Jazzmo’thology at Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Soweto Kinch
The Bernie Grant Arts Centre (BGAC) will be presenting a fantastic line-up – live on stage! – on December 29, 30 and 31(New Year’s Eve)! Courtney Pine had enjoyed a residency in recent years at another place to close the old year and bring in the new but BGAC became aware of his availability and invited him to perform there instead. Courtney Pine has a distinguished profile in UK Jazz and across the globe. BGAC boasts one of the finest medium-sized performance settings in the capital. The exciting programme will feature not only Courtney Pine and his full band but also Soweto Kinch with band, YolanDa Brown with band and Omar Puente performing music from his first album.
Courtney Pine is a virtuoso and has maintained the high quality of his musicianship and stage performance since hitting the headlines in the early 80′s as founder-member of the Jazz Warriors. Soweto Kinch is another jewel in the crown of since winning the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year in 2003. His recently-released EP ‘War in a Rack’ illustrates his freestyle jazz hip hop compositions which have become his trademark. YolanDa Brown is becoming the contemporary sound of British Jazz – a gifted saxophonist whose playing is finely tuned to the dynamic energy of her band’s live performance – with a devoted following. Omar Puente is a classically-trained virtuoso on violin who has discovered his unique jazz voice of the Spanish-speaking societies of the Caribbean. As a bonus on New Year’s Eve, there will be a fine selection of music from one of the most respected writers on contemporary jazz in the form of DJ Kevin Legendre.
The audience will consist of music lovers who appreciate and enjoy the art of live performance. The well-attended concerts in the London Jazz Festival last month has shown that there is the demand for quality music in quality settings.
The first two nights (29 and 30 Dec) will be a seated audience to allow everyone to enjoy the superb musicians on stage. The final night is New Year’s Eve with Courtney Pine and his band and Special Guest, Soweto Kinch. How else can you celebrate the arrival of 2010 but by dancing to the music? DJ Kevin Legendre will keep the music flowing until the close at 2.00a.m.
Catering service Blooming Scent will be supplying a pre-concert Champagne Buffet to those wishing to dine out.
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