27 A Musical Adventure

27 A Musical Adventure honors the music icons that are gone too soon at the age of 27: Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Robert Johnson, Jim Morrison, and Amy Winehouse. Throughout the show, the audience is taken on a retrospective journey of sight and sound, showcasing each artist’s respective contributions to our musical landscape. The show culminates with the artists all performing together on one stage in a rock concert like no other.

For a baby boomer, the show is a much appreciated, deeply nostalgic series of musical flashbacks to the magical late 60s and early 70s as legendary rock artists Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin are honored and revisited among others with eerily spot on covers of some of their most iconic hits.

Music, in one sense, is like a time capsule. It has the power to evoke thoughts and emotions one might think had long been buried beneath the weight of time. I was a teenager when these three artists rose to fame and then crashed into dust and ashes. Morrison’s “LA Woman” and “Break On Through”, Hendrix’s “All Long the Watchtower” and “Foxy Lady” take me back to my youth. Multiple generations indeed are bound to enjoy this musical ‘time capsule’. One gets the impression the talented artists performing the culturally defining works of these legendary pioneers who paid such a dear price for their place in the pages of rock history; these artists are enjoying the journey just as much as the young and old fans in the audience.

Appearing at 24 Oxford at Virgin. Tapping into Virgin Records’ humble beginnings on Oxford Street, this intimate venue will feature cutting-edge artists on the rise in all genres.