JIMI PRASAD ORCHESTRA FEAT. AVISHAI COHEN & REJOICER

Doors 7.30pm, Music 8pm

Please note that this event has a mixture of unreserved seating on chairs, stools and cushions, please arrive in good time to choose your place.

JMI presents the Jimi Prasad Orchestra feat. Avishai Cohen & Rejoicer. An intimate live encounter of meditative orchestral sound.

A rare London appearance by the Jimi Prasad Orchestra, an elusive ensemble moving between jazz, ambient electronics and baroque-tinged composition. Led by the notoriously reclusive session musician Jimi Prasad, the project brings together exceptional players, featuring trumpeter Avishai Cohen and producer/multi-instrumentalist Rejoicer.

Shifting between intimate, meditative passages and expansive rhythmic outbursts, the orchestra’s sound draws from deep groove, classical texture, live electronics and improvisation. Resisting clear categorisation, this is music that unfolds in real time - attentive to silence, atmosphere and the interplay between musicians - creating a performance that is ceremonial and unpredictable.

Jimi Prasad is a highly influential session musician whose work spans underground jazz and psychedelic scenes. Long regarded as an enigmatic, near-mythic figure, he has spent much of his career shaping musical communities from behind the scenes. The Jimi Prasad Orchestra marks a rare foregrounding of his work, emerging after years of quiet development. Formed between 2019 and 2022, the orchestra brings together an ensemble of musicians, in collaboration with trumpeter Avishai Cohen and producer/multi-instrumentalist Rejoicer. Their work bridges classical orchestration, ambient electronics and improvisation, resulting in a sound that moves fluidly between structure and spontaneity. Following releases including Help With Your Heart (2023) and the EP Nolite Opus (2025), the project continues to evolve through live performance, collective listening and an ongoing process of exploration.

Stone Nest is an arts organisation and performance venue in the heart of London's West End, bringing exceptional and experimental art to a wide audience. A hidden gem nestled amidst the bright lights of theatreland, it offers a platform for bold, visionary artists and a space where audiences can encounter an eclectic programme of contemporary performance.

*Stone Nest is an old building and unfortunately cannot currently accommodate electric wheelchairs. We can accommodate manually operated wheelchairs at ground floor level via a temporary ramp; please email info@stonenest.org to let us know that you are a wheelchair user when booking and whether a companion will be accompanying you, and we will arrange a Companion ticket for you.