Nic Meier's Birthday Gig
UK-based Swiss guitarist Nicolas Meier is an established star on the British jazz scene. A recipient of numerous awards he earned a scholarship to Boston's illustrious Berklee College of Music before settling on London. His versatility and musical fluency drew the attention of guitar legend Jeff Beck, who for two world tours made Nicolas a mainstay of The Jeff Beck Group. Nic’s own style is renowned for his signature mix of “modern jazz with Balkan, south American, Turkish, oriental and flamenco influences”, and he’s released numerous albums in various iterations, from the Oxley-Meier Project, Nicolas Meier’s World Group and solo work. This show will mark Nic’s 50th birthday, and to celebrate this journey he’s asked special guests, violinist Lizzie Ball and the aforementioned guitarist Pete Oxley to join him, along with Kevin Glasgow-bass, Demi Garcia-percussion and Richard Jones-violin. The programme will be a retrospective of twenty years of brilliant music-making – a must see!
“…strong in terms of melody and sophistication…[the] music…was technically dazzling and genuinely exciting” The Jazz Mann