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Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine marks his 60th birthday year with a special edition of his award-winning project House of Legends. It celebrates the influence and contributions to the UK from the many varied people of the Caribbean. He also re-releases his ground-breaking debut album Journey To The Urge Within.
No musician more embodies the dramatic transformation in the British jazz scene over the past thirty years than saxophonist Courtney Pine. The multi-instrumentalist has led a generation of exciting and innovative players who have taken jazz to a wider audience. In the 80’s he was one of the first black British jazz artists to make a serious mark on the jazz scene when his first album, Journey to the Urge Within, charted. Thirty-seven years on (now with an OBE and CBE for services to music), he continues to break new ground.
Deeply steeped in the traditions of the Caribbean, House of Legends sees Courtney on top form. He brings musicians from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe together to tell tales of life from a truly multi-cultural view point. Expect an exhilarating mix of Merengue, Ska, Mento and Calypso as played through the lens (saxophone) of a UK-born artist with strong, proud Afro-Caribbean roots.
In 1986, a 22-year-old Courtney Pine appeared on the front cover of the iconic British music publication NME. He is the only Black British jazz artist to do so. The last quote in a two page interview read ‘You know I’m doing this for a reason’ – now soon to be 60, you better believe he still is…
No musician more embodies the dramatic transformation in the British jazz scene over the past thirty years than saxophonist Courtney Pine. The multi-instrumentalist has led a generation of exciting and innovative players who have taken jazz to a wider audience. In the 80’s he was one of the first black British jazz artists to make a serious mark on the jazz scene when his first album, Journey to the Urge Within, charted. Thirty-seven years on (now with an OBE and CBE for services to music), he continues to break new ground.
Deeply steeped in the traditions of the Caribbean, House of Legends sees Courtney on top form. He brings musicians from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe together to tell tales of life from a truly multi-cultural view point. Expect an exhilarating mix of Merengue, Ska, Mento and Calypso as played through the lens (saxophone) of a UK-born artist with strong, proud Afro-Caribbean roots.
In 1986, a 22-year-old Courtney Pine appeared on the front cover of the iconic British music publication NME. He is the only Black British jazz artist to do so. The last quote in a two page interview read ‘You know I’m doing this for a reason’ – now soon to be 60, you better believe he still is…
Sunday 29 September 8:00 PM
Tickets:
Standard - £30.00
Standard - £26.00
Standard - £15.00
Student - £10.00
Under 18 - £10.00
Access - £30.00
Access - £26.00
Access - £15.00
Friends - £27.00
Friends - £23.40
Friends - £13.50
Tickets:
Standard - £30.00
Standard - £26.00
Standard - £15.00
Student - £10.00
Under 18 - £10.00
Access - £30.00
Access - £26.00
Access - £15.00
Friends - £27.00
Friends - £23.40
Friends - £13.50
Turner Sims, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1BJ
Sun 29 September
Website:
www.turnersims.co.uk/
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