This innovative live music project host some of the finest contemporary jazz musicians at St. James the Great Church in East London.
Yussef Kamaal performing jazz at a Sound of Church event at East London's St. James the Great Church (Salem Wazeki)
In a move that would both shock and delight my mother, for the last year I’ve been going to church roughly once a month. However, I’m no born again Christian. The only light I’ve seen is the warm glow of a spotlight illuminating some of the most exciting talent the UK’s vibrant jazz scene has to offer. This is no ordinary church I’ve been attending; this is the Church of Sound.
Church of Sound is a live music project like no other. Taking over the beautiful St. James the Great Church in Clapton, East London, the team hosts some of the finest contemporary jazz musicians to create unforgettable, unique musical experiences.
The format is innovative too. In most cases the acts play two sets; in the first set they play from the songbooks of alternative jazz greats, from the great funk drummer Idris Muhammad right through to the psychedelic Minnie Riperton and the Rotary Connection. After a brief interval, the acts return to play a second set comprised of their own material. The beauty of this format is that the first set eases the audience in with the familiar, building a sense of trust that allows less well-known acts to stretch out and perform, confident in the knowledge that the crowd is willing to go with them. It also ensures the emphasis is placed on the act’s own compositions, thus avoiding the risk of wallowing in nostalgia.
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