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Dennis rollins velocity trio
Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester

Dennis Rollins' Velocity Trio

Thu 25th Jan | 8:00pm
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For 25 years trombonist Dennis Rollins has played at the forefront of the UK jazz, funk and pop as an "impossibly virtuosic" sideman to such stars such as Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Courtney Pine, The Brand New Heavies, Blur, Monty Alexander and as an award-winning leader in his own right.

A previous winner of the BBC Jazz 'Best Band' Award, the Parliamentary Jazz 'Education' Award; Ronnie Scott's 'Best Trombone' Award amongst others, Rollins" latest ensemble is the Velocity Trio, a brilliant arriage of refined contemporary jazz arrangements with simmering grooves that appeals to multiple generations of jazz, funk and world music fans. 

Line up:

Dennis Rollins MBE- Trombone; Pedro Segundo- Drums; Ross Stanley - Hammond organ

"...Rarely can an instrumental trio have produced such a rich and varied tonal range." 
London Evening Standard

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Full-price £14

Students £5

 

Venue
Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 7HA
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