Quartet Alpha
post ornette contemporary european jazz
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> The Turnaround
Johnny Tomlinson – Piano Simon Kaylor – Tenor Saxophone Tommy Evans –Drums Simon Beddoe – Trumpet/Flugel Horn Nick Tyson – Guitar Seth Benett – Double Bass Bringing together some of the most innovative, exceptional & contemporary musicians in the North, If Destroyed Still True are led by the percussive genius of Tommy Evans & featuring Parliamentary Jazz Award winner Nick Tyson on guitar, fire & brimstone honker Simon Kaylor on sax, Si Beddoe blowing out the cobwebs on Trumpet & the expressive fingers of Johnny Tomlinson on the ivories. Whilst drawing upon influences from Avishai Cohen to Perfect Houseplants IDST have developed a more orchestral style whilst retaining a focus on improvisation & musical communication. This has resulted in a coming together of jazz & folk in an idiosyncratically English fashion - sweeping melodies, unusual harmonic progression & complex rhythm keeping. Music to keep the listener on their toes without alienating.
05/07/09, 8pm - Sela bar, Upper Briggate, Leeds, Free Entry
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