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Cd Launch: Hexagonal at 606 Club

Courtesy of Laura G Thorne | Posted on December 20, 2018

Where

606 Club
90 Lots Road
London
Map
+44 020 7352 5953

Cd Launch: Hexagonal at 606 Club

When

Wed, January 9, 2019
20:30

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Musicians

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Tonight we are hosting the fantastic group Hexagonal who will be launching their first CD "McCoy & Mseleku" on Hexagonal Records. Essentially a co-operative the group, which comprises Jason Yarde-alto sax, Greg Heath-tenor sax/flute, Quentin Collins & Graeme Flowers-trumpets, John Donaldson-piano, Jeremy Brown-bass and Tristan Banks-drums, has worked with some of the greatest names in the business, including the likes of the London Symphony Orchestra, Mica Paris, Van Morrison, James Brown, Liane Carroll, Whitney Houston, Eddie Henderson and Amy Winehouse. You get the idea, these guys are well travelled and universally held in high regard. After forming as a group in 2016 to play the music of the late, great, South African musician, Bheki Mseleku they have performed at prominent festivals around the UK, including Jazz Hastings and Herts Jazz, as well as headlining at Scarborough Jazz. More recently they have added the music of the iconic pianist McCoy Tyner to their repertoire, creating a broad palette of material as a backdrop for some world class playing. Both Bheki and McCoy are very special musicians and their compositions are a lasting testament to their undoubted brilliance, as this Hexagonal CD unquestionably demonstrates. So it is with real pleasure that we welcome this "super group" to the Club this evening to perform this wonderful music. ...

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