# Hackney Colliery Band

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**Hackney Colliery Band** is a British jazz [brass band](/source/Brass_band) from [Hackney](/source/Hackney,_London), [London](/source/London).[1][2] It plays music inspired by New Orleans jazz and funk.[3]

The band's name is an in-joke, as there is no [colliery](/source/Colliery) (coal mine) in Hackney, but this is a common name for traditional [British brass bands](/source/British_brass_band) founded by colliery workers.[4][5]

## References

1. ["Hackney Colliery Band: Sharpener review"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/14/hackney-colliery-band-sharpener-review-hcb-cd). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

1. ["Hackney Comes Alive!: the London outfit buck tradition"](https://bandonthewall.org/2017/05/hackney-colliery-band-buck-tradition/). *Band on the Wall*. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

1. ["Hackney Colliery Band review, The Forum, London"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/hackney-colliery-band-gig-review-the-forum-london-brass-band-new-orleans-a8219116.html). *The Independent*. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

1. ["The Miners' Hymns review - a rich seam of music and mine"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/mar/16/the-miners-hymns-barbican-review-morrison-johansson). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

1. ["Hackney Colliery Band: 'Our first gig was in a Stokey snooker hall'"](https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/things-to-do/21138250.hackney-colliery-band-our-first-gig-stokey-snooker-hall/). *[Ham & High](/source/Ham_%26_High)*. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

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