Steel Pan Fusion

Charlie Wrights, 45 Pitfield Street, Hoxton, London
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This event ended on Sunday 13th of July 2014
Admission
£5
Venue Information
Charlie Wright's
Pitfield Street, N1 6DA
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Old Street 0.21 miles

A night of live performances featuring a number of the UK's top Steel Pan soloists. Although the steel drum is largely associated with carnival and calypso it has also played a significant role in other forms of music.

In the '70s legendary jazz artists such as Jaco Pastorius realised that pan players like Othello Molineaux were brilliant improvisers who could make a significant contribution to their music, and in the '80s the likes of Grover Washington jnr followed suit. It is impossible to imagine Just The Two Of Us without Robbie Greenidge's unforgettable solo. Other prodigious improvisers such as Ken 'Professor' Philmore, Len 'Boogsie' Sharpe, Andy Narell and Liam Teague have expanded the possibilities of pan as a jazz instrument.

Steel Pan Fusion celebrates this rich legacy by hosting a summit meeting of the top pan players from Britain and beyond. Working with a repertoire of cutting edge jazz-fusion, soloists of the highest calibre will come together to showcase the steel drum as an instrument with a rich harmonic and melodic as well as rhythmic spectrum.

Backed by a top notch house band, the players are set to inspire each other to test the limits of their virtuosity. Furthermore, the bill will feature other instrumentalists and vocalists who have extensive experience of working in a pan jazz fusion setting.

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