Doors 7pm, talk start time 7.30pm

Jazz Stroud presents a talk on UK Jazz with André Marmot, author of a new book entitled ‘Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion’.

André Marmot has been active in the music industry for the last 15 years as a booking agent, promoter, musician and label owner. His book reaches back to the roots of jazz as the ‘unapologetic expression’ of oppressed peoples, shaped by the forces of slavery, imperialism and globalisation, André Marmot places this new wave within the wider context of a divided, postcolonial Britain navigating its identity in a new world order. These artists have crafted a sound which reflects the nation as it is today – a sound connected to the very origins of jazz itself.

DJ set with Liam Large 9-11pm

The founder of the influential Jukebox Jam R&B club night and label, Liam Large has also worked for Jazzman Records since the early 2000s contributing to many compilations and re-releases, and directly masterminding the Jukebox Mambo series of LPs. Well renowned in the global digging community, Liam takes regular trips to the US and beyond in search of old records, and DJs regularly in London and around the world, playing across the spectrum of vintage black music – soul, funk, R&B, blues, jazz, reggae, hip hop, Latin, African, Caribbean and more.

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