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SUMMARY:Matt Cook Quintet
DESCRIPTION:Doors 6:30 PM\, Music 7:30 PM - 1 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nMatt Cook - Tenor Saxophone\n\nKarim Saber - Guitar\n\nReuben Goldmark - Piano\n\nJohn Jones - Double Bass\n\nKai MacRae - Drums\n\n \nAbout\nMatt Cook is a London based Tenor Saxophonist that has been described in JazzJournal Magazine as ‘Spectacular’ as well as likened to maestro saxophonists such as Wayne Shorter (London Jazz News 2020) and Mark Turner (Marlbank 2024).\n\nMatt established his quintet whilst at The Royal Academy of Music in London combining some of the most creative young musicians on the London Jazz Scene. ‘I wanted to bring four very different musical voices together that could each bring their own style and flair to the music.’\n\nMatt's eclectic compositional influences range from modern jazz contemporaries such as Immanuel Wilkins and Ambrose Akinmusire\, to older pioneers such as John Coltrane and Joe Henderson. He is not afraid to bypass genre\, with flavours from 20th Century classical composers like Messiaen and Ravel and even nods to alternative rock bands such as Radiohead. Repetition is a key part of Matt's compositions\, a technique he draws from spiritual jazz\, creating meditative and transcendent moments.\n\nExpect memorable melodies\, expansive improvisations and deeply moving harmonic progressions.\n\n‘A Boundary Pushing Saxophonist’ - Camden New Journal\n\n'Spectacular contributions from Matt Cook on tenor' -JazzJournal\n\n‘Two sets of Cook’s very strong originals went over very well and further mark this talented pool of musicians as ones to watch!’ - London Jazz Guitar Society\n\n[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1YQsqkCPsE[/embed]\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Grifton Forbes-Amos
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music\n \nLine-up:\nGrifton Forbes-Amos - Trumpet\n\nJames Akers - Tenor Saxophone\n\nJay Verma - Piano\n\nNathan Dawkins - Bass Guitar\n\nAyo Salawu - Drums\n\n \nAbout\n25 year old Grifton Forbes-Amos is a London based trumpeter/composer who has been playing music from the young age of 10 working to identify his sound and what music means to him. He strives to seek his sound from all the resources he's come across creating something new but still paying homage to Jazz music he loves.\n\nSince 2017 he has been making himself more known in the Jazz scene\, constantly trying to develop his sound through the genres he regularly performs in like: Jazz\, Latin music\, Fusion\, Afrobeat and many more. He is heavily influenced through bands/artist like Roy Hargrove\, Marquis Hill\, Christian Scott\, Freddie Hubbard\, Lee Morgan etc. who all aimed to find their unique sound within the music they performed/composed.\n\nAfter finishing his studies in 2021 Grifton continued on to be apart of bands such as: TC and the Groove family\, Neue Grafik Ensemble and many more. As well has performing with bands/projects like Nubiyan Twist\, Soweto Kinch\, Shabaka Hutchings and Blue Lab Beats.\n\n 
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/grifton-forbes-amos/
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