Tomorrow's Warriors

Who we are

Founded in 1991 by Dr Gary Crosby OBE and Janine Irons OBE, Tomorrow's Warriors is a pioneering music education and talent development agency, and internationally acclaimed creative producer developing and working with some of the most talked about jazz artists in the UK.  

Tomorrow's Warriors exists to help gifted and talented young jazz musicians who face disadvantage overcome the barriers to fulfilling their potential. We achieve this by providing access to inspirational mentors and creative opportunities that enable them to achieve excellence and build successful, sustainable careers.

Tomorrow's Warriors has been widely credited for making a significant contribution to quite literally changing the face of jazz in the UK, and particularly in London, helping to ensure an exciting, vibrant and more diverse music scene that is open to all.

With 60+ awards for excellence, Tomorrow's Warriors is proud to recognised by its beneficiaries, funders, donors, industry peers audiences as a leading force for good in music education, the music industry and the arts in general.

Our culture and values

Tomorrow’s Warriors is passionate about raising confident, highly skilled music professionals, able to maximise opportunities for development. Although the focus is on individuals who are most likely to face barriers to progression in the music industry – which, statistically and anecdotally, are most likely to be Black talent and girls – the focus is also on a model that is accessible to all.

Our values reflect an ethos that is fundamental to the way we work, across all areas of our work:

- Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of all that we do

- We are passionate about individual self-expression

- We are committed to high quality, excellence and continual improvement

- We see value in reflecting our shared heritage and creating positive legacies

- We value people as individuals and treat others as we would like to be treated

- We strive to be a pioneering organisation leading on innovation

- We are focused on developing effective networks and mutually beneficial collaborative working relationships.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Our team is multicultural, and diverse in terms of age, gender, ethnicity and socioeconomic background. Our workforce is professional, highly skilled and experienced, with a track record of more than three decades championing diversity, equity and inclusion.

Tomorrow’s Warriors is committed to providing a working environment in which employees are able to realise their full potential and to contribute to its business success, irrespective of their race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, part time status, age, religion or belief. 

In order to enable an environment in which this aspiration can be achieved, we are committed to identifying and eliminating unlawful discriminatory practices, procedures and attitudes throughout the organisation. We encourage and support continuous professional development for all. We expect employees to support this commitment and to play a role in its realisation.