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A Soulful Celebration that Raised the roof of the Heavens’ (‘in a sense!’)
WOW - Buzzing still! What an Amazing Gig! Last night was the Guildhall Jazz Choir Gig - where we performed a live recreation of Quincy Jones and Mervyn Warrens’ Grammy Award Winning Album’ “Handel’s Messiah: A Soulful Celebration”. Performing as a small 10 piece Gospel Choir, with a well accomplished band. There were big Chorus and Full Band numbers, Storming Solo Songs and even a soley A cappella tune featuring special guest Jacqui Dankworth , the Take 6 and Stevie wonde
Sam Merrick
Dec 7, 20111 min read


STUDIO WORK COMMISSIONED FOR PRIME TIME US TV
Composition work commissioned for NBC's Prime Time Show - "The Sing Off" A Small but noteworthy achievement! Over the Summer, I went to do some Studio Work for my Good friend and Composer, Vince Webb, who through a collaboration with LA-based production music giants Levels Music Group had been approached to submit a selection of original acapella tracks and jingles it for the incidental music playlist of the American TV Network, ‘NBC’s Prime Time Show - “The Sing Off” Seaso
Sam Merrick
Nov 18, 20111 min read


Impromptu Recording Session w/ The Ed Blunt Trio in East London
Hey Everyone, So about just less than a week back, I was offered a whole recording day for free at The Limehouse Recording Studio, in East London. So yesterday I jumped on over for this impromptu session, inviting the Ed Blunt Trio [some great musicians from Guildhall], to come and record some of their own pieces and also some tunes with me. We hadn’t really played to together before, so it was a really fresh experience playing these pieces and with each other for the f
Sam Merrick
Mar 31, 20111 min read


It’s Going to be Outrageous! - GJC & Band, play ‘the Nightfly!’
If you're in London this evening, and you're a Steeley Dan/Donald Fagan fan - The Guildhall Jazz Choir are recreating Fagans' seminal album 'the Nightfly' with full band as part of the Guildhall Jazz Festival tonight! The concert is free and starts with a set from the Guildhall Jazz Singers at 7:30pm in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Music Hall! Here’s a plug by London Jazz Blog! http://londonjazz.blogspot.com/2011/03/its-going-to-be-outrageous.html #GuildhallJa
Sam Merrick
Mar 24, 20111 min read
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