Bireli Lagrene at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
London Jazz Festival: BIRELI LAGRENE TRIO MARTIN TAYLOR at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Sunday 23 November 2008, 7:30pm
£10 - £25
Birele Lagrene
Biréli Lagrène is a French guitarist and bassist. A "guitar phenomenon", according to John McLaughlin,[citation needed] he came to prominence in the 1980s via his manouche (django-like) style. He is often performs within the swing, jazz fusion and post bop mediums. Bireli Lagrène has an impressive technique.
Bireli Lagrene official website
London Jazz Festival
The London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 continues to
reflect and respond to the breadth and diversity of the capital with a
phenomenal range of concerts taking place in more venues and more
London boroughs than ever before.
The world's finest musicians - be they major stars or young artists on
the rise - join the Festival and its partners for an unbeatable 10 day
celebration of music's most vital genre. The programme is packed full
of premieres and special projects, new commissions and free events,
broadcasts on air and online, performed by international artists and
the very best of British talent.