazz speaks to my soul and as a way for me to express myself and it allows you to play through your different experiences, if you are going through something, i can speak that through the trumpet in a way that words can't. and for the man in charge over the last 30 years, jazz bassist gary crosby, this is a moment to savour. at first it was, oh my god, it is a benefit for all of us who ar

ezra collective. goodnight. remarkable about this case is that even as the department of justice is screening this case, they have a policy for more than 50 years that says people like me, senior white house advisers, illegals are present cannot be compelled to testify before congress. it will make all the assistance they can't make as much progress as possible before this year draws to a close. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. five former metropolitan police officers have pleaded guilty to sending offensive racist messages on whatsapp. some of the messages, which came to light after an investigation carried out by the bbc�*s newsnight programme, were about the duchess of sussex and the prime minister rishi sunak. all of the men had already retired from the police. the conservative mp, chris pincher is standing down, after losing his appeal against an eight week suspension from the commons over groping allegations, which allegedly took place at a

this is ezra collective — they won for their album, where i'm meant to be.which began selling latte drinks infused with a famous brand of chinese rice liquor has ordered an emergency restock of supplies after an unexpected boom in sales. luckin coffee's special lattes are infused with maotai baijiu — a pricey and pungent liquor that dates back to the qing dynasty. the unusual pairing of coffee and maotai was a surprise hit, with luckin�*s 10,000 stores selling more than five million cups of the boozy beverage on the first day of sales. maotai is traditionally associated with older, wealthy people in china, so its tie—in with luckin is being hailed as a ploy to attract the interest of young consumers. really interesting, there we go. stay with us here on bbc news. business your business news in five minutes' time, see you then. hello there. temperatures have been creeping up day by day. and on thursday, we saw the warmest day of the year so far in wisley, in surrey — 32.6 celsius, rounding up to 33 celsius. now, most places ended thursday on a dry, warm and m

ezra collective have become the first jazz act to win the mercury prize for the best british or irish00 prize with their album �*where i'm meant to be' — holding off competition from the likes ofjessie ware, raye and the arctic monkeys. you're live with bbc news. mali has declared three days of national mourning after more than 60 people were killed in attacks by islamist militants. military authorities say 64 people were killed in two separate attacks in the northeast of the country. a boat on the niger river and a military camp at bamba were targeted. 50 militants are also thought to have also been killed. with more on this, bbc world service africa editor richard hamilton. what more can you tell us about this attack and the mounting problem? the first attack and the mounting problem? tue: first attack attack and the mounting problem? tte: first attack was on a passenger boat on the river niger. islamist militants fired three rockets at the engine of this passenger boat and around 50 civilians were killed. and then after that, there was an attack on a military base also in a place c

ezra collective have become the first jazz act to win the mercury prize for the best british or irish,000 prize with their album "where i'm meant to be", holding off competition from the likes ofjessie ware, raye and the arctic monkeys. you're live with bbc news. health authorities in the uk have published new data about the latest covid variant. they appear to show that transmission is taking place in the community — although there's not enough data to know how much of a threat to public health it poses. live now to our health editor hugh pym in the newsroom. what more can you tell us? tania, this sub variant _ what more can you tell us? tania, this sub variant of— what more can you tell us? tania, this sub variant of omicron, - what more can you tell us? tania, | this sub variant of omicron, known this sub variant of 0micron, known as ba.286 has been detected in various countries including the us, denmark france and south africa and the uk, we had an up update a short time ago from the uk health security agency, on what they had discovered. last week they said they had found three c

night on this programme — we brought you the winner of the mercury music prize — this act — the ezra collectivent david sillito out to find out whether the uk is seeing something of a resurgence injazz music. the winner of the mercury prize... it would be fair to say that the esri collective enjoyed the moment and it was also a chance to say thank you. and it was also a chance to say thank you-— and it was also a chance to say thank you. and it was also a chance to say thank ou. , , , ., thank you. this is testimony to good s-ecial thank you. this is testimony to good special people _ thank you. this is testimony to good special people putting _ thank you. this is testimony to good special people putting time - thank you. this is testimony to good special people putting time and - special people putting time and effort into young people to play music, do you here what i am saying? this is what he was talking about, tomorrow's warriors. jazz this is what he was talking about, tomorrow's warriors.— this is what he was talking about, | tomorrow's warriors._ a tomorrow's warriors. jazz is cool. a w

ezra collective have become the first jazz act to win the mercury prize for the best british or irishere i'm meant to be, holding off competition from the likes ofjessie ware, raye and arctic monkeys. it is 30 minutes past six. —— 13 minutes past a yoga cla minutes past ss in a sleepy lincolnshire village has been mistaken for a crime scene — after members of the public reported the alarm was sounded after several people were reported "lying on the floor". the misunderstanding led to five police vehicles descending on the venue, to find yoga students in deep meditation. the code in said that they had seen somebody walking around in a building, there were lots of candles, they where wearing a robe and walking all over of the people and walking all over of the people and it looked like some kind of ritual, and they thought that the people were actually dead. that is what they have — people were actually dead. that is what they have said _ people were actually dead. that is what they have said on _ people were actually dead. that is what they have said on the - people were actually dead.

i was extremely fortunate both the do grumman collection, the ezra jack keats foundation, have been supporting off of this book from the very beginning and have even given me extra resources that were not in the collection and places to go and look. that would give me more information than was in there. so i have absolutely that i felt like i needed to in there that is not there. and when i intentionally left out most of what you would like to know because i really do believe a human being has a right to be private. if she wants to be private, and if she tells a story, i will tell her stories and i will tell the stories that don't affect what she was like. but on the other hand. it just sometimes you should not know about a person. absolutely. so i want to thank our wonderful authors here, our panelists. let's give them here andharrisb. dr. andrew wiest sitting in the middle is university professor of history in the school of humanities at the university of southern where

marking one year since his mother died with private prayers in a church near balmoral and the ezra collective opening matches in tournament's history, bringing you commentary from paris tonight. one year of one yearof king one year of king charles, your verdict, we will go to those calls injust a verdict, we will go to those calls in just a second anti—text as well, let me tell you what is coming up at 10am, goes on bbc two on bbc news, the latest international news and listeners and radio five live looking ahead to the third biggest sporting event on the planet, the rugby world cup starting tonight. our hosts, france, versus new zealand. tasty. at stade de france in paris. we will be crowned kings of the rugby world? southern hemisphere, northern hemisphere, wherever, whenever. tell us what your thoughts are as well, that is coming up at10am. your thoughts are as well, that is coming up at 10am. book your place and get a text in. let me do you a couple of texts. royal family, let me do you a couple of texts. royalfamily, i'm an let me do you a couple of texts. royal family, i'm an australian

just awarded a couple of days ago to extra collective, and ijust wonder how your life changed after that and what might be in line for them going forward —— ezra the death toll is expected to rise. uk police have confirmed sightings of missing prisoner daniel khalife in west london, as the search enters its fourth day. indian prime minister narendra modi welcomes the african union into the g20 as a permanent member during the opening of the summit in delhi. hello and welcome. i'm samantha simmonds. we start in morocco which has been hit by a powerful earthquake. the country's interior ministry says at least 632 people have been killed, with more than 300 injured. residents and tourists in the city of marrakesh were forced to flee their homes when the 6.8 magnitude quake struck shortly after 11 o'clock last night, causing