Karl Jenkins Lyrics

Karl Jenkins (b. 17 february 1944) is a Welsh musician and composerJenkins was born in Penclawdd, Gower, Wales. After attending the University of Wales, Cardiff, he began postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music, London.It was in jazz that he initially made his mark. In the days of Jazz Polls he was a prolific poll winner, playing at Ronnie Scott’s club before co-forming Nucleus, which won first prize at the Montreux Jazz Festival. This was followed by a period with Soft Machine. Defying categorisation, the Softs played venues as diverse as the Proms, Carnegie Hall, and the Newport Jazz Festival.It is perhaps for his Adiemus project and classical works for which he is best known. Adiemus has topped classical and pop charts... read more