Sam Dubois and Alison Grant

Sam Dubois, Steel Pan virtuoso, first attracted the attention of the UK’s Jazz aficionados as a member of Courtney Pine’s ‘Afropeans’.

A 2-time winning arranger at Notting Hill Carnival’s Panorama, Sam is rooted in the tradition of Pan and the musical cultures of the Caribbean.

However, born and raised in London, Sam has a kaleidoscopic musical vision that has inspired him to develop a sophisticated harmonic, textural and rhythmic vocabulary as a composer and improviser.

Sam’s band features some of the hippest and most creative young improvisors from across the London scene.

Alison Grant

Songstress with Soul Alison Grant has been singing forever. Mentored in her teens by Kim Davis, she has gone on to write, record and perform with Lemar, Soul to Soul, Sammy Jay, Terri Walker and Oliver Twist amongst others.

She recorded her debut album ‘Pen to Paper’ in 2008 but it was whilst touring in France with UK Hip Hop star Ty, that is was ‘discovered’!  Within 48 hours Ty had posted the uplifting ‘Living for Today’ track on You Tube and Facebook and only a few weeks later it sat at number 3 in the UK Soul Charts.

Alison sings ‘sweet and real’ as she says. Her lyrics are from the heart and her influences are universal.

Expect big things in 2012.