After
almost two decades experience at the forefront of the British and European Jazz
scene, Denys Baptiste still brims with the confidence of a youthful spirit. With
a stellar band that fires on all cylinders and a new home at Edition Records,
Denys’ career continues to grow and blossom. The Late Trane is his powerful and
commanding new album, reimagining and reworking ten carefully chosen
compositions from John Coltrane’s late music (from 1963 - 1967) with a fresh and
modern new interpretation.
Elliot
Galvin is a gifted composer and pianist, whose maverick imagination and magpie
like ability to blend a disparate world of influences into his own unique
musical vision, has seen him compared to Django Bates… although in truth he
sounds like no one except himself. From de-constructing standards, to creating
his own micro-tonal melodica, Galvin’s music is both playful and deadly serious
drawing on a wide range of influences from Keith Jarrett to Stravinsky, Deerhoof
and The Beatles as well as the films of David Lynch, and the literature of James
Joyce.
Saturday, September
29th
Jean
Toussaint - Jean Toussaint - tenor sax, Mark Kavuma - trumpet, Ashley Henry -
piano, Daniel Casimir - bass, Ben Brown - drums
Grammy-winning
saxophonist Jean Toussaint first came to prominence when he joined Art Blakey’s
Jazz Messengers in 1982, after studying at The Berklee College of Music in
Boston. Since moving to London in 1987, Toussaint has released ten critically
acclaimed CDs as a leader.
Arthur
O'Hara Trio - Electric Bass - Arthur O'Hara, Tenor Sax - Chelsea Carmichael,
Drums - Ed Harley
A
London based Jazz, Funk, and Rock trio, drawing influences from artists such as
Thundercat, Sons of Kemet and Janek Gwizdala. They performed at the Love Supreme
Roundhouse festival and were described as a "festival highlight".
Sunday, September 30th
Alina
Bzhezhinska Quartet - Alina Bzhezhinska - Harp, Tony Kofi - Saxophone, Larry
Bartley - Double Bass, Joel Prime - drums
Originally
from Ukraine/Poland and now based in London, Alina Bzhezhinska is an
internationally renowned harpist. She has performed with leading musicians such
as Shabaka Hutchings, Django Bates, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and the Glasgow
String Quartet. Her Quartet led the 80th Birthday celebrations for Alice
Coltrane around the UK in 2017, and their appearance at the EFG London Jazz
Festival in a special triple bill featuring Denys Baptiste and Pharoah Sanders -
A Concert for Alice and John - has been nominated for Best Live Experience of
the Year at the 2018 Jazz FM Awards. Beat Replacement is a modern jazz fusion
group led by the UK's rising drummer talent, Jamie Murray. With a solid groove
style and an open minded approach to free experimentation, Jamie and his band
bring a heavy amount of fire and intensity to each performance- with Zhenya
Strigalev 'exploring and pushing the limits of the Alto Saxophone', David
Preston playing guitar 'like a man possessed', Tomasz Bura 'injecting heartfelt
beauty and colourful soundscapes' and Kevin Glasgow filling the background air
'like a sonic boom'.