Hansu-Tori, UK tour, October / November 2014.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Hansu-Tori, the Birmingham based quintet led by keyboard player David Austin Grey will undertake a Jazz Services supported UK tour during October and November 2014. Press release attached.
Jazz Services PRESS RELEASE
Hansu-Tori
The above band has received a Jazz Services National Touring Support Scheme grant for their new tour.
Line-up:
David Austin Grey ? piano, keyboard
Chris Young - alto saxophone
Sam Wooster - trumpet
Nick Jurd - double bass, electric bass
Jim Bashford - drums
Additional & Guest Personnel:
Eliza Shaddad - vocals
Adam Jackson - alto saxophone
Nick Rundle - tenor saxophone
http://davidaustingrey.com/projects/hansu-tori/
Hansu-Tori is the brainchild of Birmingham-based pianist and composer David Austin Grey. Hitting the road to support the release of new album An Improvised Escape, the band have gained quite a following in the Midlands and are now set to take this success further afield with their Jazz Services supported tour.
The band‟s name is a combination of Korean and Japanese words meaning ?water‟ and ?bird‟, respectively, and Grey‟s engaging and evocative music reflects the attributes traditionally associated with both of these terms ? flowing, fluid, thought-provoking and evocative. His elegant and tuneful compositions draw on a wealth of musical sources, open to influences from modern classical music, electronic, cinematic sounds, rock and the avant-garde and refining them all through a seasoned jazz-informed mind-set. Grey‟s dynamic but melodic approach to writing gives the whole band space to flex their collective imagination, and the addition of guest personnel to the core sound elevates proceedings even further.
Hansu-Tori offer an intriguing and exhilarating live experience that it not to be missed.
?What is most impressive, apart from the sophisticated writing, is the clear and personal sound and style Grey has
developed, together with the highly sympathetic playing of these young musicians.? - The Jazz Breakfast
?A great debut album? - Mike Chadwick/Jazz FM
?Hansu-Tori’s distinctive sound and innovative style make them a perfect example of the incredible craftsmanship present in British jazz at the moment.? - Redbrick Newspaper
TOUR DATES:
03.10.14
with Elizabeth Shaddad, Adam Jackson and Nick Rundle.
5pm
Jazzlines,
Birmingham Symphony Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B1 2EA
0121 345 0600
Free
09.10.14 9pm Beat City Jazz,
The Yardbird Jazz Club, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HJ
0121 212 2524
14.10.14
with Nick Rundle
8pm Parr Jazz,
Fredriks, 32 Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BX
0151 708 9574
15.10.14 8pm
LS6 The Clock Caf?,
16 Headingley Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS6 2AS
0113 294 5464
19.10.14 8pm The Salisbury
1 Grand Parade, Green Lanes, London, N4 1JX
020 8800 9617
21.10.14 9pm The Spotted Dog,
104 Warwick St, Birmingham, B12 0NH
0121 772 3822
27.10.14 8pm The Daffodil,
18-20 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham GL50 2AE
01242 700 055
30.10.14
with Elizabeth Shaddad
8pm Jazz re:freshed,
Mau Mau Bar, 265 Portobello Road, London W11 1LR
020 7229 8528
4.11.14
with Adam Jackson
8pm The Butterfly & The Pig,
153 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4SQ
0141 221 7711
5.11.14
with Adam Jackson
9pm The Slouch Bar,
203 ? 205 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HZ
0141 221 5518
21.11.14 9pm Matt & Phreds,
64 Tib Street, Manchester, M4 1LW
0161 839 7187 /
0161 831 7002
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