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Midlands 5 piece Violet come drenched in big sounds with an indie spark, combining influences that draw from 90s Grunge to Britpop. Pedal immersed guitars entwined with intricate drums and powerful basslines come together to create a unique ethereal, yet captivating sound. The band are likened to the ambiance of Slowdive, the mystique of The Horrors and the melancholy of Suede.

Following on from their debut singles ‘Feel’ and ‘Jaded’ which received acclaim on Clash and Dork amongst others and was rotated on Steve Lamacq’s 6music show the band are set to release their follow up single ‘Heaven Adores You’ on October 12th out on ‘HolyHowl’ Records. Luke Brickett Haycock, “This song is one we all hold a little closer to our hearts and we spent so long drifting in and out of the studio to make it sound perfectly like it did in our heads. The song is a kind of retrospective view of an entity that you admire that isn’t on this big floating ball we call earth anymore, how they perceived themselves whilst affecting the world around them, and for us that was a message to Elliott Smith.”

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Big Apple Jazz Presents Omar Edwards with the Alex Violette Sessions at Minton's Playhouse

Big Apple Jazz Presents Omar Edwards with the Alex Violette Sessions at Minton's Playhouse

Source: Michael Ricci

Gordon Polatnick of Big Apple Jazz partners with The Uptown Lounge at Minton's Playhouse to present tap dancer Omar Edwards with The Alex Violette Sessions every Tuesday night throughout September.

Edwards, a longtime performer at Minton's Playhouse, will be appearing with the rising star saxophonist Alex Violette for the first time. Violette recently completely a successful tenure at Minton's by performing with his group on Monday nights in August. His hard-driving saxophone playing both honors and updates the bebop tradition ...

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Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour (Fri-Sat) Nathan Eklund Group (Sun) & More This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour (Fri-Sat) Nathan Eklund Group (Sun) & More This Weekend at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street, NYC, New York 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St.

This Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe

Fri Jan 25, 9:00PM & 10:30PM GERALD CLEAVER'S VIOLET HOUR Duane Eubanks, trumpet & cornet; J.D. Allen, tenor saxophone; David Binney, alto saxophone; Ben Waltzer, piano; Chris Lightcap, ...

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Michael Lydon (Tue) Soul of the Blues (Wed) Gnu Vox: Maria Neckam & Sunny Kim (Thu) Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour (Fri-Sat) This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe

Michael Lydon (Tue) Soul of the Blues  (Wed) Gnu Vox: Maria Neckam & Sunny Kim (Thu) Gerald Cleaver's Violet Hour (Fri-Sat) This Week at Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

CORNELIA STREET CAFE 29 Cornelia Street New York, NY 212-989-9319 between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, V, F to West 4th St. This Week At Cornelia Street Cafe Tue Jan 22, 8:30PM JAZZ AND LOVE SONGS - MICHAEL LYDON AND FRIENDS Michael Lydon, guitar, vocals; Claire Daly, baritone saxophone; Ellen Mandel, piano; Dave Hofstra, bass; Rudy ...

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Firehouse 12 To Present Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour December 15th

Firehouse 12 To Present Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour December 15th

Source: Improvised Communications

Friday, December 15th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Details available here

On Tuesday, December 15th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will close its 2006 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour. Led by in-demand New York-based drummer/composer Gerald Cleaver, this acoustic sextet features trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, saxophonists Andrew Bishop and JD Allen, pianist ...

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Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour + Brazilian Fest This Weekend at Cornelia St. Cafe

Gerald Cleaver & Violet Hour + Brazilian Fest This Weekend at Cornelia St. Cafe

Source: All About Jazz

August 12, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207 Web: corneliastreetcafe.com between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village 1,9 Subway to Sheridan Square; A, C, E, B, D, F to West 4th St. “a culinary as well as a cultural landmark" Mayoral Proclamation, City of New York 1987 Fri Aug 12 GERALD CLEAVER: VIOLET HOUR (Jeremy Pelt, trumpet & cornet; ...

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