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Shabaka Hutchings is widely regarded as one of the UK’s most influential musicians and a defining figure in contemporary British culture. A bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, his work has reshaped global perceptions of jazz and experimental music through a practice that moves fluidly between jazz, electronic, spiritual, and diasporic traditions.In his solo work, Shabaka’s music reflects a deepening focus on breath, embodiment, and personal authorship. His 2026 album Of The Earth, written, performed, produced, and mixed entirely by Shabaka, marks a pivotal moment in his artistic evolution. Where earlier projects explored collective improvisation and a withdrawal from familiar forms, this work represents integration - uniting rhythmic propulsion, textural depth, and melodic openness within a singular creative vision.Drawing together the dance-driven energy associated with Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming and the quieter, breath-led language of his recent solo explorations in Perceive It’s Beauty Acknowledge It’s Grace, his latest album, Of The Earth establishes Shabaka as a fully realised instrumentalist-producer. Created largely while travelling, the music is built from portable instruments and production tools, with looping rhythmic structures underpinning expansive choral melodies performed primarily on alto flute, alongside saxophone.Shabaka’s practice has been profoundly shaped by years of flute study across traditions from Japan, the Americas, and beyond. This immersion transformed his understanding of resonance, phrasing, and melodic flow, and continues to inform his relationship with the saxophone, which he returned to with renewed clarity following an extended period away from the instrument. For the first time in his recorded output, Shabaka also incorporates his voice, using rap not as a stylistic departure but as another extension of rhythm, breath, and musical phrasing.Across all his work, Shabaka’s music is driven by motion - physical, historical, and diasporic - tracing connections between movement, memory, and sound. Unconcerned with genre and grounded in intent, his practice continues to evolve as a deeply embodied form of creative expression.
Venue information
The Brudenell is a lively and fun loving venue that embraces music and art under a wide and diverse umbrella that has no boundaries.
The Brudenell has been in the past most famous for hosting secret gigs for bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs. However, it has been a centrepiece of the Leeds music scene for a number of years, and hosts events most nights of the week, which are put on by a variety of local promoters, covering a wide spectrum of genres.
The Brudenell is not just about music... facilities include: a lounge, Games Room with Snooker Table, 5 Pool Tables, Darts, Table Football, two large concert room, Sky TV and BT Sport showing all the live sports in HD.
Venue accessibility information
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Brudenell's website.
Venue access
Brudenell Social Club has step free access from the entrance through to both event rooms. There is also a newly installed accessible toilet, which is accessed via a RADAR key.
Companion Tickets
The venue offer a Personal Assistant ticket to any customer who may not be able to attend a show without the support of a PA and has already purchased their own valid ticket. If you require a PA ticket, please give the venue an email to the email address listed below to discuss your requirements.
access@brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
Assistance Dogs
Brudenell welcome assistance dogs into the venue and will happily provide a bowl of water if needed. However, not all events are suitable so please contact the venue beforehand.
