Partisans at Sheffield Jazz at Sheffield University Students Union (susu) Auditorium

Together for nearly 20 years they’re the godfathers of the new wave of British post-jazz. Bridging the gap between New York swing, European improv and UK rock, each member’s influences feeds a genuine creative spark generating huge excitement and energy. “This heavyweight jazz quartet continues to carve its own niche, with an eclectic jazz mix.”…***** BBC Music Magazine

Following on from their widely acclaimed USA and Canadian Tour in 2014 and hot on the heels of a highly successful 2015 summer performing at major UK Jazz Festivals; Partisans (winners of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Jazz Album of the Year) return to Sheffield....

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Together for nearly 20 years they’re the godfathers of the new wave of British post-jazz. Bridging the gap between New York swing, European improv and UK rock, each member’s influences feeds a genuine creative spark generating huge excitement and energy. “This heavyweight jazz quartet continues to carve its own niche, with an eclectic jazz mix.”…***** BBC Music Magazine

Following on from their widely acclaimed USA and Canadian Tour in 2014 and hot on the heels of a highly successful 2015 summer performing at major UK Jazz Festivals; Partisans (winners of the Parliamentary Jazz Awards Jazz Album of the Year) return to Sheffield.

Partisans are widely acknowledged as the godfathers of the new wave of British post-jazz and improv, and have outlived many of the bands that have come since their formation. BBC Radio 3 asserts they are “one of the most exciting all-star experimental groups in jazz today”.

With years of touring around the globe and a cult following in their native UK, where they have played every conceivable venue from backwater pubs to the largest concert halls and festivals, Partisans have released four albums to date: their self-titled debut (1997, EFZ), Sourpuss (2000, Babel), Max (2005, Babel) and By Proxy (2009, Babel). But it’s Swamp (2014, Whirlwind Recordings) that sees the band completely blow open their already eclectic and unpredictable palette, taking their music to new heights as a result of their near 20 years together.

Partisans are a real band – known for bridging the gap between New York swing, European improv and UK rock– where the combination of each member’s influences feeds a genuine creative spark generating huge excitement and energy.

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