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Jazz Lates is a series of intimate Jazz events that take place in our wonderful living room. On Saturday 5th of February it is with great pleasure that we welcome Unknown To Known to the living room stage.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Unknown to Known offers an intimate dialogue of meandering melodies and textural grooves over resounding harmonic landscapes. At times euphoric and often dynamic, this music is always interactive, honest and raw.
This group is a culmination of four musicians each active in some of the most prominent musical forces around today including Sting, Van Morrison, Anoushka Shankar, Wild Flower, Ill Considered, Collocutor, Akram Khan, Dele Sosimi, Sarathy Korwar, Joy Crookes and more.
On woodwinds, Idris Rahman and Tamar Osborn weave together the melodic fabric of this music. Having already released the album “Conversations” together in duo - described by Max Reinhardt from the BBC’s Late Junction as “a revelation” - their lyrical approach gracefully compliments one another, whether they play in unison or counterpoint.
Jihad Darwish oscillates between the sitar, double bass and electric bass, providing a bridge from melodic and harmonic worlds down to earthy, pulsating yet sensitive grooves which Yusuf Ahmed ties together on the drums and various hybrid percussion instruments.
LINE-UP :
Idris Rahman: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Tamar Osborn: Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Flute
Jihad Darwish: Sitar, Double Bass, Electric Bass
Yusuf Ahmed: Drums, Percussion
SECONDARY ACT: DJ JAVIER
Javier has been DJ-ing in the UK since his arrival, playing Salsa and Timba Cubana, Reggaeton, latin Hip-Hop and R & B to suit the occasion.
He was a finalist in the Bacardi’s DJ Competition at Havana, Hanover Square in 2003 and featured in iD :London magazine as one of the UKs leading emerging acts in the urban latin music scene. He has been voted ‘best Cuban DJ’ in the UK at Cuba Uk’s International Cuban Salsa Congress, November 2006, 2007 & 2008.
Along his career, Javier has supported many of Cuba’s greatest musicians in concert in the UK and France. These include ‘los Van Van’, ‘Pupy y los que son son’, ‘Maykel Blanco’, Havana De Primera, ‘Elito Reve’Y Sy Charangon, ‘Sierra Maestra’, ‘Osvaldo Chacon’, ‘Paulito FG’, ‘Sur Caribe’, ‘Manolito Simonet y su trabuco’ y ‘Candido Fabre’.