Rock ‘n’ roll violinist Nigel Kennedy will bring his blend of swearing, black humour and virtuoso performance to Bournemouth on Monday.

The world-famous musician will play a concert celebrating the music of Bach and Fats Waller at the Pavilion.

Kennedy, who will perform with his Palestinian bass player, German guitarist and Polish drummer during the show, said he’s looking forward to his visit to the seaside town.

“I have been to Bournemouth before, but not for quite a long time,” he said.

“I think it’s going to have a really nice vibe. I used to play with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the Winter Gardens.

“It’s going to be a slightly more intimate show than I’d usually do, but I always like to make the audience feel like they’re in a small room with us.

“I always love playing in England – I’m living in Poland quite a bit but I’ve got a house in England as well, and it’s nice doing shows where people understand what I’m talking about.”

Kennedy, now 56, started his musical career in Brighton as a pianist aged just three.

“My mum was a piano teacher, so I started off climbing up from underneath the piano and had a go at that,” he said.

He spent last year touring with the Orchestra of Life and passing on a lifetime of experience to its younger stars. He said: “They’re fantastic young players.

“It’s exciting to see this energy of younger people who don’t have so many preconceptions of how music should go.”

The violinist said he has few requests for his rider, the list of comforts a venue must provide for a musician.

However, he said: “I do have various requirements for the care of the instruments.

“I also like to have a bit of alcohol. It’s for some of the audience so they’ve got something to drink after. If people have gone out and paid for tickets you’ve got to stay put and say hello to them.”

There are likely to be some familiar faces in the crowd at the Pavilion.

Kennedy said: “We have got some mad ones who come to most of the gigs.

“They are total nutters.

“I can’t understand it myself, but there you go. It’s nice to see some people you recognise out there.”

Residents wandering along the seafront may also spot the musician out for a relaxing run following the performance.

“It’s good to sweat off a hangover in the fresh air,” he said.

“I don’t get much time before to see the place, but meeting people afterwards is my way of remembering a town.”