Alina Bzhezhinska Hip Harp Quintet

Internationally renowned harpist Alina Bzhezhinska pays homage to some of jazz, funk and hip-hop’s greatest innovators.

Featuring the exciting saxophonist Tony Kofi

Internationally renowned harpist Alina Bzhezhinska has built a reputation for innovation. For this new project, she’s created a unique sound on the harp with effect pedals and electronics, supported by Mikele Montolli (bass), Joel Prime (percussion) and Tony Kofi (saxophonist)

Through a combination of original works and covers, she pays homage to some of jazz, funk and hip-hop’s greatest innovators. Her new quintet draws from a variety of influences, including the likes of Dorothy Ashby’s Afro-harping, Alice Coltrane and Sun Ra, as well as 90s trip-hop and Kuti-esqe Afrobeat rhythms.

Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB

£18.50 (students and under-26s £6)

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