Jazz Articles about Hackney Colliery Band

Hackney Colliery Band: Sharpener

by Nick Davies
December 21, 2016

East London's Hackney Colliery Band continue to reinvent the brass band sound for the 21st century with Sharpener. Comprised of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, sousaphone, marching percussion and electronics, the band are as inspired by contemporary rock and electronica as New Orleans marching bands and traditional British brass bands, to which their name pays homage. Their shows are raucous, loud and energetic with the added surprise of audience participation. Since their debut release in 2012, the 9-piece have blown ...