Harry Brunt

Howl Quartet: Night Song

by Neil Duggan
October 15, 2025

Drawing influences from rock and folk alongside contemporary jazz, the Howl Quartet was formed in 2017 by Dan Smith, Pete Komor, Harry Brunt and Matt Parkinson, though their musical partnership predates the group's inception. These years of collaboration and shared performance experience have fostered an open and co-operative environment that serves as the ideal foundation for their contemplative and considered music. The quartet draws inspiration from Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl. Ginsberg was a central figure in the Beat ...