Having played sell-out shows this year with her Kindred Spirits album, pianist Zoe Rahman has just won Best Jazz Act in the 2012 MOBO awards. Known for her individual style, powerful technique and exuberant performance, she is a highly sought-after musician, working with the likes of Courtney Pine, George Mraz, Martha Wainwright and Jerry Dammers’ Spatial AKA. Her 2006 album, Melting Pot, was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and her critically acclaimed Where Rivers Meet found her and her brother Idris Rahman exploring the music of their Bengali heritage in a brilliant fusion of jazz and world music. She toured Italy, Ireland, Sweden and Bangladesh in 2011 and has played in many countries previously including France, USA, Barbados, Norway, Estonia, Australia, Japan, Venezuela, Algeria, India and Holland (North Sea).
Released in January 2012 Kindred Spirits, her fifth album on her own Manushi imprint, draws on all her many influences. The music is a powerful and fresh portrait of her combined English, Irish and Bengali heritage and features her brother Idris Rahman on clarinet alongside Courtney Pine and her regular jazz trio partners. In Zoe’s own words “We recorded this album after touring Ireland in 2011, a year that happened to coincide with the 150th birth anniversary of Bengali writer, musician, artist and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. These two events account, in part, for my choice of music. Mostly though, it’s a collection of my own compositions from the past couple of years and tunes that I love playing.”
Featuring Gene Calderazzo on drums and Alec Dankworth on bass.
“classy pianist Zoe Rahman cranks up the McCoy Tyner-like energy at every turn” John Fordham, Guardian
‘Fantastic….she’s such an important and unique artist, she deserves to be celebrated’ Jamie Cullum Radio 2
‘Rahman is a total star’ Independent on Sunday
‘Holy soul food, Batman! It feels good to listen to a musician who plays from the heart’ allaboutjazz.com
Photos:Ilze Kitshoff
BOOK TICKETS8 February 2013
Performance Times:
| Friday 8th February | 20:00 |
IMPORTANT SHOW INFORMATION
Seating is UN-RESERVED in the Studio for this performance.
All tickets will have a seat apart from the standing tickets.
When purchasing Studio Standard and Studio Gallery seats, please note that you may have to share a table with other patrons who are not from your party.
Ticket Prices:
| Studio Standard | £12.50 |
| Studio Gallery | £15.00 |
| Studio Upper Gallery | £12.50 |
| Studio Standing | £12.50 |
On the door: All tickets £15
Concessions & Access Bookings
There are no concessions available on Studio Performances. If you have any Access Requirements then please contact the Box Office on 0844 264 2140.
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