Hennessy’s Global ‘Art of Mixing’

From New York to Tokyo, Paris to Moscow Hennessy has been blending many of the finest musical acts with the world’s smoothest cognac.

Now, Hennessy Art of mixing has landed in Christchurch to bring together an eclectic group of musicians who will be performing at Fat Eddies in Soul Square for ten weeks from Thursday July 9th.

Accompanying these musicians is an exciting range of specially created Hennessy cocktails for the crowd to enjoy.

Conceived in 2006, the Hennessy ‘Art of Mixing’ concept began with a global tour blending the most sophisticated cocktails with the best in musical talent. The 2006 tour included performances from Kanye West, The Strokes, Goldfrapp and Carl Cox.

Since then Hennessy’s ‘Art of Mixing’ has continued to thrive with musicians and DJ’s from around the world joining together to perform fresh live acts for dedicated fans.

“Hennessy ‘Art of Mixing’ provides an opportunity for people to discover new ways of enjoying Hennessy coupled with a fantastic night of music,” says Rick Stevens, General Manager of Fat Eddies.

The artists performing at Fat Eddies over the ten weeks of Hennessy ‘Art of Mixing’ will create an act especially for the event. Ten groups will take the stage on consecutive Thursdays until early September mixing up a wide variety of music including jazz funk, hip-hop, folk, soul, and rock-pop.

Fat Eddies will be mixing up innovative cocktails which draw upon Hennessy’s depth of character to create contemporary takes on classics such as the Mojito and the Singapore sling. All cocktails are priced at $13.

Hennessy Art of Mixing Schedule

Acts will perform 8pm-10pm

July 9th Nacoa & Dr Sanchez
Experience the sound of DJ Nacoa with his eclectic mix of nu jazz funk fusion, interfused with the nylon string guitar of Dr Sanchez - completely improvised and dynamic as to stimulate all the senses.

July 16th The Clazz
Mixing alternative, classical and smooth Jazz, these purveyors of piano, voice and drums combine into an intriguing and beguiling evening of twisted standards they call 'jazzcore'.

July 23rd Nanako Jazz and Art of Mixing with Drum& Bass and Classic
Nanako, the jazz pianist/keyboardist/vocalist and Drummer Matt Gibb will introduce live Drum & Bass sounds without mixer. Songs are taken and re-arranged from jazz and classical tunes as well as Nanako's original songs.

July 30th Rare Shot Blue
100% electronic live. Christchruch's premium TripHop/Electronica Duo. Rare Shot Blue and MC Kommikal join their force together and take you on an amazing journey of live electronica.

Aug 6th Mea Grennell
Canterbury bred, Wellington-based singer-songwriter, Mea bases her original music around contemporary folk with a touch of reggae and jazz and an occasional cover for familiarity.

Aug 13th Rhythm & Stories
Rachael Schönberger and Maganui Stewart present a mixture of guitar driven rock/pop ballads with African rhythm and harmony.

Aug 20th Megaton Collective
Megaton Collective provide sonically intoxicating rhymes and rhythms to bend the mind and satisfy the soul. Genre-bending brew-masters Tim Driver and Mike Pearce, blend hip hop, jazz, electronica and soul into a concoction fit for even the most hardened afficionados.

Aug 27th Ragamuffin Children
Ragamuffin Children are combining efforts with local poet Cairan Fox for one night at Fat Eddies. They will performing a selection of haunting sea shanties, alt folk gems, and poetry woven into musical landscapes to create and intimate and ambient evening.

Sept 3rd Dj Partido and the Son of Soul
Partido will be joined by his funk brother from the north to play a selection of Soul, Jazz and Broken Beat. These governors of groove will add percussion and brass to deliver a set to move your mind and your feet.

Sept 10th Even So
Local Christchurch artists Even So will be rearranging 80’s pop hits into lounge music, with some great bongo solo moments. Very 60’s

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