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Courtney Pine

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Courtney Pine
Pacific Road Arts Centre
Pacific Road
Birkenhead
Wirral
CH41 1LJ

Tel: 0151 666 0000

Fax: 0151 666 0009

Courtney Pine is an English jazz musician. At school he studied the clarinet, although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet and keyboards.

His recent music has attempted to integrate modern British music like drum and bass and UK garage with contemporary jazz styles. He runs his own band and integrates many contemporary musicians in his performances. He also presents 'Jazz Crusade' on BBC Radio 2, which is in it's tenth series. He has recorded 11 studio albums , 3 film scores and is in production for his first live recording.

Pine was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to jazz music. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Westminster on 6 December 2004. Pine appeared in August 2008 as an advocate for Pierre Boulez, on the BBC World News classical music programme, 'Visionaries'.

Road Directions

From the A41 follow signs for Hamilton Square and Woodside.

Parking now avaiable at Cheshire Lines car park, Shore Road, look out for the signs.

Public Transport Directions

BY TRAIN Turn left out of Hamilton Square Station and we are only 2 minutes away.

BY BUS Alight at Woodside and follow the signs for Woodside Bussiness Park.

BY BOAT 2 minutes walk from Woodside Ferry - just follow the signs!

Ticket Information

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Admission Ticket£16.00 per ticket

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Location

Birkenhead