The Filthy Six are a British
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
group encompassing funk, acid jazz, and soul jazz, involving the use of
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs generated s ...
.
Background
The group has been described as a "soulful Hammond groove" sextet. The group has been compared to the
James Taylor Quartet at times.
Career
In March 2016, the group released the album ''More Filth'' and went on tour to promote the album.
On 17 November 2016, the group was headlining at the Downtown GetDown on the Adams Street Commons in Tallahassee.
[''Tallahassee Democrat'', 16 November 2017 ]
Big thanks for open hearts, generous neighbors and musical riches - Kati Schardl, Democrat correspondent
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Personnel
* Nick Etwell
Nick Etwell (born 30 May 1974) is the lead member and trumpeter of The Filthy Six, a British Jazz group.
He is originally from Derby, and was Ben Lovett's music teacher, and has also appeared with Mumford and Sons.
Career
Along with drummer ...
* Mark Brown
* Nigel Price
* Pete Whittaker
* Dan Drury
* Simon Lea
Discography
References
Acid jazz ensembles
British jazz ensembles
Acid Jazz Records artists
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