“Reinventing the brass-band format for the 21st century’” THE TIMES
“One of the greatest live bands we have in this country” BBC RADIO 2
East London’s Hackney Colliery Band continue to reinvent the brass band sound for the 21st Century with new LP Sharpener, released 15th July. A tour de force of trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone, marching percussion and electronics, the band are as inspired by contemporary rock and electronica as they are New Orleans marching bands and the traditional British brass bands to which their name pays homage.
Off the back of their critically-acclaimed releases, Hackney Colliery Band have really stormed the live circuit, selling out two-night runs at Wilton’s Music Hall and the Jazz Café. And what better place than East London’s Village Underground to host the local brass band for a night of pure entertainment on 17th November....
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“Reinventing the brass-band format for the 21st century’” THE TIMES
“One of the greatest live bands we have in this country” BBC RADIO 2
East London’s Hackney Colliery Band continue to reinvent the brass band sound for the 21st Century with new LP Sharpener, released 15th July. A tour de force of trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone, marching percussion and electronics, the band are as inspired by contemporary rock and electronica as they are New Orleans marching bands and the traditional British brass bands to which their name pays homage.
Off the back of their critically-acclaimed releases, Hackney Colliery Band have really stormed the live circuit, selling out two-night runs at Wilton’s Music Hall and the Jazz Café. And what better place than East London’s Village Underground to host the local brass band for a night of pure entertainment on 17th November.
Formed in 2008 out of a desire to play music that appealed to the feet as much as to the ears, the band has rapidly gained an army of loyal supporters, including radio support from Lauren Laverne, Gilles Peterson, Craig Charles, Huey Morgan, Jamie Cullum, Rob Da Bank and John Kennedy. Since the release of their eponymous debut in 2011, the 9-piece have blown their way into the public consciousness with their energetic and passionate live shows, amassing fans worldwide and reinventing the brass band sound for the modern age.
New LP Sharpener shows the band on fine form and more confident than ever, with powerful new electronic elements and a dance floor sensibility adding to the jazz, rock and soul for which they are known.
It’s perhaps the band’s outstanding arrangements which sets them apart: able to switch from screaming energy to moody introspection, from cutting-edge jazz to dancefloor rave, and proving that Hackney Colliery Band is not just another party brass band blowing through the usual pop covers.
But the band are never content to rest on their laurels or to keep things simple, and are keen collaborators. Over the years they’ve run a series of experimental music nights at Ronnie Scott’s, a weekly new material night in venues across London, and worked with collaborators including Amy Winehouse, Fyfe Dangerfield, Eliza Doolittle, Jamie Cullum, Andreya Triana, Williams Fairey Band, Rhodes and DJ Yoda. More leftfield collaborations have even included working with a sausage maker on the ‘Hackney Colliery Banger’ and with legendary London brewery Truman’s on their own hugely popular ale ‘Bold as Brass’!
With Sharpener their most exciting work to date, a massive headline show at Village Underground and a collaborative EP out in the autumn, 2016 looks set to be a huge year for Hackney Colliery Band.
“I love these guys!” HUEY MORGAN, BBC 6MUSIC
“This is the most enjoyable, fun music that I know of” THE OBSERVER
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