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Beats & Pieces is not your average big band, rather a band that's big. These 14 musicians have been playing together since 2008 after meeting as students in Manchester, and have become a tight knit bunch.
Individually and collectively they are open to a huge diversity of music; the influence of artists such as Björk, Radiohead, David Bowie, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Loose Tubes, Gil Evans and Kenny Wheeler pop up in their performances and the compositions of bandleader and conductor Ben Cottrell.
The band tours regularly across the UK, Europe and further afield, marking their 10th anniversary in 2018 with the release of live album/concert film 'ten', their debut North American tour and inclusion in the Downbeat Critics Poll in the category Rising Star Big Band.