AN AUDIENCE WITH JOHN ALTMAN. A CAT Club presentation
Schedule
Thu Apr 24 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Robin Hood Pontefract | Pontefract, EN
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The CAT Club presents . . .AN AUDIENCE WITH JOHN ALTMAN
John Altman has four Lifetime Achievement Awards and four Grammy Participation Certificates. He has composed music for over fifty movies – winning, and being nominated for BAFTAS, Golden Globes, Golden Reels and Emmy Awards long the way for Titanic, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian, Goldeneye, Hear My Song, Sheltering Sky, Léon: The Professional, RKO281, The Roman Spring Of Mrs. Stone, Little Voice and No Time To Die.
A gifted arranger, John has worked on 19 platinum albums, including George Michael's 1989 album Faith, which won several Grammys (he was also nominated for The Rutles film, All You Need Is Cash).
Some of the artists he has written for include Simple Minds, Barry White, Tina Turner, Björk, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Pretenders, Rod Stewart and Michael Jackson.
As an in-demand woodwind player, he has played with artists as diverse as Prince, Nick Drake, Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Kevin Ayers, Amy Winehouse (whom he mentored) and he was also musical director for Hot Chocolate and Van Morrison. As a jazz musician and band leader John has played with Chet Baker, Slim Gaillard, Quincy Jones, Bud Freeman, Les McCann and many others.
A renowned raconteur, Altman’s acclaimed autobiography, Hidden Man was published in 2022 by Equinox.
Happy Trails.
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Where is it happening?
The Robin Hood Pontefract, 10 Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF8 4, United Kingdom,PontefractEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
