City Funk Orchestra
Sun 18 Oct
|Genting Casino Westcliff
Our Grand Finalé show, presented by Genting Casino, Westliff, sees the mighty City Funk Orchestra come to Southend, fronted by the formidable vocal partnership of Imaani and Mary Pearce.
Time & Location
18 Oct 2026, 20:00
Genting Casino Westcliff, Western Esplanade, Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7QY, UK
About the event
OUR 2026 GRAND FINALÉ, PRESENTED BY GENTING CASINO
Ten years on and the band continues its campaign to ensure CFO audiences get down and dance, appearing alongside Average White Band at Hampton Pools Summer Concerts, and headlining the Brissago Funk & Soul On The Lake Festival in Switzerland.
For this Southend Jazz Festival show, they bring together two outstanding British soul voices with Mary Pearce (Culture Club, Lisa Stansfield, Grace Jones) - alongside the peerless Imaani (Incognito, Chaka Khan, Gloria Gaynor). Their natural vocal chemistry promising another CFO trademark dance-all-night live performance.
Featuring the great songs of Luther Vandross, Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson via Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, Sister Sledge, Alexander O'Neal, Gap Band, O'Jays, SOS Band, Shalamar, Barry White and more, all performed with the spirit that springs from a special love amongst all these great musicians for an enduring golden era of music. From pumping dance-floor specialities to…