Tanhai Collective w/Billy Hare + Kotoa

Tanhai Collective and Billy Hare, joined by the South London band Kotoa, present a jazz evening at 93 Feet East on Brick Lane, marking the launch of Billy Hare's debut album.

Tanhai Collective is a six-piece instrumental group whose music draws on classic soul jazz and the jazzier side of post-rock. Their grooves are heavy and built on 1970s production and recording methods, producing danceable pieces that are sometimes dubbed out. Listeners who enjoy Donald Byrd or Badbadnotgood are the audience the material points to.

This evening marks the launch of Room 12a, the debut album by Billy Hare, a member of Tanhai Collective. The record moves further into Brazilian jazz and broad arrangements, set over robust hooks, rhythmic patterns and tunes.

Joining them is Kotoa, a five-piece band from South London: drummer Laurie Campling, bassist Frank Black, keyboardist Sam Hillier, guitarist and vocalist Memphis Koloi, and saxophonist and vocalist Maia Avery. The night forms part of Brick Lane Sound, the year-round series run by Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and takes place at 93 Feet East, a concert venue on Brick Lane.