Derek Nash: Funk Experience
Tue, 01 Oct
|Chalkwell Park Rooms
PRESENTED BY ANNIE'S JAZZ Led by acclaimed saxophonist, Derek Nash (Jools Holland R&B Orchestra), he Funk Experience brings together five of the best funk musicians in the UK with the sounds of Grover Washington Jnr, David Sanborn, Herbie Hancock, Bill Withers and more. Not to be missed!
Time & Location
01 Oct 2024, 20:00 – 06 Oct 2024, 23:59
Chalkwell Park Rooms, Chalkwell Park London Road, A13, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 8NB, UK
About the event
The Derek Nash Funk Experience is the unleashing opportunity for top UK saxophonist Derek Nash to play the funk and groove hits that have influenced him throughout his career.
Derek has been a full time member of the Jools Holland R&B Orchestra since 2004 resulting in appearances with many music icons that have influenced the world from Amy Winehouse and Adele to Tom Jones and Paul McCartney. Derek has also appeared alongside soul legends Sam Moore, Martha Reeves, Ronnie Spector, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson (The Gap Band) and Soloman Burke and he’s also shared a stage with instrumental giants David Sanborn, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck.
The Funk Experience draws from a back catalogue of hits by Bill Withers, The Crusaders, The Average White Band, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jnr, Herbie Hancock, the JBs and Stevie Wonder to perform crowd-pleasing, spirit-lifting funk tunes and creating a night of foot-tapping, hand-clapping…