Gary Crosby's Groundation: Sing Freedom!

The role of music in the American Civil Rights Movement was an important one. Songs helped lift spirits and tell the story of the most powerful movement for social justice. The civil rights movement without its music would have been like a bird without its wings...

Gary Crosby, internationally acclaimed bassist and one of the UK’s most important bandleaders, brings his phenomenally talented young band of Tomorrow’s Warriors to Hull. Gary Crosby's Groundation, described by Gary as a 'group discussion' between himself on double bass and rising stars Binker Golding (saxophones), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), rhythm master Eddie Hick on drums and sensational young vocalist Cherise Adams-Burnett. In this specially devised set, the band revisits the path to freedom of the US Civil Rights Movement with soulful jazz arrangements of songs from 18th century slavery through to some of the popular anthemic songs of 20th Century Black America.

Vital, enthralling and unmissable!

A co-production with Freedom Festival

'Absolute highlight of the day had to be Gary Crosby’s Groundation. Crosby and his breathtakingly talented young band played a near two hour set that everyone wished could have gone on for longer.' London Jazz News (Marlborough Jazz Festival)