Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival presents Marshall Jefferson!

Saturday's festivities in Whitstable culminate at the East Quay Venue.

Whitstable Rocks Oyster Festival presents Marshall Jefferson!

Saturday's festivities in Whitstable culminate at the East Quay Venue, 8pm - 1am

Join us all weekend (Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September) in Whitstable to celebrate Whitstable's historic and cultural connection with Oysters.

Food stalls, festival bar and music can be enjoyed at The Grading Shed throughout the day for free and on Saturday the 13th, once night falls head over to the East Quay Venue to enjoy God Father of House music, Grammy Nominated Marshall Jefferson!

Jefferson was originally a record producer in the Universal Recording Studios in Chicago, where he met the owner of Trax Records, Larry Sherman. Jefferson’s 1986 single for Trax, “Move Your Body”, the first house song to use piano, was a popular and influential song in the genre. During the late-1980s heyday of house music, he recorded solo and collaborative material under various names such as Virgo, Jungle Wonz, Truth, and On the House. Jefferson’s deep house productions include songs by CeCe Rogers and Sterling Void, and Ten City’s first two albums. In March 1987, the British music magazine NME reported that Jefferson and Frankie Knuckles were in the UK for the first house-music tour.

Marshall Jefferson is one of house music’s most important founding fathers. A key player in the Chicago house scene from the start, Jefferson’s releases like ‘Open Our Eyes’, ‘7 Ways to Jack’ and the immortal ‘Move Your Body’ had an undeniable impact on the development of house music as we know it today.

Supported by local favourites: Derrick Patterson & Comfy Rob

The full programme can be found at www.whitstablerocksoysterfestival.com

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