The Marvin Muoneké Quartet

Event Description

Marvin Muoneké, one of the South West’s up and coming jazz artists, is a singer-songwriter and performing artist with a voice that has been often referred to as rich, deep and smooth. Bringing the songs and sounds of mid-20th century jazz and popular music to modern listeners of all ages, Marvin possesses a rare and beautiful presence that can light up any audience of any venue within seconds.Over the last ten years, Marvin has performed in several theatres and clubs at home and abroad, including The Weston Playhouse, Southampton’s Concorde Club, Pizza Express Holborn, Theatre Royal Winchester and the Pavilion Gabriel on Champs-Élysées in Paris.

Marvin first came to Penzance in 2021 on a busman’s holiday and did a busking session on the high street to much local acclaim and is delighted to be bringing his quartet along for what will be his first public gig in the beautiful county of Cornwall!

During the course of the Coronavirus pandemic, Marvin performed a weekly live-stream music show called Medley Time With Marvin and also independently produced and released his first two albums, “The Young Man With The Old Soul” and “Lockdown Hootenanny” and is currently working on his third album.

Marvin is also a vocalist with award-winning swing orchestra, Down For The Count, Weston-super-Mare based Boulevard Swing Big Band and has also been seen with the mighty Vince Dunn Orchestra in and around London. His Quartet, consisting of some of the finest jazz musicians in the south of England can play hot and cool, bringing a great sound of music tinged with exuberance and excitement.