Garry Jackson, With Matthew Bourne And Sam Hobbs at Jazz At The Lescar at Jazz At The Lescar

A wonderfully inventive piano trio who blew us all away last year, featuring a swift return for Matthew Bourne, one of the most innovative musicians to have emerged from the UK jazz and improvised music scenes, and a commanding pianist with incredible technique, joined by two huge talents from the Leeds jazz scene: Garry Jackson is a forceful and rhythmic bass player, and Sam Hobbs on drums is a long time associate of Matthew's, notably on a Ninja tunes reworking of Amon Tobim's music. Expect intensity, surprises and beautiful music in equal measure.

"Bourne confronts listeners with the rawness of his music, rather than manipulating them with familiar licks...

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A wonderfully inventive piano trio who blew us all away last year, featuring a swift return for Matthew Bourne, one of the most innovative musicians to have emerged from the UK jazz and improvised music scenes, and a commanding pianist with incredible technique, joined by two huge talents from the Leeds jazz scene: Garry Jackson is a forceful and rhythmic bass player, and Sam Hobbs on drums is a long time associate of Matthew's, notably on a Ninja tunes reworking of Amon Tobim's music. Expect intensity, surprises and beautiful music in equal measure.

"Bourne confronts listeners with the rawness of his music, rather than manipulating them with familiar licks. He improvises with a cyclonic energy and virtuosity, and rummages in a bag of influences gathered from all over the past century's music" The Guardian

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