GoGo Penguin & Michael Cretu & George King
GoGo Penguin
“Anthemic riffs and skittering grooves..pushes the acoustic piano trio into the future” Jazzwise
“It's obvious why the Manchester clubs are jumping to this band.” The Guardian
Hotly tipped as the rising stars of UK Jazz by The Times newspaper, skittering breakbeats, telepathic interplay and a penchant for anthemic melody all contribute to a sound that’s wholly GoGo Penguin’s own. Featuring pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Rob Turner, the brilliant GoGo Penguin, draw on a heady brew of influences from Squarepusher to Brian Eno, Debussy to John Cage and EST to Massive Attack to create their unique, groove-heavy, highly lyrical, acoustic-electronica sound. Their debut album Fanfares, was released to universal acclaim in Nov 2012 and nominated for album of the year at Gilles Peterson’s World Wide Awards and they appear here in support of their hook-laden, anthemic follow-up, v2.0, which is released in March 2014.
Photo credit Arlen Connelly
Michael Cretu & George King
Rumanian double bassist Michael Cretu and classically trained pianist George King weave together the beautiful musical styles of contemporary jazz, folk and classical.
- Date:
- Sat, 31 May 2014
- Time:
- 7:30pm - 10:15pm
- Venue:
- Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
- Price:
- This is an archived event, tickets are no longer for sale