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Mike Burney Benefit Concert at Birmingham International Jazz Festival at The Asylum
Courtesy of Big Bear Music Group | Posted on June 11, 2013
Where
The Asylum
Birmingham International Jazz Festival
38-43 Hampton St, Birmingham,
Birmingham
Map
When
Tue, July 9, 2013
7:30PM - 11:00PM
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Musicians
King Pleasure
vocalsAbout
(This is an 18+ event)
Mike Burney is one of the most significant jazz musicians this City has ever produced. Only his determination to stay in Birmingham prevented him from taking his place on the international stages. Nevertheless, he has consistently worked with major artists including Jimmy Cliff, Chaka Khan, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra and Roy Wood's Wizzard. He has recorded with U.S. bluesmen including Gene The Mighty Flea Connors and guitar legend Mickey Baker of Love Is Strange fame. Mike has featured in every Birmingham Jazz Festival, often appearing alongside top British and American musicians, always holding his own in top company, invariably gaining plaudits from the stars and sometimes blowing them right off the stage...