Terence Blanchard at London Jazz Festival at Barbican Centre

Acclaimed for his Grammynominated film scores for Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard is one of the few contemporary horn players who can truly claim to inherit the legacy of jazz giants Miles Davis, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. Fast and furious post-bop from a latter-day New Orleans hero and a super-charged new band.

“His writing is superb and heartfelt, his playing perfect.”
<b>Wall Street Journal</b>

Playing with Maxwell, Erykah Badu and Mos Def, yet a Blue Note artist of impeccable jazz credentials, Robert Glasper is a piano-man for all seasons. Successfully marrying hip-hop with the free flow of a classic piano trio, Glasper connects jazz to contemporary urban sounds....

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Acclaimed for his Grammynominated film scores for Spike Lee, Terence Blanchard is one of the few contemporary horn players who can truly claim to inherit the legacy of jazz giants Miles Davis, Lee Morgan and Freddie Hubbard. Fast and furious post-bop from a latter-day New Orleans hero and a super-charged new band.

“His writing is superb and heartfelt, his playing perfect.”
<b>Wall Street Journal</b>

Playing with Maxwell, Erykah Badu and Mos Def, yet a Blue Note artist of impeccable jazz credentials, Robert Glasper is a piano-man for all seasons. Successfully marrying hip-hop with the free flow of a classic piano trio, Glasper connects jazz to contemporary urban sounds.

“The music is top drawer, playfully experimental and oozing confidence.” <b>Financial Times</b>

Part of the London Jazz Festival in assocation with BBC Radio 3

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