Hexagonal at Crookes Social Club

John Donaldson: piano
Jason Yarde: alto & baritone sax
Greg Heath: tenor sax
Graeme Flowers: trumpet
Simon Thorpe: bass
Tristan Banks: drums

A welcome return for this sextet whose exciting, high energy music with African and Jazz influences makes for a joyous, uplifting live experience. Formed in 2016 to perform the music of two titans of jazz piano - 1980s South African multi-instrumentalist and composer Bheki Mseleku and 1960s American jazz icon McCoy Tyner - it was an ambition born of love and experience; Simon and John toured with Bheki while Jason worked with McCoy...

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John Donaldson: piano
Jason Yarde: alto & baritone sax
Greg Heath: tenor sax
Graeme Flowers: trumpet
Simon Thorpe: bass
Tristan Banks: drums

A welcome return for this sextet whose exciting, high energy music with African and Jazz influences makes for a joyous, uplifting live experience. Formed in 2016 to perform the music of two titans of jazz piano - 1980s South African multi-instrumentalist and composer Bheki Mseleku and 1960s American jazz icon McCoy Tyner - it was an ambition born of love and experience; Simon and John toured with Bheki while Jason worked with McCoy. These associations bring an authority and authenticity to the group’s music and a strong influence on their original material. Expect a variety of rich melodies, vibrant harmonies and infectious grooves reflecting Mseleku’s lyricism and Tyner’s blues sensibility. www.hexagonal.org.uk/

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