Abram Wilson Duo presents Jazz Kings Event

Time:: 13:00 - 13:50
Date:: 20 February 2012
Venue:: Turner Sims University of Southampton Highfield Campus SO17 1BJ

For more information regarding this event, please telephone Louise Johnson on 023 8059 8424 or email L.L.Johnson@soton.ac.uk .

Event details

Abram Wilson, trumpet & vocals; Alex Davis, double bass

Multi-award winning New Orleans trumpeter and vocalist, Abram Wilson, is one of the leading jazz trumpeters in the UK today. With trumpet playing reminiscent of Freddie Hubbard, Miles Davis, and Wynton Marsalis and the vocals of Sammy Davis Jr. and Chet Baker, Wilson has created a unique and captivating style of melodic compositions that swing and groove. Charismatic on stage and off, Wilson’s musicality exudes warmth, passion, virtuosity and soul.

Together with double bassist Alex Davis, Wilson will present a set of popular standards by some of jazz's most prolific performers including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Sarah Vaughan.

For more information, please visit http://abramwilson.com/