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SUMMARY:Venna
LOCATION:Howard Theatre
DESCRIPTION:After two EPs and an illuminating start to his career\, Grammy 
 Award-winning saxophonist Venna releases his debut album\, MALIK.For Venna
 \, its been a whirlwind of a journey to arrive at this point. Hes spent th
 e better part of three years on the road touring\, while coming back to Lo
 ndon intermittently. In the spaces he finds himself in as a musician\, hes
  often the youngest in the room. This period gave him the confidence to em
 bark on this next stage of his career.Every experience\, every memory\, ev
 ery conversation\, anything new\, any encounter has influenced how this al
 bum sounds. I might like a particular guitar tone from it\, and then I bri
 ng it into my world. Everything has come and conjured into one place\, and
  its beautiful to also hear and see\, Venna says.Speaking on how he found 
 the words to sing: Does anyone really have the words to say? I dont know. 
 I dont know if I had the words to say. I just conjured words and thoughts 
 and tried to make art out of it.Featuring vocals from Jorja Smith\, Cari\,
  Leon Thomas\, Smino\, MIKE\, and himself\, MALIK is where listeners can g
 et lost and find themselves again. The album also features a long list of 
 musicians including Rocco Palladino\, Elijah Fox\, AoD\, J Warner\, Marco 
 Bernardis and longtime collaborator\, Yussef Dayes.MALIK embodies the melt
 ing pot of sounds that reflects Vennas environment. Venna doesnt want to b
 e rooted in jazz alone\; his previous work for the likes of Burna Boy\, Be
 yonc\, Kali Uchis\, Wizkid\, Knucks\, J Hus and many more indicates that h
 is saxophone was made for an expansive range of sounds.Speaking on the moo
 d his debut album wants to evoke\, Venna says: Its wherever you feel safe
 \, where you feel vulnerable\, where you feel like you can be lost\, where
 ver you feel like you can be yourself. It could be in your car\, in your b
 athtub\, or at your favourite restaurant. It could be within the arms of y
 our loved one. Thats the beauty of it.Venna doesnt see any of the albums f
 eatures as mere guests but as collaborators and teammates while he steers 
 the ship. In many ways\, the process of making MALIK placed Venna into the
  role of band leader. However\, Venna saw the process as a collective expe
 rience.\n\nBoletos: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/venna-howard-theatre-t
 ickets/15019573
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