Tin Men and the Telephone + Diego Amador Trio at Manchester Jazz Festival at RNCM, Concert Hall

Amador is an electrifying, consummate self-taught musician whose hands race from one end of the keyboard to the other with tremendous force, turning the piano into a percussion instrument as he drums out rhythms with the keys, fusing flamenco music with post-bop and avant-garde jazz. By sharp contrast – but with equal passion – TM&T present a show that incorporates everyday sounds with theatrical and visual aspects into a multi-media and participatory performance about the role modern communication tools play – and how people lose themselves within them. Directions from car navigation devices, ring tones and screaming football reporters are interwoven so closely with the music that dialogues appear and novel experiences emerge...

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Amador is an electrifying, consummate self-taught musician whose hands race from one end of the keyboard to the other with tremendous force, turning the piano into a percussion instrument as he drums out rhythms with the keys, fusing flamenco music with post-bop and avant-garde jazz. By sharp contrast – but with equal passion – TM&T present a show that incorporates everyday sounds with theatrical and visual aspects into a multi-media and participatory performance about the role modern communication tools play – and how people lose themselves within them. Directions from car navigation devices, ring tones and screaming football reporters are interwoven so closely with the music that dialogues appear and novel experiences emerge.

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