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Hans Prya at Manchester Jazz Festival at Band On The Wall
Courtesy of Joshua French | Posted on August 3, 2015
Where
Band On The Wall
Manchester Jazz Festival
25 Swan Street
Manchester
Map
0161 813 2222
When
Thu, August 6, 2015
19:30
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Musicians
Felix Higginbottom
percussionAlan Taylor
drumsIvan "Melon" Lewis
pianoDavid Austin Grey
pianoKieran McLeod
tromboneJackie Davis
percussionAbout
Hans Prya is a 10 piece genre-hopping band that features some of the finest musicians from across the UK. Hans Prya will be playing something of a home-coming gig for a band which has it's history firmly embedded in Band on the Wall, the band’s core members met during Band on the Wall and Brighter Sound’s Wall of Sounds Artistic Directors series, where they were selected from over 200 applicants to take part in a residency led by Snarky Puppy members Michael League, Bill Laurance and Robert ‘Sput’ Searight.
Hans Prya are led by percussionist Felix Higginbottom and includes an ensemble of diverse and talented artists, their first release, a 4-part live video series, features re-arranged songs from the residency, as well as new material. Hans Prya maintains an even balance between instrumental music and vocal songs – embodying the ambition of jazz within the structure of dance music. Since it's foundation the band has had widespread critical acclaim both in the UK and intentionally....