ANGLE SHADES

A truly impressive ensemble, Angle Shades comprises three fast-rising Northern voices in the UK jazz and improvised music scene. Pianist Richard Jones brings his deeply lyrical and questing sound, with a freshness informed by a sideways study of the history of jazz piano. Double-bassist Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley lends his propulsive and rich tone, with an experienced arranger’s ear and authority. On drums, Johnny Hunter traverses the territory from swing to groove to ballad, always locating the right energy with the tuned instincts of the free improviser. But this band is much more than the sum of its considerable parts, their instinctual alchemy breathing life into a collection of inventive, diverse material. The switch from a notional leader’s name to a collective band identity reflects the fact that this is, and always has been, a trio of truly equal partners; all dynamic improvisers, imaginative composers, and sought-after collaborators, here combining their formidable faculties and sharp-eared openness to create and capture a music all of their own.

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The new album Twirler can be ordered here and the debut album Angle Shades here

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