The Filthy Six (uk/fin) at April Jazz Club

The Filthy Six are the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfit in the UK today and have established themselves as one of the most electric live acts on the scene. Their soaring horns, blistering guitar and gut-wrenching Hammond are fuelled by one of the hardest grooving rhythm sections around, producing a hip-shakingly powerful mixture of jazz, funk and boogaloo totally in keeping with the finest traditions of the Blue Note sound.

Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell (Foo Fighters, Beck, Mumford & Sons) this crack unit of erudite musical gunslingers have graced the bands of some of the biggest names in music including Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones, Jill Scott, Mark Ronson, Jack White, Dionne Warwick, David Axelrod, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Ronnie Spector, Antibalas, Spiritualized, The James Taylor Quartet, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and the Atomic Bomb Band to name but a few!...

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The Filthy Six are the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfit in the UK today and have established themselves as one of the most electric live acts on the scene. Their soaring horns, blistering guitar and gut-wrenching Hammond are fuelled by one of the hardest grooving rhythm sections around, producing a hip-shakingly powerful mixture of jazz, funk and boogaloo totally in keeping with the finest traditions of the Blue Note sound.

Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell (Foo Fighters, Beck, Mumford & Sons) this crack unit of erudite musical gunslingers have graced the bands of some of the biggest names in music including Amy Winehouse, Tom Jones, Jill Scott, Mark Ronson, Jack White, Dionne Warwick, David Axelrod, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Ronnie Spector, Antibalas, Spiritualized, The James Taylor Quartet, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and the Atomic Bomb Band to name but a few!

These instrumental groove merchants fuse boundless energy and incredible musicianship to create tight, funky music that moves the mind, body and soul whilst simultaneously tearing the roof off every venue they play. March 2016 saw the release of their third studio album – More Filth – on the legendary Acid Jazz label, with the band taking the album out on the road for short tours in both the UK and USA.

Nick Etwell: trumpet
Frank Walden: saxophone
James Fenn: guitar
Sami Nieminen: organ
Heikki Laine: bass
Kari Paavola: drums

Sokos Hotel Tapiola Garden, Tapionaukio 3, Espoo
Tickets at the door 10 € | Tickets in advance 12,50 € (incl. comission fees)
No age limit.

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