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Transfixing African-influenced jazz.
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A BRILLIANT MUSICAL AMALGAMATION OF INFECTIOUS AFRICAN RHYTHMS AND VIBRANT WESTERN JAZZ SOUNDS: VIVID, PASSIONATE, LIFE-AFFIRMING.

Chris Cobbson: guitar
Phil Dawson: guitar
Raph Mizraki: bass
Richard Ọlátundé Baker: percussion

One of the UK's foremost jazz/world guitarists, Chris 'Santo' Cobbson draws on his Ghanaian roots, the influence of Fela Kuti's deeply funky, syncopated style of Afrobeat, and African and Western jazz for this masterful set.

Combining fearsome technical skill with charismatic showmanship and exhilarating joie de vivre, this is electrifying stuff, a heady mix of gorgeous melodies, breathless dance rhythms and raw energy.

One of the original members of Courtney Pine's hugely influential Black British big band, Jazz Warriors, Chris Cobbson has performed with many national and international music ensembles, including Ghanaian-British Afro-rock pioneers Osibisa and Ronnie Scott's Big Band, and with Three Degrees' singer Shelia Ferguson, neo-soul singer Omar and restaurant critic turned jazz pianist Jay Rayner. Sharing the stage are top-notch musicians Phil Dawson (guitar), Raph Mizraki (bass) and Richard Ọlátundé Baker (percussion), who between them have worked with artists such as Hugh Masekela, Jamie Callum, Sting, David Sanborn, Sade, Damon Albarn and Tony Allen.
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For further concerts in the 2024 Cotham Club season, visit: hdfst.uk/cotham-club
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Cotham Club: a brilliant, eclectic, monthly live global music club with a passion for community at its core.

Music, with all its subtlety and spirit, has immense power to unite people. It is the universal language of mankind. The sounds of Africa, America, Eurasia and Oceania have always found a home in Bristol and there are few better examples of the city’s cultural cross-pollination than Cotham Club, a celebration in sound of what unites rather than divides. Each month we showcase some of the most diverse and brilliant musicians from Bristol and beyond, linking audiences to great music and to each other.

'Community-focused gigs welcoming an array of global musicians and gig-goers of all ages, genders, neurotypes and ethnicities.' Bristol 24/7

epic cross-generational gigs (+) grassroots vibes (+) warmest crowds (in) brilliant space (w/) unique atmosphere (+) intimate feel (=) great night out
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Venue address:
Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael's Hill ), Cotham, Bristol BS6 6DR

Eat & drink:
choose from a selection of wine, beer, cider, hot drinks, soft drinks and snacks from 30 minutes before performance start and during the interval | free nibbles/ sweet treats available at selected events

Toilets:
accessible toilets available

Travel:
bus: Firstbus service 72 (Bristol Temple Meads Station to UWE Frenchay Campus): firstbus.co.uk

train: 10 minute walk from Clifton Down Train Station: gwr.com | 15 minute walk from Redland Train Station: gwr.com

walking: 15 minute walk up St Michael's Hill from Christmas Steps | 10 minute walk from Everyman Cinema, Whiteladies Road | 15 minute walk from The Arches, Cheltenham Road

Car parking:
on-street parking available | limited on-site accessible parking available for Blue Badge holders — Read more — Read less