A gig on Friday 11th April. The event starts at 21:30.
FREE ENTRY
James Morton is one of the most promising saxophonists on the scene today. Born in 1982, from English, Russian and Polish descent, James began to play aged 9.
Performing his first gig aged 12 it wasn’t long before James graced the Jazz/World Music stage at Glastonbury aged just 16. Soon after James went global performing at festivals across Europe and America.
Aged 22 Morton completed his Masters Degree in Jazz at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music.
A major influence and mentor to James throughout his career has been the enigmatic Pee Wee Ellis and James remains a core member of Pee Wee Ellis’ - Still Black Still Proud, a tribute to James Brown which has headlined main stages at festivals across Europe.
Another mentor and undoubtable influence has been the inspirational Andy Sheppard. Since playing at numerous gigs with the quartet in Morton’s hometown of Bristol, he is now integral soloist in Sheppard’s Sax Massive.
In August 2010 James was recruited by The Herbaliser as a full member and continues to tour and record with the outfit extensively.
In 2010 James was also commissioned by Canary Wharf to collaborate with three other musicians in the form of Alex Wilson, Kathryn Tickell and Kishon Kahn to write a suite of music referencing a musical journey between the four compass points, a point for each artist. James’ compass point was west - “I wanted to write something big, fat and funky with a New Orleans street party feel”. The suite was performed on an orbital stage in Canada Square in Canary Wharf involving an 8 piece core band and youth project Kinetica Blocko. James worked closely with the South London based group in a workshop style environment and developed the song which was performed in its entirity by 26 musicians in a stunning display.
Entry requirements: 18+
James Morton is one of the most promising saxophonists on the scene today. Born in 1982, from English, Russian and Polish descent, James began to play aged 9.
Performing his first gig aged 12 it wasn’t long before James graced the Jazz/World Music stage at Glastonbury aged just 16. Soon after James went global performing at festivals across Europe and America.
Aged 22 Morton completed his Masters Degree in Jazz at the prestigious Guildhall School of Music.
A major influence and mentor to James throughout his career has been the enigmatic Pee Wee Ellis and James remains a core member of Pee Wee Ellis’ - Still Black Still Proud, a tribute to James Brown which has headlined main stages at festivals across Europe.
Another mentor and undoubtable influence has been the inspirational Andy Sheppard. Since playing at numerous gigs with the quartet in Morton’s hometown of Bristol, he is now integral soloist in Sheppard’s Sax Massive.
In August 2010 James was recruited by The Herbaliser as a full member and continues to tour and record with the outfit extensively.
In 2010 James was also commissioned by Canary Wharf to collaborate with three other musicians in the form of Alex Wilson, Kathryn Tickell and Kishon Kahn to write a suite of music referencing a musical journey between the four compass points, a point for each artist. James’ compass point was west - “I wanted to write something big, fat and funky with a New Orleans street party feel”. The suite was performed on an orbital stage in Canada Square in Canary Wharf involving an 8 piece core band and youth project Kinetica Blocko. James worked closely with the South London based group in a workshop style environment and developed the song which was performed in its entirity by 26 musicians in a stunning display.
Entry requirements: 18+
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