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Our next release is:
EDN1019 - SECRET QUARTET - Bloor Streeet - OUT 1st MARCH 2010
In March the Secret Quartet released ‘Bloor Street’, their long-awaited follow-up to “Secret” [2002], confirming their reputation as one of the most formidable quartets on the international jazz scene. Featuring 9 beautifully crafted originals by Speake, Iles and Hopkins – three individually distinctive voices with a shared sense of how the Secret Quartet’s music should sound. This exceptional record stands up to comparison with Martin Speake’s exceptional ECM debut, “Change of Heart”. It has ‘classic’ written all over it.www.myspace.com/secretquartetMartin Speake (alto sax)
Nikki Iles (piano)
Duncan Hopkins (bass)
Anthony Michelli (drums)
Nikki Iles (piano)
Duncan Hopkins (bass)
Anthony Michelli (drums)
EDN1018 - CURIOS - The Other Place - OUT 29th MARCH 2010
Led by pianist and composer Tom Cawley, Curios just get better and better. Winner of ‘Best Band’ at the last BBC Jazz Awards, they are a trio in their prime. With several years together and two acclaimed albums under their belt already, they share an empathy and collective insight that makes them one of the most brilliant piano trios in the world. The Other Place marks the next leap forward in a remarkable creative journey that shows no sign of slowing. www.curiosmusic.comTom Cawley (piano)
Sam Burgess (bass)
Joshua Blackmore (drums)
Sam Burgess (bass)
Joshua Blackmore (drums)
EDN1017 - DAVE STAPLETON QUINTET - Between the Lines - OUT 26th April 2010
Since releasing their last highly successful album ‘The House Always Wins’, the Dave Stapleton Quintet have wowed audiences throughout the UK and across Europe and have received 4 and 5 star reviews in the France, Germany and in the UK. Described by the Guardian as “a real UK Jazz revelation” DSQ are as compelling and powerful live as they are on record, and bring to Stapleton’s exceptional and distinctive compositions an intensity that recalls those great Blue Note and Riverside recordings of the early sixties. www.davestapleton.comDave Stapleton (piano)
Ben Waghorn (sax)
Jonny Bruce (trumpet)
Paula Gardiner (bass)
Elliot Bennett (drums)
Ben Waghorn (sax)
Jonny Bruce (trumpet)
Paula Gardiner (bass)
Elliot Bennett (drums)
PHRONESIS - LIVE ALBUM RECORDING - 3rd and 4th March 2010
On 3rd and 4th March 2010 Phronesis will record two shows at the Forge Arts Centre, Camden for a future release on Edition Records. Book your tickets early! www.forgevenue.org
We are also extremely excited to announce that US drummer Mark Guiliana, who has been described by Modern Drummer magazine as “at the forefront of an exciting new style of drumming” will be joining Jasper Hoiby and pianist Ivo Neame for the duration of the tour and recording.
Ivo Neame – piano / Jasper Hoiby – bass / Mark Guilliana - drums
Led by Copenhagen-born/London-based bassist Jasper Høiby, Phronesis has been one of the most exciting and interesting piano trios to emerge out of the UK Jazz scene in recent years and has been praised for their intense, high-energy originals as well as their infectious and accessible sound. Their debut album ‘Organic Warfare’, released in 2007 on Loop Records sold more than 12,000 downloads appearing in the iTunes ‘top 100 selling album’s for two months following its release. Their second album, ‘Green Delay’, released in June 2009, confirming their reputation and was awarded with huge critical acclaim from both the national and international press. Over the last few years Phronesis have wowed audiences throughout the UK and Europe for their intense and inspirational concerts and it is hugely exciting for us, at Edition, to have an opportunity to document this remarkable trio live in concert with such a remarkable band.DSQ - ALBUM LAUNCH - VORTEX - 24th FEB 10
DSQ - ALBUM LAUNCH - WEDS 24th FEB 2010 - 8.00pm start - BOOK TICKETS NOW
Guardian described their last album The House Always Wins as "A real UK jazz revelation.” In Sept 2009, The House Always Wins was released in Europe to much praise, claiming a 5 star review from Dernières Nouvelles du Jazz and French Magazine Jazzman described it as “subtle and vivacious with intelligent writing…an amazingly modern quintet”.DSQ bring together the muscular, vital frontline team of trumpeter Jonny Bruce and saxophonist Ben Waghorn and the subtle, vibrating rhythm section of bassist Paula Gardiner and drummer Elliott Bennett. With Stapleton moving between Fender Rhodes and acoustic piano, this is hi-energy jazz. It is music to feed the mind and move the body. UK audiences already know just how good this band truly are. Now, with highly successful festival appearances in Cannes, Budapest, Zagreb, Cork, Bratislava and Belgrade under their belt, the rest of Europe is catching on. Imagine music as approachable and sophisticated as Keith Jarrett or EST or the Bad Plus. Now add that to the energy of the Jazz Messengers or Cannonball Adderley. That’s DSQ.
