James Taylor Quartet & Orchestra
at Barbican Centre, London
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Join James Taylor Quartet for a one-off concert featuring an Orchestra and special guests Nitin Sawhney, Graham Day (The Prisoners), Snowboy and Yvonne Yanney.
In recent years the James Taylor Quartet have taken inspiration from Lalo Schifrin, Quincy Jones, John Barry and more to produce a trio of breath-taking albums ’Soundtrack from Electric Black’ (2018), ‘People Get Ready’ (2020) and now 2022’s ‘Man in the Hot Seat’. All of the LP’s feature a full orchestral line up and are a cinematic stew of lush strings, powerful horns, funk rhythms and the trademark James Taylor Hammond organ sound.
Joining the James Taylor Quartet for this exclusive event will be an Orchestra and special guests Nitin Sawhney, Graham Day (The Prisoners), Snowboy and Yvonne Yanney where music from all three LP’s will be performed along with other JTQ classics.
James Taylor Quartet (JTQ)
The legendary UK funkmeister and Hammond guru, playing rare groove and jazz funk, mixed in with a little soul. His quartet are guaranteed to tear the roof off with their '60s & '70s-tinged funky-jazz instrumentals.
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Nitin Sawhney
Since 1999 and the release of his ground-breaking album, Beyond Skin, Nitin has successfully navigated a career in the arts that can only be described as polymathic. The British composer, producer, songwriter, album artist, club DJ, broadcaster, multi-instrumentalist and orchestrator holds six honorary doctorates, two fellowships, an honorary degree, the 2017 Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award and most recently a CBE. Nitin Sawhney has some 50 movie scores to his name, the most recent being the Netflix/Warner Bros Mowgli. Directed by Andy Serkis and starring Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch and Cate Blanchett, Sawhney wrote the full original score for the film.
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Snowboy
Playing a classic range of jazz funk tunes, Snowboy brings his disco-boogie, nu-jazz, old skool rap sound to dancefloors around the world. Latin percussionist, recording artist, former writer for respected hip-hop magazine Big Daddy, he's been DJing since 1978 and his deck skills have been in constant demand.
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Also Appearing
Graham Day, Yvonne Yanney
rated excellent
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
- Website:
- barbican.org.uk
- Disabled Booking:
- 020 7638 8891
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London
EC2Y 8DS
- Website:
- barbican.org.uk
- Disabled Booking:
- 020 7638 8891
See all events at Barbican Centre
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