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Maarja Nuut + Shards 'Combing Hair Into Sand'

Part of EFG London Jazz Festival

,Milton Court
Maarja Nuut wearing a fur coat looing at the camera with an assertive glare

A new work by Maarja Nuut with Shards and Nicolas Stocker, bringing voice, percussion and electronics into a shifting world of song, memory and sound.

Maarja Nuut presents Liivast juukseid kammides (Combing Hair into Sand), a large-scale work for vocal ensemble, percussion, violin and electronics, created with British vocal collective Shards and Swiss drummer Nicolas Stocker.

Rooted in poetry by Estonian writers including Eha Lättemäe, the piece moves between song, spoken text and sound, exploring ideas of memory, time and inner reflection.

Shards kicks off the night with an opening set, brining a distinctive choral approach shaped by improvisation. Nuut’s music draws together folk influences, experimental electronics and contemporary composition while Stocker adds fluid, textured percussion shaped by jazz and experimental practice.

Together, the ensemble creates a shifting sound world where voices, rhythm and electronics continually transform.

Tagged with: Contemporary music Jazz EFG London Jazz Festival 2026

Stage times to be confirmed.

Content Warning:
This performance may contain haze and strobe.

Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious

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EFG London Jazz Festival 2026

Milton Court

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available