| Danny
Sugar and Oli Silk, the creative
forces behind Sugar & Silk, introduced
themselves to the smooth jazz scene in 2000 with their
debut album ‘Fact of Friction?’. Now, two
years on - with the release of their eagerly anticipated
second album ‘Duality’ the boys are looking
to make a broad and significant impression on jazz aficionados
everywhere.
With an effortless mix of saxophone and keyboard led
melodies and the cream of vocal talent cast on a backdrop
of some driving yet soulful bass lines and heavyweight
smooth grooves – ‘Duality’
looks set to further amplify the influence of British
music.
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Sugar and Silk comprise of Danny Sugar (Bass) and Oli
Silk (Keyboards).
Danny was born in Israel during January of 1979, where
his musical career began playing piano at the age of
6. In 1987, Danny and his family moved to the UK. At
the age of 14 he quickly reccognised a love for music
but not for the keys, and so began to play the bass
guitar in bands of ranging styles. Nurturing a natural
gift for the instrument he also discovered a growing
interest in music production.
Oli was born on March 7th 1979. At age eleven he began
keyboard lessons, playing in variety shows and suchlike.
The shows continued through his teenage years, alongside
which he was guided through numerous London College
of Music exams in Electronic Keyboards, passing all
with honours. In his spare time, Oli had also kindled
a love for Jazz and Soul music; and his playing style
was beginning to reflect where he was heading musically.
Studying music at school led Oli to choose the subject
at college.
It was during 1996, whilst at college, that Oli and
Danny first met. They struck an instant rapport and
found a common interest in Jazz, which they quickly
took to task by firstly joining a six-piece Rock/Jazz
fusion band; and soon after, a twelve-piece soul covers
outfit. Neither allowed the boys to truly express their
skills and compositional ideas, and so they decided
to embark on their own, separate, recording project
‘Sugar & Silk – Fact or Friction?’
which was released in October 2000.
Now, in 2002, Sugar & Silk are back in full groove
with the release of their second album ‘Duality’,
set to further amplify the influence of British music.
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