British saxophonist, composer, DJ and bandleader Nubya Garcia is one of the brightest of a new generation of jazz talent, drawing comparison with greats such as Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon. Named a ‘major voice' by The New York Times, she has devised a brand of ‘eclectic, danceable, political jazz' that draws on influences from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Tonight marks her Proms debut.

Tom Service introduces the Chineke! Orchestra, Britain's only majority black and ethnically diverse orchestra, in works by Florence Price, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Fela Sowande, at the Royal Albert Hall. Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason gives the Proms premiere of Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement. Coleridge-Taylor's Overture to Hiawatha's Wedding Feast and First Symphony in A Minor sit alongside the Proms premiere of African Suite for Strings by Nigerian composer Sowande. Conducted by Kalena Bovell, the Prom shines a light on rarely heard composers of African heritage who were huge stars in the first half of the 20th century, but were subsequently written out of classical music performance history.