News
HSQ performance
October 3, 2024
HSQ recently performed at a special birthday celebration event at the Carlton Club in Manchester for member Helen Pillinger. Could a band revival be on the cards?
Midweek Jazz
November 1, 2019
HSQ’s Helena Summerfield has been branching out into the world of radio! Helena now hosts a monthly jazz show on Manchester’s Reform Radio www.reformradio.co.uk https://www.reformradio.co.uk/artist/Midweek_Jazz_Helena_Summerfield Midweek Jazz is broadcast on the third Wednesday of the month 2-3pm. Click on the…
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Jazz Camp for Girls
April 22, 2019
HSQ members Helena Summerfield and Helen Pillinger are passionate about introducing girls to jazz music and improvising and so jumped at the opportunity to be involved with Jazz North’s ‘Jazz Camp for Girls’ project. The ‘Jazz Camp for Girls’ pilot…
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mjf hothouse success
January 5, 2019
HSQ were delighted when founding member Helen Pillinger secured a place on the prestigious mjf (Manchester Jazz Festival) hothouse scheme in 2018. mjf hothouse is all about working with artists on an individual basis to understand what barriers they need…
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How Monkey Found His Swing returns!
August 14, 2018
HSQ are delighted to be working with acclaimed storyteller Ursula Holden-Gill again to perform ‘How Monkey Found His Swing’ at the Horse and Bamboo Theatre on Sunday 16th September 2018. Show starts at 3pm (free craft activities from 2pm) Tickets…
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HSQ to perform ‘ How Monkey Found His Swing’ at the Ribble Valley Jazz Festival
April 10, 2018
HSQ are delighted to be working with acclaimed storyteller Ursula Holden Gill to perform ‘How Monkey Found His Swing’ at The Grand for the Ribble Valley Jazz Festival on Saturday May 5th 2018. www.thegrandvenue.co.uk/event/hsq-quartet-how-monkey-found-his-swing The Grand is thrilled to host…
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Jazz for Young People
February 11, 2018
Europe Jazz Network (EJN) and Vestnorsk Jazzsenter (Norway) have launched a new exciting feature on the EJN website – an online marketplace for jazz projects aimed at young audiences. The Marketplace is part of a three-year activity “Jazz for Young People”…
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Meet Greg Meade – the artist behind our logo & ‘Shapechanger’ artwork
November 16, 2017
Whenever HSQ need something arty Greg Meade is always our first port of call….. Greg Meade is a fine artist, printmaker and creative photographer based in Manchester. He created ‘The Happy Belgian’ after an encounter with a unusual gargoyle in…
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