Brian Jackson + DJ Jeff Higgins (BBE)

One-half of the legendary duo Gil Scott- Heron and Brian Jackson, Brian began his professional career at 18, having recorded nine albums by his 27th birthday. The young prodigies recorded their very first album with greats Ron Carter, Bernard Purdie and Hubert Laws.

Together, Scott-Heron and Jackson wrote songs that depicted the social and political context of their time, with a rich musicality that borrows from jazz, blues and soul. Their catalogue has travelled through time and generations and has been a source of sample material for decades. Artists such as Tupac, Common, Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, among others, have found inspiration in their tracks.

Brian is considered an early progenitor of the musical genre called “conscious music” – music with a message, which prompted New Yorker Magazine to call him “a musical pioneer.”

In 2025, Brian Jackson brings us Now More than Ever, the definitive rework of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson compositions that somehow seem more relevant today than when they wrote them 50 years ago.

Produced by Masters at Work (aka Louie Vega and Kenny Dope), Brian slips seamlessly through the time continuum to bring the message that all listeners, both old and young, need to hear – now more than ever.

Lineup:

Brian Jackson: keyboards, lead vocals, flute

Lex Cameron: keyboards, backing vocals, flute, guitar (Omar, Leon Ware) Steve Walters: bass (George Michael, Amy Winehouse)

Paul Jones: drums (Alison Moyet, xPropaganda)

Presented by The Piper.

This is an 18+ event