About Paul Hanmer
Born 1961. Paul Hanmer is a South African pianist, composer and jazz musician.
Paul Hanmer (born 1961, Cape Town) is a South African jazz pianist.
Career As a child he studied piano. He attended the University of Cape Town for two years before beginning a music career with guitarist Paul Petersen. During the 1980s he started the band Unofficial Language with Peter Sklair and Ian Herman in Johannesburg.
Discography Trains to Taung (Sheer Sound, 1997) Playola (Sheer Sound, 2000) Window to Elsewhere (Sheer Sound, 2002) Water and Lights (Gallo Record Company, 1997) The Navisha Sessions (Gallo Record Company Vault, 2002)
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Who is Paul Hanmer?
South African jazz pianist
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Paul Hanmer was born in 1961 in Cape Town.
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Paul Hanmer is a pianist, composer and jazz musician.
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Paul Hanmer is South African.
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