Bill Laurance, Grammy-winning pianist and composer announces Spring 2017 UK tour

We are thrilled to announce two-time Grammy-winning musician and founding member of Snarky Puppy, Bill Laurance, will be performing live across the UK in Spring 2017. 

Tickets on sale now.

Bill Laurance is a British pianist and composer. A world-renowned multi instrumentalist, composer and producer dubbed a “jazz maestro” by The Guardian, Bill has released four albums to date as a leader and has traveled across the globe and through a myriad of award-winning musical projects including his quartet, project, duo and as a solo pianist.

Bill is a two time Grammy winning artist and in 2015, he won the Breakthrough award at the JazzFM Awards, and has been nominated this year as a MOBO Best jazz act.

On his own, Laurance, a professional musician since the age of 14 has performed with an array of musical talents, including Morcheeba, David Crosby, Salif Keita, Bobby McFerrin, Susana Baca, Laura Mvula, Musiq Soul Child, the Metropole Orchestra and of course is known the world over as a founding member of the phenomenon that is Snarky Puppy.

Bill’s latest studio album is Aftersun, a tribute to space exploration and life in the cosmos. With flavours of dance music and African percussion, it combines deep world grooves with Laurance’s signature genre-bending exploration.

November 2016 saw the release of the much anticipated live CD/DVD “Live at the Union Chapel” recorded at the iconic London venue in front of an ecstatic sold out crowd.

‘The natural evolution of contemporary instrumental music. Flawless’ – criticaljazz.com

‘No doubting Laurance’s creativity as a very unusual kind of world musician’ – The Guardian

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Wednesday | 08.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at The Lantern, Colston Hall, Bristol

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Monday | 06.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Wednesday | 01.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at o2 ABC 2, Glasgow

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Tuesday | 28.02.17

Bill Laurance Group at Sage 2, Gateshead

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Thursday | 09.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at Old Market, Brighton

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Tuesday | 07.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at Glee Club, Birmingham

Band on the Wall, Manchester
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Sunday | 05.03.17

Bill Laurance Group at o2 Academy 2, Liverpool

Band on the Wall, Manchester