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SUMMARY:Roella Oloro Trio
DESCRIPTION:Doors 5:45 PM\, Music 6:30 PM - 1 set of music\n \nLine-up:\nRoella Oloro - Piano\nAndee Liu - Drums\nMyra Brownbridge - Double bass\n\n \nAbout:\nRoella Oloro is a multi-instrumentalist and composer originally from Gloucester\, UK with Nigerian and Jamaican Heritage. She has performed worldwide and written music in a variety of styles ranging from trio and quartet instrumentation to Jazz and Symphonic orchestra. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2023 from Berklee College of Music where she studied for 4 years on a full tuition scholarship. She has also recently obtained a Master’s Degree at the Berklee Global Jazz Institute in June 2024. So far in\, 2026 she has performed at a number of high profile venues in New York City and State including at the Lincoln Centre\, for Jazz Forum Arts in Tarrytown\, NY and debuted at the Legendary Blue Note Jazz club with high-energy British afro-jazz band "Steamdown."\n\nIn Fall 2025 she completed a US/UK tour with her trio where she performed in New York City\, Connecticut and Boston in the US and The Goodshed in Stroud\, Gloucestershire\, The Royal Albert Hall\, The Ned and at Templeton Gardens for Brave Poets in London\, UK. Early 2024 she performed with her trio and tenor saxophonist Mary Orji's band on the Bands at NAMM stages at the Hilton Hotel and the Grand Plaza. In May 2024 she went on a mini-tour to Panama with the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors led by Danilo Perez\, pianistic prodigy\, artistic director and founder of the Global Institute and Panama Jazz Festival.\n\nIn 2023\, Roella performed with her piano trio at the NAMM show in Anaheim\, California and at Capitol Turnaround in Washington DC as a featured artist of the SHEROCKS 2023 showcase. Pianistically\, she has represented Berklee's Jazz and Gender Justice Institute at the RENO JAZZ FESTIVAL\, the Detroit Jazz Festival Collegiate competition\, and headlined with Terri-Lyne Carrington's band as part of BAMSfest 2023.\n\nIn May 2022\, she won the ISJAC (International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers) prize for Emerging Black Composers. She traveled to Austin\, Texas to accept the award and perform with the 17-piece jazz orchestra that was provided. In November 2022\, Roella booked and completed a London Mini-tour with her trio from Berklee that coincided with the London Jazz Festival. The 3 biggest of the 5 show dates; The Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall\, a Late Late Show at Ronnie Scott’s and a lunch-time show at The Pizza Express Soho were all sold out. The tour also coincided with the release of her first EP \,"Sentient Sounds." When she returned to the United States after her mini-tour\, her original composition” La Voyage de La Rivière\,” for Wind Orchestra was debuted by the Berklee Symphonic Winds Orchestra with Roella conducting at the Berklee Performance Centre during their Fall 2022 concert\, “Colours.”\n\nWhilst at Berklee\, Roella has received tutelage from exceptional professors such as NEA Jazz Masters Terri Lyne-Carrington\, Joanne Brackeen and Grammy nominated saxophonist Tia Fuller.\n\n \n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/6ynmzABbxh8?si=bcqr47VFE6mxi0mH[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/roella-oloro/
LOCATION:11 Gillett Square\, London\, N16 8AZ
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SUMMARY:Nick Costley-White Trio with special guest Alec Harper
DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:45 PM\, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music\n \nLine-up:\nNick Costley-White - Guitar\nAlec Harper - Tenor saxophone\nJosh Morrison - Drums\nDave Whitford - Double bass\nAbout:\nNick has lead his trio with bebop drumming virtuoso Josh Morrison and mainstay of the Uk jazz scene Dave Whitford on double bass for over 5 years. Performing on a weekly basis has given them the unique opportunity to develop a profound chemistry built on a shared love of American jazz tradition and language. They continue to build on their expansive repertoire of compositions from the greatest jazz composers of the last 70 years; Woody Shaw\, Cedar Walton\, Horace Silver & Joe Henderson.\n\nFor this special vortex performance they invite one of the most highly regarded tenor sax players in the country\, Alec Harper\, to join them. Having studied alongside Nick at the Guildhall in London Alec made the move to the states to study with the likes of Joe Lovano and Jason Moran\, staying for 7 years to make his name and hone his exciting and spontaneous improvising style. Since returning to the UK he’s been heavily in demand\, working with the likes of the NDR big band\, performing regularly at Ronnie Scott’s and the 606 club.\n\n[embed]https://youtu.be/C98x44xnAJs?si=u_l2CoZxtZchnIWw[/embed]
URL:https://www.vortexjazz.co.uk/event/nick-costley-white-trio-with-special-guest-alec-harper/
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