Courtney Pine live in concert.
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Courtney Pine

11
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jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Courtney Pine is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Courtney Pine concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic, amazing, and funky.

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Latest Release

Spirituality (18 November 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
London, United Kingdom (3/18/1964)
Bio
While classified as a jazz musician, Courtney Pine melds a wide variety of influences into his music. The saxophonist and clarinetist has deftly incorporated reggae, electronica, hip-hop, funk and Eastern sounds into his boundary-defying repertoire, working alongside luminaries in each genre.
Has Performed With
Zoe Rahman, Omar

Critic Concert Reviews

Jazzwise (UK)

October 21, 2019
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Courtney Pine and Zoe Rahman perform tracks from their co-produced album, Song: The Ballad Book, at Herstmonceux Castle

Backseat Mafia

March 3, 2018
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Revered British Jazz Saxophonist Courtney Pine arrived for the Leeds leg of his short tour with two things with him – a crack band behind him, and a bag full of brand new tunes – as he told us with a smile “….this is only the second time of gigging these tunes”. It was to be a very special night of sharing th

The Arts Desk (UK)

September 18, 2015
60
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This riotously melodic collection of ska soca and calypso embellished with some scorching solo work has certainly proved popular as the latest sell-out run at Ronnie’s testifies.

The Guardian (UK)

March 25, 2015
80
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With a range covering all the saxes from soprano down to baritone, but a humongous column of air to shift and an irritable inclination to squeaks, the bass clarinet is a tempting but high-maintenance partner.

Jazzwise (UK)

July 4, 2014
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Last year's Glasgow Jazz Festival finished with a desolately sad Bobby Wellins filling the Sunday slot he was meant to headline with Stan Tracey, who had cancelled that morning, the cancer which would kill him, we now know, just beginning to bite.

The Guardian (UK)

March 9, 2011
60
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A mixture of voracious truth-seeking and a commitment to enthusing audiences powers his desire to tell stories through music.

Birmingham Live (UK)

March 3, 2010
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I’m more of a rock and metal fan, but having been introduced to Courtney Pine in the mid-90s, it would have been rude not to see him in the amazing setting of Birmingham Town Hall.

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