Known for their progressive, genre-bending brand of jazz, St. Barbe are gearing up for the release of their second EP Shoal in 2026, featuring a collaboration with Mercury-shortlisted artist corto.alto.

The band made their debut in 2021 with Shapeless, a self-produced and independently released three-track EP which garnered support from Spotify’s editorial jazz playlists and received a feature in Guitar Magazine. They have twice sold out London’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, opened for legendary guitarist Mike Stern at the Jazz CafE, and supported math-rock upstarts Cobota, a testament to their genre-defying versatility. Following the release of their single Tierra in 2025, the band began receiving significant national radio support, with plays from key tastemakers on Jazz FM, including Jez Nelson and China Moses, as well as Soweto Kinch on BBC Radio 3’s Round Midnight. The follow-up single Pinch, featuring corto.alto, was featured on BBC Radio 6 Music’s New Music Fix Daily and later selected by Stuart Maconie for Freak Zone. Both tracks received editorial playlist support across Spotify and Apple Music.

With over half a million streams to date and listeners drawn from the worlds of jazz, post-rock and metal, St. Barbe’s impossible-to-pin-down sound remains on a trajectory all of its own.