Tanhai Collective

Emerging UK Jazz band Tanhai Collective perform unreleased tracks from their yet to be recorded debut full length album. Drawing from 70's Funk and 90's post rock acts like Stereolab their new album sits on Modal grooves with memorable hooks and head nodding rhythms. 6 piece instrumental outfit Tanhai Collective draw from Classic Soul Jazz and the jazzier end of post rock. Their groove heavy and melodic music utilises 70’s production and recording techniques for groovy, explosive and occasionally dubbed out tracks. For fans of Donald Byrd or Badbadnotgood. Their newest album ‘Circa 2019’ set for August 2025 release goes back to their roots for melody forward, groove laden 70s Jazz Funk. Recorded and cut in one day the tracks dive head first into a live sound, reminiscent of classic recordings of the analogue era. After laying down the groundwork for a modern jazz sound with the release of their first 2 EPs ‘The Tanifesto’ & ‘In Lane’ respectively, the band headlined London’s Jazz Cafe, held a year long residency at ‘Parliamentary Jazz Venue of the Year’ runner up 91 Living Room, and supported Herbie Hancock’s headhunters at Ronnie Scotts for back to back nights. In Autumn 2025 they release ‘circa 2019’ alongside a UK tour performing at London’s Jazz Cafe, Manchester’s Band on the Wall, Rough Trafe Bristol and Norwich Arts Centre. "“We haven’t come across a new UK jazz act for quite a while (...) with as much potential as London based six piece Tanhai Collective. Open and loose, inspired by jazz funk and the 1970s they exert a lot of instrumental appeal.”" - Stephen Graham - Founding editor at Jazzwize - (Marlbank)