JOFF WATKINS QUARTET: URBAN DESERT BLUES - FREE ENTRY
Fri 25 Jul
|The Old Library
Leading UK harmonica player Joff Watkins invites some very special guests for a night inspired by the music of Senegal and Mali, combined with the roots of blues from North Mississippi and New Orleans.
Time & Location
25 Jul 2025, 19:00 – 23:00
The Old Library, 116-118 New Cross Rd, London SE14 5BA, UK
About the event
Joff Watkins Quartet: Urban Desert Blues
Leading UK harmonica player Joff Watkins invites some very special guests for a night inspired by the music of Senegal and Mali, combined with the roots of blues from North Mississippi and New Orleans. This unique concert brings together harmonica, acoustic guitar, violin and percussion.
Joff, session player and member of top blues act Jimmy Regal and the Royals, is a regular collaborater with Senegalese griot musician Diabel Cissokho. They have recorded sessions for BBC Radio 3 and appeared at festivals including Womad. Joff also guests and records with Ska legend Rhoda Dakar among others.
CJ Williams is guitarist with Jimmy Regal and the Royals and the writer of several West African-inspired blues numbers including Can't Cry No More, which featured on the BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends show. One of the UK’s best and most original guitarists CJ is much in demand and…