Results for "Manchester"

Jim Faulkner

The Musician / Entrepreneur: Eddie Roberts

by B.D. Lenz
February 2, 2023

Throughout my Chats with Cats columns I've tried to seek out information and advice from professionals across the jazz spectrum to give musicians, like myself, the tools to forward their own careers. This is an unprecedented time where technology has put it all out there for the taking. I discuss all of this in my Mind ...

Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Festival April 29th to May 2nd May in Clitheroe, Lancashire

April 10, 2022

Jazz and Blues in the charmingly pleasant Lancashire town of Clitheroe in the Spring—what more could a jazz fan want. You can blend your Bank Holiday of music with study of the town’s great many real ale bars; or make sure you book your table at the many Michelin starred restaurants in the area. Perhaps, do ...

Johnny Hunter

Named by Jazzwise as an "artist to watch", Johnny Hunter is a Manchester-based drummer, composer and bandleader. He performs his own music across the UK most notably with the Johnny Hunter Quartet, having been recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio 3, and appearing at such esteemed venues as Ronnie Scott’s, the Manchester Jazz Festival, Birmingham Jazzlines at Symphony Hall, and Liverpool International Jazz Festival, among many others. He also regularly tours across Europe as part of the UK-Swiss collaboration, MoonMot.

His compositional focus is in developing techniques for composing for improvisers; to make the most of their skills in interpreting the music whilst retaining a strong compositional identity. To develop these ideas, he formed the piano trio, Fragments, with their 2019 album described as an “imaginatively detailed and uncompromising diary of a virtuosic improv group” (John Fordham, Jazzwise).

Jonathan Hunter

Richard Jones Piano

Born: May 15, 1989

George Kent

Born: May 24, 1987

When I started working as a marketing specialist, I was a little bit confused but it took me two weeks to realise what I was required to do. Since then, I am the best in my city and many companies wanted to catch my attention, however, only one succeeded. I am happy with my current job position and I will not be leaving any time soon!

Rob Thorpe

Born: May 8, 1990

Emily Burkhardt

Kollega

Born: October 28, 1966

Band line up - DAVE SHOOTER - bass & pedalboard, laptop and controllers; LERØY LUPTØN - synthesiser, guitar, laptop controllers; MATT ROBINSON - tenor saxophone; BEN MCCABE - drums Kollega are a quartet from the North West of England who play original music. At Kollega HQ we are inspired and motivated by fusing technology and contemporary sounds into our music alongside acoustic and electric instruments. The tunes are underpinned by big grooves and processed bass sitting beneath insistent tenor saxophone and lush analogue synths with loops and samples providing lots of sweet additional sonic interest. We believe that the studio and live outputs of the band should reflect each other while providing different and complementary experiences