Don’t miss the chance to catch internationally renowned jazz singer-musician Earl Okin, at Gulbenkian on Thursday 2 February.
Earl Okin is also one of the University of Kent’s first 500 students, completing a degree in Philosophy here from 1965-68.
His musical career began, while still at Kent, when he was signed to the same company as The Beatles in 1966. He has worked with some of the biggest names of the 1960s including Wings and Van Morrison, and written songs for the likes of Cilla Black and Bing Crosby.
A second career on the alternative comedy circuit began in the early 1980s after a performance on The Comic Strip, and he has performed over 500 shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Earl Okin continues to work as a songwriter and jazz singer/musician. He is renowned for his vocal-trumpet solos and regarded as one of the most accomplished Bossa Nova artistes outside Brazil.
The concert at Gulbenkian is his first concert in a few years and partly to celebrate his 70th birthday the same week
Tickets are available now – priced £12, £11 GulbCard and University staff and £10 students – on Gulbenkian webpages.