Smooth Connection

ABOUT tab Smooth Edge supply the atmosphere and feelgood vibe for the perfect occasion - the versatile and classy choice for all functions and venues. Lead vocalist Kiara is truly classy and authentic across R&B/soul/Dance/disco/neo-soul and really gets the audience involved. The groove and full instrumentation is provided by Pete Hughes (keyboards, keyboard bass, drum programming, vocoder and vocals), Elliot Browne (guitars, vocals) and Kim Nishikawara (sax, flute, vocals). Smooth Edge have played countless triumphant events with dancefloor-filling appeal. R&B, soul, Motown, classic disco, current dance hits, smooth jazz, jazz-funk, swing/’Ratpack’ and Latin jazz standards. Smooth Edge is compact but has a vibrant full group sound: please note without the use of backing tracks (only drum programming). Smooth Edge also regularly perform as the core duo of Pete Hughes (keyboards, keyboard bass, drum programming, vocoder and vocals) and Elliot Browne (guitars, vocals) and in any combination of duos (vocals or saxophone) with Pete Hughes on keyboards. Previous venues include: Midland Hotel (Manchester) Lowry Hotel (Manchester) Radisson Blu Hotel (Manchester) Marriott Hotel (Manchester) Shankly Hotel (Liverpool) Gorton Monastery (Manchester) Lancashire Manor Hotel Crabwall Manor Principal Hotel (Manchester) Abode Hotel (Chester) Thornton Manor (Wirral) Bredbury Hall (Stockport) Mottram Hall Hotel Sandholes Oak Barn (Congleton) Mere Golf Resort and Spa Sheridan Suite (Manchester) St James Club (Manchester) Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Southport) Stanneylands (Hotel) (Wilmslow) Peckforton Castle Albert Hall (Manchester) Belfry Hotel (Birmingham) University of Birmingham Alderley Edge Cricket & Tennis Club Bramhall Golf Club David Lloyd Centre (Cheadle) Cinnamon Club (The Bowdon Rooms) (Altrincham) British Medical Association (London) University of Manchester Courtney’s (Manchester) Garage Bar (Manchester) Alexander Hospital Surgeons’ events (Cheadle) Vermillion (Manchester) Regular appearances/residencies at: Bubble Room (Alderley Edge and Bramhall) Fox (Hale Barns) Barns (Hale Barns) Colony (Wilmslow) Symposium (Wilmslow) Coach and Four (Wilmslow) Frankies (Disley) Libby’s (Marple Bridge) Norfolk Arms (Marple Bridge) Oddfellows (Mellor) Scene (Manchester) Ziya (Manchester) Bloom (Altrincham) House (Altrincham) Coco's Lounge (Altrincham) Riva (Hale) Jaranda (West Didsbury) Red Lion (Disley) Smooth Edge have also performed at numerous house parties and garden parties across the UK.