…his track Skull Hammer. Steer, who builds his own synthesizers and designs his own garb, supports GoGo Penguin at the Ritz on 9th November. Check out the session below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI3rkuh3HTc…
…been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country including Band on the Wall in the latest round of support from the Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary announced…
Sun Ra Centennial Arkestra 17 August / 19:00 / More Info / Tickets on sale tomorrow, 09:00 It’s a pleasure to welcome back one of the greatest big bands of…
Raheem DeVaughn 12 September / 20:00 / More Info / Buy Tickets Three-time Grammy-nominated Raheem DeVaughn comes to Band on the Wall on the back of his fourth studio album….
…pedigree on the largest stages. With their latest studio album incorporation the influence of Jamaican dub, and featuring synths and dubbed trumpets, their sound is diversifying, while retaining the groove…
…Donovan’s Daughter’s is testament to those years of creative expansion and experimentation – built upon devilish bass intervals, jagged guitars and a full-bodied drum groove. It sprouts from a seed…
…DRS’ new material. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn4yn0t7vTU Also joining DRS on the night are Skittles, who performs live, world renowned DJ Randall, Think Tonk and Brick Top, completing the heavyweight line-up. DRS released…
Like the great Caribbean writer C.R.L. James, Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah finds life to be analogous to test match cricket. ‘You lick the ball before you lick the wicket and if…
…comes to trying to meld the jazz and club worlds. I think that’s something that’s going to catch on there nicely in coming years.’ Your set at SFTOC was a…
…was created by Karl John. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lYYcY5Lwdk J has invited a variety of Manchester-based artists to join him for the pre-release party. Dane is a 21 years old, alternative hip hop…
…in Bambara” she states, referring to the language in which she most comfortable composes, “but to me, it’s more the purity: the first thing that I’m fighting for is how…
…way of orchestrating common instruments and his compositional ideas, I really saw a lot of possibilities in arranging and started thinking more as an all round musician rather than just…
…of contemporary jazz styles, electronic textures and sampled artefacts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM0wiaUXnLs Sarathy Korwar joins Yussef Kamaal for a live show at Islington Mill on 10th November. Ahead of the show, he…
…more in the future.” McCaslin’s comfort with large ensembles and richly orchestrated music owes a lot to the work of Gil Evans, the late pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader famous…
…on the face of it, the same. So kind of driving home that point that it’s a very very nuanced, complex community… if it is a community at all. You…
Last week, the Japanese composer and master synthesist Isao Tomita sadly passed away at the age of 84. He was known worldwide for his electronic arrangements of classical compositions, with…