Keziah Jones - Jazz à Vienne
Keziah Jones
Keziah Jones, vocal, guitar
Joel Grant, bass
Joshua McKenzie, percussion
Keziah Jones was born into a wealthy family in 1968 in Lagos,...
Keziah Jones
Keziah Jones, vocal, guitar
Joel Grant, bass
Joshua McKenzie, percussion
Keziah Jones was born into a wealthy family in 1968 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was sent to school in England at the age of 8 and he taught himself to play the piano and guitar in London. He gradually created a stunning rhythmic blend of smooth funk, Hendrix-style psychedelia, pure Ikeja reggae and Yoruba harmonies. He called it BluFunk. Keziah Jones hung out English pubs in central London before heading to Paris where he was spotted in the underground in 1991. The album Blufunk Is a Fact and the track Rhythm is Love were international hits. After venturing through the desert of the mid-90s, he struck gold in 2003 with his fourth album Black Orpheus then the unstoppable Nigerian Wood (2008). Keziah completed an ambitious double album in 2013 flitting between Los Angeles, Spain and his kingdoms in London and Lagos. The dandy fighter is well and truly back to win over his audience.
Recorded on 2017, July 13th at the Jazz Festival in Vienne
TV Director, Nicolas Micha
