Svarc, Hanley and Longhawn

Come join us on Sunday 8th March as we begin our 2026 season with the fabulous Nik Svarc (guitar), Martin Longhawn (organ) and Steve Hanley on drums.

Biography:

SHL perform original music with influences from the classic organ trios and current jazz musicians. Their music emphasizes both written material and extended improvisation.

Accolades / Press: ‘Leeds Guitarist Nik Svarc, drummer-percussionist Steve Hanley and keyboardist Martin Longhawn join the dots between Jazz-Rock and Hammond funk, discovering an interesting angle for an old-school sound mixed with some hyper-catchy hooks and grooves’ – Jazzwise magazine.

‘Nik Svarc has the sort of tone that other players can only aspire to and his fantastic command of his instrument is a real highlight of the album. His playing is very evocative and is never cold or lacking in emotion despite its obvious technical quality.’ – DPRP

‘These three push all the buttons, tick all the boxes. You want funk?…