The Wise Children Present.

Saturday 29th of August 2009 - The Southbank Centre

Some of the greatest musicians in the UK's soul/jazz scene line up together for a rare and exclusive performance at The Southbank Centre. The Wise Children invite viewers to witness the birth of ideas and guide them through the creative process from the jam session to the fine-tuning of the production: now's the chance to catch this live.

The band cook up a fresh, broad, groove-based blend of black music genres from jazz to hip-hop, soul to funk, reggae to afro-beat, plus more in between. These are the musicians behind all the major players in the UK scene.

The line-up includes ..
James Yarde (keyboards, musical direction and production)
Cassell The Beatmaker (drums)
Pino Palladino - bass player for The Who. He also records with IG Culture when he's not on tour with one of the world best ever bands.
Eric Appapoulay (guitar)
Dave Okumu an astounding electric guitarist having worked with Mark De Clive Lowe, Bugz in The Attic and his own band Jade Fox
Julian Siegel (saxes)
Harry Brown (trombone) 
Mark Crown (trumpet)

Amongst the special guests are vocalists Michelle Escoffery, Zena Edwards, Marcina Arnold, Kevin Mark Trail and Rachael Bell. Spinning the sounds will be DJs Charlie Dark, Bopstar, and Kay Suzuki.