Benjamin Clementine Brings His Mercury Prize-Winning Music To OpenAir
Benjamin Clementine won the 2015 Mercury Prize for his debut “At Least For Now,” joining previous winners like PJ Harvey, Arctic Monkeys and alt-J. Clementine is a London-born self-taught musician who developed as a young street performer in Paris. His haunting and unique music blends classical music, rock and spoken word. At the center are Clementine’s bold tenor vocals and percussive piano arrangements. He stopped by the CPR Performance Studio before a headlining show at Denver’s Bluebird Theater. He played three songs from “At Least For Now” and spoke with Jeremy Petersen about his career since winning the Mercury Prize, his experience as a street performer and his love for early rock ‘n’ roll artists like Little Richard.