• Sunday Acoustic Sessions Sunday 12th February

    Band on the Wall's free entry Sunday Acoustic Sessions continues with another fine lineup, plus an open mic sessions from 7-9pm.

  • Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Monday 13th February

    Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six pen twisted dirt-swing about lust and loathing, served up on an exuberant gobbet of malicious delight. Their infamous…

  • Vieux Farka Toure Tuesday 14th February

    Dubbed "the Hendrix of the Sahara", Vieux Farka Toure brings his dazzling and original take on the desert blues of his late great father,…

  • The Hamsters - Farewell Tour Thursday 16th February

    Retiring after 25 years together and here for one final Manchester show, the wonderful hard rockin Hamsters bring their bluesy Hendrix and ZZ Top…

  • Beer 'n Blues Festival ft. The Cadillac Kings Friday 17th February

    Real ale and real music get it together as The Band on the Wall Beer 'n Blues Festival opens with one of the country's…

Omar Puente

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Omar Puente (b. 1962) is a Cuban-born violinist and jazz musician, currently living in England. He studied classical music at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana from the age of 12 and then went on to make a career in classical music, studying at the Estaban Salas and then joining the Nacional Symphony Orquestra de Cuba in which he became first violin. Throughout this time he also played popular Cuban music in clubs, and after leaving the Nacional Symphony Orquestra de Cuba, he went on to tour the world playing modern Cuban music.

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