Afrit Nebula

Afrit Nebula play Barnaby's Lounge on Saturday 19 December, from 5pm to 7pm. It's a jazz trio formed in St Leonards-on-Sea back in 2014, so they've spent more than a decade working through the same set of ideas. They describe their sound as sitting at the meeting point of avant-garde jazz, progressive rock, Middle Eastern music and Afro-Cuban rhythm — a broad spread that puts them somewhere between a late-night jazz club and a prog-rock stage.

That mix comes through in the way they play. They build their sets around interplay and improvisation, moving from deep grooves and vivid textures to moments of free-flowing musical invention. It's a sound that shifts under your feet rather than staying in one place, and at Barnaby's Lounge each member covers several instruments across the set. The line-up is Elaine Edwards on saxophone, flute and keyboards; Ken Edwards on bass guitar and vocals; and Yair Katz on drums, percussion, guitar and vocals.

Their latest album, What Next?, is their fourth release and pairs original compositions with reimagined musical traditions. It's the record they're touring, and you'll hear it alongside their older material. Beyond the stage, the trio has collaborated with dancers and filmmakers, including the multimedia project Sleepwalk: The Dream of Lady Macbeth, which they performed throughout 2025 and 2026.

The gig is at Barnaby's Lounge, 46 Robertson Street, Hastings TN34 1HL, on Saturday 19 December, 5pm to 7pm.