Shirley Tetteh [she // her] is a New Voices composer. Shirley began her journey into jazz with Tomorrow’s Warriors. In demand as a player, she currently features in Jazz Jamaica, Groundation, female collective Nérija (Jazz FM Awards nominee for Breakthrough Act of the Year), Maisha, Huw Marc Bennett Quintet and many more.
Tetteh has publishing and record deals with Lucky Number Music and is keen to explore the ways of combining jazz and left-field pop, while forging ahead with bands Nerija and Maisha, who present high-quality original improvised music to a younger, wider audience.