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Electronic Music
Star performer

Shabaka

November 9 at 7:30pm

At Band on the Wall

Swan St, M4 5JZ

The venue is an easy ten-minute walk from Manchester Victoria train station.
Reviewers note that the bar is great for drinks before and after the gig.

Alto flute, saxophone and live-manipulated synthesisers meet in this solo set by Shabaka Hutchings at Band on the Wall, blending jazz, electronic textures and breath-led improvisation.

Shabaka Hutchings

British avant‑garde jazz saxophonist/clarinetist/flutist, experimental, world music

Headliner


Shabaka Hutchings is a British jazz musician, composer and bandleader known for blending jazz with electronic, hip‑hop and Afro‑beat influences. He has led groups such as Sons of Kemet, The Comet Is Coming and Shabaka and the Ancestors, and has released solo work that explores breath‑based improvisation and ambient textures. His 2026 album *Of The Earth* showcases a hybrid of saxophone, alto flute, synthesizers and live looping, performed primarily as a duo with a rotating drummer/producer.

Lara Aisha

Nigerian‑German classical flautist


Lara Aisha Ali is a 19‑year‑old Nigerian‑German flautist studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has performed with youth orchestras and received grants for flute purchase, and her repertoire spans classical, jazz and Afro‑jazz influences.

What are you into?

  • British jazz visionary
  • Alto flute and saxophone
  • Live electronic synthesis
  • Band on the Wall
  • Swan St, M4 5JZ