{"id":4591,"date":"2012-11-22T12:47:37","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T11:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2012-11-22T13:14:37","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T12:14:37","slug":"all-that-jazz-catching-up-with-sector7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2012\/11\/22\/all-that-jazz-catching-up-with-sector7\/","title":{"rendered":"All that jazz: catching up with Sector7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of their Lunchtime Concert in the Gulbenkian Theatre on Monday 3 December, I caught up with Sarah Ellen Hughes, singer with the group, and asked her about what we can look forward to.<\/p>\n

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DH: Tell us a little about the group.<\/p>\n

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SEH: Sector7 originated as a jazz group, but now plays a selection of gospel, folk, jazz and soul, that has been brought to the table by the diversity of the members. We have 4 singers in the group and a rhythm section, allowing us to explore some a cappella work, but also some groove-based music with the band too.<\/p>\n

DH: And what excites you about the music you perform ?<\/p>\n

SEH: Vocal harmony is always exciting, and having four strong voices performing things in sometimes incredibly difficult and intricate harmonies is great to be a part of. We also have a new member at the moment, who is a beatboxer, so we’ve been able to incorporate that into a few tunes which is brilliant!<\/p>\n

DH: So, what can we look forward to in your gig in a few weeks’ time ?<\/p>\n

We’re going to be playing a selection of Christmas music and some Sector7 originals. There are plenty of great Christmas standards out there that we’re going to put a twist on and arrange in our own way. But we don’t want to do a Christmas overload as it’s only the first week of December, so we’ll also be playing some songs from our EP:<\/p>\n