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ABRAM WILSON SEXTET - JAZZ WARRIOR
PLUS BUMPER RESIDENT DJs

11.30pm, Bumper
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Free with Festival Pass! Pass £10.
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Abram Wilson revisits his Jazz Warrior project bringing jazz back to the dance floor, playing a vibeful mix of jazz, hip hop, RnB and New Orleans grooves.

A graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts - responsible for producing artists such as Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick Jr and Nicholas Payton - Abram is Dune Record's first non-British signing and the hottest young trumpeter to cross the Atlantic in decades. He's also a hugely talented jazz/RnB vocalist, trumpeter and rap artist who moves easily between blowing his horn, singing soulful ballads, and rapping to an edgy hip hop beat.

His debut album received rave reviews both in the UK and USA, with critics predicting him to be a major star on the international scene. His follow up album Ride! Ferris Wheel To The Modern Day Delta gets one of its first live airings at Fresh Festival.

"Sensational. Vibrant, confident, and just damn exciting. Not only is Wilson a first class trumpeter, he's extremely accomplished at singing, rapping and scatting too. Five Stars!" The Independent

"Truly astonishing - and, what's more, he can sing. Abram Wilson ticks all the contemporary boxes (rap, R&B, soul, jazz vocal, funk, even bop), like a one-man MOBO awards ceremony. Because he is comfortable with these transitions - of style, content and expression, listeners are also put at their ease." The Guardian.