Courtney Pine and Zoe Rahman – It Takes Two
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Almost 30 years and 15 albums into his career, there’s no doubting Courtney Pine’s stature as one of the greatest saxophonists this country has ever produced: his awe-inspiring technique and stage presence more than matched by his knack of creating music that immediately resonates with his audiences.
Yet after taking his ska and reggae roots into the stratosphere with his skanking House of Legends album, he’s come back down to earth for his new album, Song (The Ballad Book), with multi-award winning pianist Zoe Rahman. Both spoke to Alyn Shipton about their musical partnership and Pine explains how British jazz remains a force for uniting people in our increasingly polarised times
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