A quartet featuring some of Birmingham and the UK’s finest improvisors; AHM perform carefully constructed original compositions, filled with soaring, lyrical melodies and enticingly catchy rhythmic passages.
The open approach of the band leads to shifts of mood and energy through each piece. The result is music that is laced with edgy, dynamic flair and at the same-time beautifully warm and sweet.
This same treatment is also applied to a handful of re-workings of classic jazz standards drawn from the repertoire of composers such as Wayne Shorter, Sam Rivers, Harold Arlen and Vernon Duke.
Line-up:
David Austin Grey – piano
Xhosa Cole – tenor sax / flute
Shivraj Singh – double bass
Nathan Jones – drums
About
David Austin Grey is a UK based pianist, composer and educator working across multiple musical disciplines, and often combining different artistic mediums. He has worked throughout the UK and internationally, including residencies and collaborations in Brazil, The United States and South Asia.
His most long-standing group ‘Hansu-Tori’ has received national press and radio play (BBC Radio 3, Jazzwise Magazine, Jazz FM, BBC Introducing, The Observer, BBC WM and BBC Radio Scotland).
A graduate of The University of Birmingham and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire; David has worked with such well-respected artists and institutions as
Birmingham Royal Ballet, British Council, Sound and Music, Courtney Pine, Eliza Shaddad, Soweto Kinch, Freya Roy, Xhosa Cole, Black Voices, Michael League and Snarky Puppy.
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