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Dakhla Brass: Murmur
by Chris May
It never really went away, but during the late 2010s there has been a measurable upsurge of interest in brassy, post-marching-band jazz in Britain. A high-carat jewel on the London scene over the last few years has been tuba player Theon Cross and his band Fyah. Cross also brings his dextrous bass line magic to several other outfits including saxophonist Wayne Francis' Steam Down Orchestra, groups led by drummer Moses Boyd, of the ferocious semi-free duo Binker and Moses, and ...
read more“Dakhla – here is one of the bands doing great things right now! Very modern, great grooves, sound of Jazz coming from the UK that makes it stand out from everywhere else.’ Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum)
“Really punchy, very powerful energetic sound. Dakhla Brass are an important part of the wave of modern groups that draw on the brass band tradition in some way.’ Jazzwise (Kevin Legendre)
“Fabulously unique, and uniquely fabulous” (Venue)
‘A powerhouse. Talent, instinct and creativity make them a real force to be reckoned with’ (Sound on Sound Magazine)
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