The Vernon Spring
Catch the musician’s ethereal piano work layered with emotive vocals and subtle electronics, as he performs music from his new album alongside special guests.
The Vernon Spring is the recording project of North London-born musician Sam Beste, whose journey traces various arcs across jazz, soul, ambient and songwriting modes, including accompanying Amy Winehouse as her live pianist for the majority of her career.
After years of writing and releasing music with the alt-soul outfit Hejira during his mid-20s, Beste helped form the Lima Limo collective and label, which offered a supportive community and inspiring creative foundation.
By 2019, he began releasing solo music as The Vernon Spring, developing a voice that merged his jazz background with contemporary electronic production in albums and EPs including the acclaimed A Plane Over Woods and Earth, On A Good Day, and now his new album Under A Familiar Sun.
This show is in two halves: part one is music from the artist’s latest album, and in part two Beste performs new music alongside special guests including Lisa Hannigan, Max Porter, Anna B Savage, Kate Ellis, Loa and Bint Mbareh.
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
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