TUESDAY NOV 14, 2017
The Filthy Six
The Filthy Six are the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfit in the UK today and have established themselves as one of the most electric live acts on the scene. Their soaring horns, blistering guitar and gut-wrenching Hammond are fuelled by one of the hardest grooving rhythm sections around, producing a hip-shakingly powerful mixture of jazz, funk and boogaloo totally in keeping with the finest traditions of the Blue Note sound. Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell (Tom Jones, Mavis Staples, Foo Fighters) this crack unit of erudite musical gunslingers have worked with some of the biggest names in music including Amy Winehouse, Beck, David Axelrod, Mark Ronson, Jill Scott, Jack White, Dionne Warwick, Mumford & Sons, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Ronnie Spector, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Antibalas, Spiritualized and the Atomic Bomb Band to name but a few. These instrumental groove merchants fuse boundless energy and incredible musicianship to create tight, funky music that moves the mind, body and soul whilst simultaneously tearing the roof off every venue they play. March 2016 saw the release of their third studio album - More Filth - on the legendary Acid Jazz label, with the band taking the album out on the road for short tours in the UK and the USA. Receiving airplay on BBC 6Music (Huey Morgan, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show), BBC Radio London and Jazz FM, the album is undoubtedly their filthiest yet, jam packed full of Soul Jazz workouts and heavy funk grooves scientifically engineered to have you moving and grooving so hard you'll burn holes in not 1 but 2 pairs of boots and a large chunk of that dance floor too. Bad. Ass.
The Filthy Six are the most exciting, authentic Soul Jazz outfit in the UK today and have established themselves as one of the most electric live acts on the scene. Their soaring horns, blistering guitar and gut-wrenching Hammond are fuelled by one of the hardest grooving rhythm sections around, producing a hip-shakingly powerful mixture of jazz, funk and boogaloo totally in keeping with the finest traditions of the Blue Note sound. Led by trumpeter Nick Etwell (Tom Jones, Mavis Staples, Foo Fighters) this crack unit of erudite musical gunslingers have worked with some of the biggest names in music including Amy Winehouse, Beck, David Axelrod, Mark Ronson, Jill Scott, Jack White, Dionne Warwick, Mumford & Sons, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis, Ronnie Spector, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Antibalas, Spiritualized and the Atomic Bomb Band to name but a few. These instrumental groove merchants fuse boundless energy and incredible musicianship to create tight, funky music that moves the mind, body and soul whilst simultaneously tearing the roof off every venue they play. March 2016 saw the release of their third studio album - More Filth - on the legendary Acid Jazz label, with the band taking the album out on the road for short tours in the UK and the USA. Receiving airplay on BBC 6Music (Huey Morgan, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show), BBC Radio London and Jazz FM, the album is undoubtedly their filthiest yet, jam packed full of Soul Jazz workouts and heavy funk grooves scientifically engineered to have you moving and grooving so hard you'll burn holes in not 1 but 2 pairs of boots and a large chunk of that dance floor too. Bad. Ass.
Diamond Street Players
The Diamond Street Players are a five piece soulful ensemble lead by organist Spencer Garn. Born out of a 6 month weekly residency in 2016, and his Little Five Points studio, Diamond Street, the band features a rotating group of local Atlanta musicians he has worked with regularly over the years and has been recording new original songs with, primarily throughout 2017.
In 2016 the musicians held down a weekly Thursday night residency at Little Vinyl Lounge, which paid tribute to the groovy Hammond Organ sound of the late 60’s era. Garn and company covered a variety of funky soul, jazz & boogaloo organ grinders from the era by artists ranging from Lou Donaldson to Booker T. & The MG’s to Jimmy McGriff who released on record labels such as Blue Note, Stax, & Prestige.
The Diamond Street Players are a five piece soulful ensemble lead by organist Spencer Garn. Born out of a 6 month weekly residency in 2016, and his Little Five Points studio, Diamond Street, the band features a rotating group of local Atlanta musicians he has worked with regularly over the years and has been recording new original songs with, primarily throughout 2017.
In 2016 the musicians held down a weekly Thursday night residency at Little Vinyl Lounge, which paid tribute to the groovy Hammond Organ sound of the late 60’s era. Garn and company covered a variety of funky soul, jazz & boogaloo organ grinders from the era by artists ranging from Lou Donaldson to Booker T. & The MG’s to Jimmy McGriff who released on record labels such as Blue Note, Stax, & Prestige.