The Founder of ‘Funk’ Teaches Young Rising Stars
Published on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Music legend Alfred ‘Pee Wee’ Ellis was at Bishop Auckland Town Hall on Monday 5th July delivering a special two-hour workshop to young County Durham musicians as part of BRASS: Durham International
Festival. The saxophone player is recognised as being the ‘inventor of Funk music’ – his performances with the Godfather of Soul ‘James Brown’ and Funkadelic group ‘Parliament’ are etched into music folklore.
Florida-born Pee Wee Ellis worked with 25 young musicians, aged between 15 and 19 years-old, from the Durham County Youth Big Band – passing on some of his immense knowledge of the music world.
The creative culmination saw the young people join Pee Wee Ellis on stage at Bishop Auckland Town Hall during a special evening concert – representing the Festival’s commitment of generating unique experiences to enable the musicians of the future to progress and prosper.
This article originally appeared in Issue No. 34. Read or download The Bishop Press Issue No. 34 (PDF).
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