Ni Maxine is a neo-jazz singer-songwriter – a Black woman navigating the modern world and exploring themes of home, identity, self-esteem and belonging. Born in north London and raised in Bristol, Ni Maxine moved to Liverpool in 2019.

Her childhood was steeped in the deep cultural reference points of Black history. She recalls her father’s love of jazz, her mother’s love of funk and rare groove, as well weekdays in front of MTV Base and Sunday mornings in a gospel church, where she first learned to sing.