Undergraduate Jazz and Pop Recitals Event
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Louise Johnson on 023 8059 8424 or email L.L.Johnson@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
Student ensembles from the University of Southampton Music Department perform their final gigs of the year, examined as part of their degree. Performances take place in The Talking Heads. Admission is free and open to the public.
20:30 Al Wreaves guitar
Taking influence from a wide range of players, Al will be performing a mix of old and new blues tracks by Ray Charles, Robben Ford and Mike Stern in a definitively modern approach to blues guitar playing. Guest appearances include Louise Victoria (vocals) and Taz Morra (sax) in what promises to be a great evening of blues music.
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21:45 Rob Pemberton drums
Robert Glasper: Everything In It's Right Place/Maiden Voyage
Avishai Cohen: Nu Nu
Aaron Parks: Karma
Dave Douglas: Alcatraz
Stevie Wonder (arr. Miguel Zenon): Superstition
Born into a family of musicians, Rob Pemberton got off to a good start in secondary school, where he started playing in funk and soul bands at a young age. He also kept up classical study on piano and kept his mind as open as possible to all new futuristic sounds emerging from the underground world of electronic dance music. Once at university, jazz became his mainstay. He has since been honing his craft, as principle drummer in the University big band and proving to be in demand by many Southampton musicians, especially his course mates. Tuesday evening’s set at the Talking Heads shall be the culmination of three years of hard work, furious listening and musical discovery. He’ll be playing with some of the best musical friends he has met over the past three years - it is sure to be an emotional farewell to student life and shall hopefully give him a boost into the world of the professional musician.
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