Moses Boyd

Moses Boyd (born 30 April 1991) is a British jazz drummer, composer, record producer, bandleader and radio presenter. His first solo studio album, Dark Matter (2020), was nominated for the 2020 Mercury Prize.

In 2014, Boyd and saxophonist Binker Golding formed the duo Binker & Moses, which released three consecutive albums, honoured with a MOBO Award, two Jazz FM Awards and a Parliamentary Jazz Award, among others. In 2022, the duo released its fourth album, Feeding the Machine, which was well received by critics.

Boyd's group, Moses Boyd Exodus (also known as the Exodus), released several mixtapes in the mid-2010s and recorded most of his solo releases. The line-up comprises Theon Cross (tuba), Artie Zaitz (guitar), Binker Golding (saxophone) and Nathaniel Cross (trombone).

On his label Exodus Records, Boyd made his solo debut with the EP Absolute Zero in 2017, followed by Displaced Diaspora in 2018. He has also collaborated with Beyoncé, Little Simz, Lonnie Liston Smith, Zara McFarlane, Obongjayar, Ed Motta, Sons of Kemet, Soweto Kinch, Floating Points, Four Tet and Theon Cross.