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14-23 November 2025

Julian Joseph / Kaidi Akinnibi / Alok Verma

Julian Joseph / Kaidi Akinnibi / Alok Verma

Fri 22 November 2024

Stage time / 7:30pm

Doors / 6:30pm

Celebrating the Jazz Clubs

Location

World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens,
3 Ponton Road
Nine Elms
London
SW11 7BD
Killer trio perform new jazz designed to explore the d&b Soundscape system developed by Bjork & Brian Eno. Unmissable!

Julian Joseph presents an exciting band with music specially written to open a new concert series featuring the startling immersive d&b Soundscape system at World Heart Beat.

Described as a revolution in the way we perceive sound, this is a must see and hear – new music that has been specifically composed by Julian to show how emotion and drama can be enhanced by the immersive technology – marrying acoustic sound with the digital processing capability that can be achieved on the fly; in a split second.

Julian Joseph – piano
Kaidi Akinnibi – saxophone
Alok Verma – tablas

JULIAN JOSEPH

Recognised as one of the finest jazz musicians this side of the Atlantic, pianist Julian has been a towering figure in contemporary jazz for over two decades, and has devoted his long career to championing the music, both across the UK and into the far corners of the world.

He has forged a reputation with his formidable skills as a prodigious composer and phenomenal performer, and is universally recognised as a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster, musical ambassador and cultural advocate – he is a true champion of the music.

KAIDI AKINNIBI

Although his fluent and thoughtful playing is rooted in the classic jazz genres, growing up in South London and learning from the Kinetika Bloco and the Jazz Warriors families, saxophonist Kaidi Akinnibi has always had a multi-faceted outlook on music, which has positioned him as a standout member of London’s creative, vibrant jazz scene.

ALOK VERMA

Tabla maestro is a multi-talented music producer, who has performed with a number of artists including Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, and Boris Grebenshikov. He takes musical inspiration from a diverse sources ranging from Ustaad Zakir Hussain to Hidalgo Giovanni, and Buddy Rich, just to name a few. Alok also produces his own music and beats, with Avartan and Aura being his most recent albums.

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