Celebrated jazz drummer and percussionist Peter Erskine is to appear at the Royal Academy of Music in London on 15 February. The rare concert sees jazz, timpani and percussion students of the Academy joining forces for what promises to be a unique evening.
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Peter Erskine, who has worked with Weather Report, Steps Ahead and many other jazz luminaries, will play a varied programme including works specially commissioned for this concert.
Among them are compositions such as A Bird Sings, Fullness of Time, I Remember You, Scotland Africa and Stompin' at the Savoy.
The evening will also feature an in-depth interview with Peter Erskine by Neil Percy, Principal Percussionist with the London Symphony Orchestra and Head of Timpani and Percussion at the Royal Academy of Music.
Last but not least Neil and Royal Academy of Music's Head of Jazz, Nick Smart, will direct a variety of ensembles in this not-to-be-missed programme.
Where and when Tuesday 15th February 2011 7:30 pm. Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music. Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT, UK.
Tickets Tickets £7 (concessions £5) are available from the Academy's Box Office on 020 7873 7300 or via www.ram.ac.uk/events