Nu Civilisation And Soweto Kinch Come to The Southbank Centre

Nu Civilisation Orchestra and special guest, Soweto Kinch will come together for a spectacular concert on Sunday 29 April at 6pm. This special event is part of the Concrete Dreams Weekend.

The show marks the culmination of a national tour celebrating the centenary of the birth of six of the greatest and most influential artists in the history of jazz: Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaría, Tadd Dameron, Buddy Rich, and Thelonious Monk. The concert will juxtapose exclusive archive film portraits of the musical icons of yesteryear with a set of dazzling big band classics played by the Nu Civilisation Orchestra conducted by Peter Edwards and featuring some of today's leading UK jazz artists. The set includes a performance of an original piece entitled A Journey with the Giants of Jazz commissioned from Peter Edwards by Turner Sims and Tomorrow's Warriors for the PRS Foundation New Music Biennial/Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

The evening will feature performances from three fiery, award-winning saxophonists: Binker Golding (Binker & Moses), Nathaniel Facey (Empirical) and special guest Soweto Kinch, alongside the renowned Byron Wallen on trumpet and rising stars Rosie Turton (Nérija) and pianist Sarah Tandy under the directorship of acclaimed composer and conductor, Peter Edwards.

Soweto Kinch is a multi-award-winning saxophonist and MC who honed his skills as a participant on the Tomorrow's Warriors Young Artist Development Programme. He performs jazz and hip-hop and his accolades include a Mercury Music Prize nomination, two UMA Awards and two MOBO awards for Best Jazz Act. As a hip hop MC and producer he has supported KRS ONE, Dwele and TY. His work is also championed by Mos Def, Rodney P and BBC1 Xtra's Twin B. Soweto Kinch has a degree in Modern History from Oxford University and is a presenter on BBC Radio 3's Jazz Now. He also runs The Flyover Show, a groundbreaking arts festival that takes place under a motorway flyover in Birmingham and has featured Goldie, Akala, Ernest Ranglin and Omar. Soweto Kinch's latest album project is Nonagram.

Peter Edwards is the musical director for the Nu Civilisation Orchestra and is an alumnus of the Tomorrow's Warriors Young Artist Development Programme who has earned his reputation as an outstanding pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and teacher. He graduated with a Masters in Jazz from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and has recorded and toured with Zara McFarlane, Mica Paris , the band Rhythmica and his own ensemble, Peter Edwards Trio. His accolades include the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Newcomer of the Year 2015 and, in the same year, a nomination for the Jazz FM Breakthrough Artist award.

Listings information: Nu Civilisation Orchestra with special guest Soweto Kinch on Sunday 29 April at 6pm. Tickets £15 with concessions at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX. For more information and tickets telephone 020 3879 9555 or visit www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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