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{{Short description|South African jazz pianist}} |
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==Career== |
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In 1987 Hanmer moved to [[Johannesburg]] where he formed ''Unofficial Language'' with drummer [[Ian Herman]] and bassist Pete Sklair. The group has released two albums, ''Moves Moves'' and ''Primal Steps''. |
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As a child he studied piano. He attended the [[University of Cape Town]] for two years before beginning a music career with guitarist Paul Petersen.<ref name="official">{{cite web |title=Born in Cape Town in 1961 … |url=https://paulhanmer.wordpress.com/about/ |website=Paul Hanmer |accessdate=18 May 2020 |date=24 December 2016}}</ref> During the 1980s he started the band Unofficial Language with Peter Sklair and Ian Herman in Johannesburg.<ref name="official" /> In the 1990s he was a member of the Cool Friction Band led by [[Tony Cox (South African musician)|Tony Cox]]. His debut album, ''[[Trains to Taung]]'', was released by [[Sheer Sound]] in 1997.<ref name="official" /> Influenced by [[Keith Jarrett]],<ref name="africultures.com" /> he has worked with [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Louis Mhlanga]], [[Pops Mohamed]], [[McCoy Mrubata]], [[Ray Phiri]], and [[Tananas]].<ref name="official" /><ref name="africultures.com">{{Cite web|title='It took me a long time to take possession of myself': A meeting with the composer Paul Hanmer|url=http://www.africultures.com/anglais/articles_anglais/40hanmer.htm|work=Africultures.com|accessdate=2010-09-22|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519185449/http://www.africultures.com/anglais/articles_anglais/40hanmer.htm|archivedate=2011-05-19}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
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Influenced by [[Keith Jarrett]],<ref name="africultures.com" /> {{Reference necessary|1=Hanmer's music is at times cerebral and minimalist but always distinctly South African, with strong flavours of the [[Cape Flats]] and the Friday afternoon [[Township (South Africa)|township]] gumba.|date=September 2010}} Hanmer has worked with artists including Grammy Award winner [[Miriam Makeba]], [[Hugh Masekela]], [[Jonathan Butler]], [[Pops Mohamed]], Sipho Gumede, and McCoy Mrubata.<ref name="sheer.co.za" /> |
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Since 2003 Hanmer has also been composing works for classical performers: ''UnTsiki'' and ''Ntwazana'' (2003) for ''The Bow Project'', a string quartet for the Sontonga Quartet, a wind quintet for the Mozart anniversary in 2006, a clarinet quintet for Robert Pickup, a suite of duets for double bass and cello for Leon Bosch, a piece for two tubas and drumkit for Anne Jelle Visser of the Zurich Opera, and two duets for violin and harp. |
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== Solo discography == |
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* ''Naïvasha'' (2002) |
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* ''[[Water and Lights]]'' (2004) |
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== Classical discography == |
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* ''The Bow Project'' (2010) |
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== References == |
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* <ref name="music.org.za">{{Cite web|title=Hanmer, Paul (South Africa) |url=http://www.music.org.za/artist.asp?id=128|work=Music.org.za|accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref> |
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* <ref name="africultures.com">{{Cite web|title='It took me a long time to take possession of myself': A meeting with the composer Paul Hanmer|url=http://www.africultures.com/anglais/articles_anglais/40hanmer.htm|work=Africultures.com|accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref> |
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* <ref name="sheer.co.za">{{Cite web|title=Paul Maner: Biography|url=http://www.sheer.co.za/paul.html|work=[[Sheer Sound]]|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060926084950/http://www.sheer.co.za/paul.html|archivedate=2006-09-26|accessdate=2010-09-22}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Cape jazz]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 5 November 2024
Paul Hanmer (born 1961, Cape Town) is a South African jazz pianist.
Career
[edit]As a child he studied piano. He attended the University of Cape Town for two years before beginning a music career with guitarist Paul Petersen.[1] During the 1980s he started the band Unofficial Language with Peter Sklair and Ian Herman in Johannesburg.[1] In the 1990s he was a member of the Cool Friction Band led by Tony Cox. His debut album, Trains to Taung, was released by Sheer Sound in 1997.[1] Influenced by Keith Jarrett,[2] he has worked with Miriam Makeba, Louis Mhlanga, Pops Mohamed, McCoy Mrubata, Ray Phiri, and Tananas.[1][2]
Discography
[edit]- Trains to Taung (Sheer Sound, 1997)
- Playola (Sheer Sound, 2000)
- Window to Elsewhere (Sheer Sound, 2002)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Born in Cape Town in 1961 …". Paul Hanmer. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ a b "'It took me a long time to take possession of myself': A meeting with the composer Paul Hanmer". Africultures.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
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