New Orleans comes to Somerset House

From Gil Scott-Heron

Mayer Hawthorne opened with the night with a great set of up beat soul. Tonight’s audience was the most relaxed so far – my place at the front obtained because most people already there where sitting on blankets enjoying yet another evening of wonderful summer weather. After an expectation building pause, Gil Scott Heron made his appearance - Eyjafjallajökull prevented his previous one in London. So begun a evening of traditional Jazz, storey from the beginnings of Jazz and Soul. Somerset resounded to music and wit totally suited to neo classical surroundings. Combined with the weather you could easily imagine you’d been transported to New Orleans.