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Paul Hanmer

  • Skill Category: Music Composers
  • Present Address: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
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Biography

Paul Hanmer (born 1961, Cape Town) is a South African jazz pianist. As a child he studied piano. He attended the University of Cape Two for two years before beginning a music career with guitarist Paul Petersen.[1] During the 1980s he started the band Unofficial Language with Peter Sklair and Ian Herman in Johannesburg.[1] In the 1990s he was a member of the Cool Friction Band led by Tony Cox. His debut album, Trains to Taung, was released by Sheer Sound in 1997.[1] Influenced by Keith Jarrett,[2] he has worked with Miriam Makeba, Louis Mhlanga, Pops Mohamed, McCoy Mrubata, Ray Phiri, and Tananas.

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He has written extensively for classical performers – in often unusual instrumentation – for performances in South Africa and Europe and completed his PhD at Rhodes in 2022, part of the requirements of which was to write a symphony.

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