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Brass Jaw
(KWRCD007)
The Saxophone Quartet returns to the UK jazz scene! This critically acclaimed group brings together the talents of some of the most creative saxophonists in the UK, embracing a vast variety of styles within their own compositions and arrangements, taking the format in a new direction, distinct from that of their predecessors, The 29th Street Saxophone Quartet and Itchy Fingers. After their hugely successful National tour of the United Kingdom in 2005 which also saw them perform live on BBC Radio Scotland, Brass Jaw released their début album “BURN” in June 2006.
“They riff and hustle with the groovy pep of James Brown's horn section or lay out lush voicings that sound more like an orchestra than a quartet. They mix solo features of considerable virtuosity with keen ensemble understanding and they slip into The Police's Walking on the Moon and Spanish-Cuban fantasies with the same ease and aplomb as they do jazz standards. Above all, they communicate a feeling of enjoyment alongside the passion, a good time that travels freely from stage to audience.”
Rob Adams, The Herald
"Altogether, an accomplished and ambitious ensemble
who aren't afraid to enjoy themselves."
James Griffiths, The Guardian