Shakatak

Shakatak have enjoyed a level of success and career longevity rarely paralleled in contemporary music, but then Shakatak are a particularly unusual group.

Because of the nature of their music, their fan base is far-reaching, whilst always retaining its underground element. This paradox sees the band, who are known primarily as serious musicians, enjoying both high cult status and instant recognition as a household name.

Shakatak's four original members, Bill Sharpe, Jill Saward, George Anderson and Roger Odell, now augment their live performances with guitarist Alan Wormald and backing vocalists Jacqui Hicks or Debby Bracknell. This line-up has performed at international festivals including the Bratislava Jazz Day in Slovakia, the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in South Africa, the Kutchan Jazz Festival in Japan, the Hua Hin Jazz Festival in Thailand, the Penang Island Jazz Festival and many others too numerous to mention.

As well as a busy touring schedule they continue to release recordings almost annually proving there is still an insatiable demand for the unique Shakatak sound.