Aberdeen Jazz Festival

Couple of brilliant videos, show casing what the Hypnotics are all about:

Aberdeen Jazz Festival presents SKADNE KREK Fri 16 March, doors 10pm £5 The Blue Lamp An explosive quartet forged in the fires of punk, electronica and rock, powered by sheer energy and muscle. This brilliant young Norwegian band play a sweeping and groovy hybrid of trip-hop swagger, funky electronica over a very human pulse. This is Herbie Hancock and John McLaughlin young again in 2012. Supported by Aberdeen City Councils International Twinning Budget Tickets are available on the door or through Aberdeen Jazz Festival - 0845 111 0302.

Aberdeen Jazz Festival presents ABERDEEN JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH MATTHEW FORD Thu 15 March, doors 7.30pm £9/£8 The Blue Lamp Smart, stylish and sophisticated crooner, Matthew Ford, makes his Festival debut with the Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra presenting a night of swinging tunes from the golden age of the great American songbook. Ford is widely regarded as the best UK interpreter of Rat Pack classics. He was lead singer with the Syd Lawrence Orchestra – “his talent just hits you in the face and leaves you gasping” (BBC Radio 2). Aberdeen Jazz Orchestra feature the cream of North East musicians. A concert to raise the roof! Tickets available on the door or through Aberdeen Jazz Festival - 0845 111 0302.

Aberdeen Jazz Festival presents MAGGIE BELL & BLUES 'N' TROUBLE Thu 15 March, doors 7.30pm £12+bf The Lemon Tree Since coming to fame with Stone The Crows, Bell’s powerful yet soulful voice has made her the Scots Queen of the Blues. One of the greatest blues, rock and soul singers on the current scene – here she is with the legendary Scottish blues-rockers, singing a pack of well known tunes. Tickets available through Aberdeen Jazz Festival - 0845 111 0302 - and Aberdeen Box Office - 01224 641122

total star! tremendous sax player and a wonderful player, her enthusiasm is tangible. I'd highly recommend this to any MOBO fans in Aberdeen

Aberdeen Jazz Festival presents HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE Saturday 17 March, doors 8pm Tickets: £15 Eight brothers, all sons of Sun-Ra's Philip Cohran, combine for a truly breath-taking live performance. Honing their skills over three decades performing together, first performing in 1986 as The Philip Cohran Youth Ensemble, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble have been amazing audiences across the globe with their incendiary blend of hip-hop, jazz, funk and brass band. They've performed with artists from across the musical spectrum, including Gorillaz and hip-hop luminaries Mos Def and Talib Kweli, not to mention working on the soundtrack to Black Dynamite! You can download two free tracks and a 30min mixtape from the links below: http://soundcloud.com/artdontsleep/01-starfighter http://soundcloud.com/artdontsleep/02-spottie http://soundcloud.com/artdontsleep/homage-iii-a-collage-of See you there! Tickets available from Jazz Scotland - 0845 111 0302 - and Aberdeen Box Office - 01224 641122.

Walter Lang (piano), Sven Faller (bass, samples), Gerwin Eisenhauer (drums) One of Europe’s finest pianists, Walter Lang fronts a traditional piano trio that can sound classic one moment and take the music on a new tangent, the next. Three musicians schooled in the jazz tradition yet trying to find new expression. Easing from melodies of an almost hymnic quality, dazzling rhythms and surprising dynamic shifts compiling a repertoire inspired by Aphex Twins, Kraftwerk, Thelonious Monk, Jobim and Bach, perfect for fans of new jazz pianiism, from EST and Neil Cowley to Brad Mehldau and The Bad Plus.