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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

7:00pm

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Featuring:
Courtney Pine (Saxophone & Clarinet)
Chris Storr, Colin Graham, Mark Crown (Trumpets)
Trevor Edwards (Trombone)
Jason Yarde, Shabaka Hutchings (Reeds)
Omar Puente (Violin)
Ayanna Witter-Johnson (Cello, Voice)
Alex Wilson (Piano)
Samuel Dubois (Steel Pan)
Darren Taylor (Bass)
Robert Fordjour (Percussion)
Donald Gamble (Percussion)

In October 2007, Courtney Pine led a freshly minted Jazz Warriors in the Afropeans project – a concert and award-winning album to mark the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in the UK. Now, this extraordinary ensemble returns to tour the UK, with a mouth-watering line-up that crosses generations of leading UK jazz soloists, including Jason Yarde, Alex Wilson and Omar Puente, rubbing shoulders with newcomers-to-watch Shabaka Hutchings and Ayanna Witter-Johnson – with a host of sensational reviews for both CD and live concerts.

Afropeans Jazz Warriors picks up where the original Jazz Warriors left off – this seminal big band, formed in the 80s to celebrate the rich heritage of Afro-Caribbean jazz that contributed massively to the UK jazz scene since the 50s, is re-invented for a new century.

With a “kick-ass line-up” (All About Jazz) and music that is “irresistibly vibrant”, Afropeans was just too good not to have an extended outing.

“...barnstorming solos, delicate bowed strings, skanking reggae backing tailgate trombones, foot-stamping chains. Hugely entertaining.” (The Times)