Academy Approved

We'd never heard of Terence Blanchard either. But without knowing it we'd really enjoyed his music, via the soundtrack to Spike Lee's Blackkklansman in which a local branch of the KKK is outed. Turns out, we weren't the only ones — the New Orleans trumpeter and composer has just been awarded no less than an Oscar. Another highlight of his 2019 is bound to come in the form of a trip to dear Brum with his huge hearted band The E-collective and new album Blue Note Live. Expect powerful songs, reflecting on the endemic gun violence in America, but also expect hope. At the CBSO Centre on March 29, the first 100 people to use our nifty promo code get £10 tickets (usually £20.50). Enter "Terence10" before checkout.