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Petra Haller
Battersea Jazz festival: Petra Haller Trio
St Mary's Church, Battersea
Battersea Church Rd
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nternationally-acclaimed tap dancer and musician, Petra Haller, steps into new territory with her latest venture: the Petra Haller Trio. This new ensemble, coming to St. Mary's Church in Battersea on Sunday 7th July, promises an evolution of Haller's well-established innovation in contemporary jazz. The trio comprises Haller, pianist Christian Prior, and bassist Michael Searl, all geared up to deliver a captivating performance. Hailed as one of '10 Female Jazz Musicians You Need To Know' by Reader's Digest, and Jazzwise Magazine’s "Rising Jazz Artist: Who to Look Out for in 2020", Haller continues to push the boundaries of contemporary jazz. Her reputation for improvisational and interdisciplinary work speaks volumes to her versatility- from tap dancer to musician to band leader. A persistent innovator, Haller is veering into fresh terrain, bringing her unique approach to improvisation into the realm of straight-ahead jazz.
Line-up:
Petra Haller, Tap Dancer
Christian Prior, Piano
Michael Searl, Bass
Music starts at 18:30. Online tickets: £12; on the door: £15
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Petra Haller Biography
Haller is a tap dancer based in London. She has studied at Escola Luthier in Barcelona, Europe’s only full-time tap dance school, and at workshops under Jason Samuels Smith, Derick Grant and Andrew Nemr. These mentors taught her the dance style and introduced her to it’s African-American roots — the cultural foundation for all jazz music. She is sucessfully establishing herself in the jazz and improvised music scene and she became the first tap dancer ever named in Jazz Wise Magazine’s “Rising Jazz Artists : Who to look out for in 2020”
“Petra Haller is unique as an improvising tap dancer – a worthy successor to Will Gaines. ” — Oliver Windling, Vortex Jazz Club, Babel Label
Read More“Petra Haller is unique as an improvising tap dancer – a worthy successor to Will Gaines. ” — Oliver Windling, Vortex Jazz Club, Babel Label
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