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Improvisers' Ensemble featuring Cleveland Watkiss MBE

Guildhall School of Music & Drama

,Milton Court Concert Hall
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Join internationally renowned vocalist and composer, Cleveland Watkiss MBE, for an electric performance with Guildhall's Improvisers' Ensemble. 

Expect an exploration of Jamaican Dub & Free Improvisation. The performance will utilise visuals, and live re-sampling techniques, with an element of audience participation. As Watkiss says, "think King Tubby meets Joe Harriott in London". Various grooves from the Black-British, African, and Caribbean diasporas will be generated through workshops with the Ensemble leading up to the concert.

As a Guildhall Fellow, this will be Cleveland Watkiss's second performance in a long-term Guildhall residency. 

Born in Hackney, East London, Watkiss was one of the co-founders of the vastly influential Jazz Warriors Big Band. He has performed with artists including Wynton Marsalis, Bob Dylan, Jackie Mittoo, Keith Richards, Art Blakey, Sly & Robbie, Abdullah Ibrahim, Stevie Wonder, Nigel Kennedy and many more.  

Tagged with: Contemporary music Milton Court Guildhall School

Promoted by Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Performers

  • Guildhall Improvisers' Ensemble  
  • Cleveland Watkiss MBE   vocalist

Ticket prices

Admission
£15
* Excludes £4 booking fee

Booking fees

£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction. 

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.

Milton Court Concert Hall

Location
Milton Court Concert Hall is located within the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and is approximately a 5 minute walk from the Barbican entrance on Silk Street.  

Address
Milton Court
Silk St, London
EC2Y 9BH

Nearby public transport
We are within walking distance from a number of London Underground stations, the closest being Barbican, Old Street, St Paul’s and Moorgate. The nearest train stations are Liverpool Street and Farringdon. Bus Route 153 runs directly past the Barbican along Chiswell Street

Car and bicycle parking
We have free bicycle spaces and paid car parking spaces available