JOPLIN PARNELL IS A PROMINENT PIANIST AND VOCALIST ON LONDON’S JAZZ AND BLUES SCENE.

HE HAS LIVED A LIFE IMMERSED IN MUSIC HAVING STARTED OUT AT AN EARLY AGE FOLLOWING HIS PIANO-PLAYING FATHER AROUND NEW ORLEANS PARADES, JAM SESSIONS AND BARS, SNARE DRUM IN HAND. WHEREAS, DAYS AT HOME WERE SPENT RECEIVING A MUSICAL EDUCATION IN THE BACK OF HIS MOTHER'S AUDIO ENGINEERING STUDIO, WATCHING HER CUT RECORDS AND LISTENING WITH KEEN EARS.

HIS SETS WEAVE A RICH TAPESTRY OF NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM & BLUES AND BRAZILIAN CHORO, NEW YORK STRIDE AND FRENCH MUSETTE WITH A TANGO OR TWO THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. HIS MUSIC DRAWS INFLUENCE FROM THE FULL BREADTH OF HIS MUSICAL HERITAGE AND IMPARTS A DEEP SOULFUL SENSIBILITY ONTO EVERYTHING HE DOES.

MUSIC COVER CHARGE: £6 PER PERSON

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