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Zem Audu

Born in Nigeria 1986, Zem Audu moved to England with his family when he was 3 years old. Being the son of a contemporary artist encouraged Zem to pursue the creative aspects of life. He took up the guitar at an early age but it was the saxophone that he was always interested in. Zem attended secondary school in Kent and it was here that he first started the saxophone. With keen interest he joined all the youth music bands that he could and soon he was conducting the school big band.

After meeting Courtney Pine backstage at a gig, Zem started seeing Courtney regularly for lessons. He was accepted at the Trinity College of Music, and lived in London where he studied with Jean Toussaint.

Upon arrival in London he started going to jam sessions and soon became known to the Dune Music Company, with whom Zem performed and presented workshops and played in bands such as Tomorrow’s Warriors, Nu-Troop and Jazz Jamaica.

Zem went on to lead his own quartet and trio and worked as a sideman for such artists as Frank McComb, Jason Moran, Trevor Watkis and Abram Wilson.

In 2010 I caught up with him when he looked back over that year:

' Since April 2010 I've been touring a lot with a ska group called 'The Skatalites'. We just came back from a South America tour, and we'll be starting another Europe tour in two weeks. We reach London on 24th November at the Carling Academy, Islington'.

'Also I recently released an album on line with my UK group RHYTHMICA. It's out on itunes and Amazon and the Dune music website'.

'I've been doing an outreach project with the Worshipful Company of Musicians when i'm back in London and also playing with the Benet McClean quartet. The last show we played was Pizza Express in September.'

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