Elements: A Celebration of Earth, Wind & Fire

A tribute concert by Elements, celebrating the music of Earth, Wind & Fire, staged at Blue Note London on Saint Martin's Lane. Elements is presented here as a tribute act, not the original band.

Earth, Wind & Fire is the American band formed in Chicago, whose soul, funk and R&B records brought together horn arrangements, falsetto vocals and rhythmic grooves. Their best-known songs include September, Let's Groove and Boogie Wonderland, and the group has been a reference point for later soul and funk acts. This evening is given by Elements, a tribute act, and the programme is built around the band's repertoire rather than being performed by the original group.

Blue Note London, on Saint Martin's Lane, is a venue that mainly hosts jazz concerts, so the room is better suited to the horn-driven and jazz-inflected side of the band's music than to a large arena production. The programme is drawn from the Earth, Wind & Fire catalogue, which spans jazz-funk, disco-soul and ballads.

The evening suits listeners who already know the original recordings and want to hear them played live by a dedicated tribute ensemble in a jazz club setting.