Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe

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With a rich and diverse musical upbringing, up-and-coming London pianist Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe’s influences include Jazz, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Soca. Diarra & his band debut a new suite of through-composed music for this show! “impressive pianist Walcott-Ivanhoe …inspired” Jazz Mann Growing up in London, pianist Diarra Walcott-Ivanhoe has had a rich and diverse musical upbringing that exposed him to Jazz, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Soca, while developing a love of the American jazz tradition as well as the contemporary jazz scenes of New York and London. An alum of Goldsmiths College, his appreciation of these different styles ultimately led to performances at venues such as the Jazz Café, Royal Albert Hall and Westminster Cathedral. The showcase of the programme this evening will be…