Robert Mitchell 3io; Zoe Rahman Quartet; Ambrose Akinmusire Band

Zoe Rahman
Mercury-nominated jazz pianist and composer Zoe Rahman will be touring the UK to mark the release of her fifth album ‘Kindred Spirits’.
The music is a powerful and fresh portrait of her combined English, Irish and Bengali heritage and features her brother Idris on clarinet alongside her regular jazz partners Gene Calderazzo and Davide Mantovani.

“Effervescent pianist Zoe Rahman and her clarinetist brother Idris Rahman, were hugely entertaining” Bob Weir, Jazz Journal (Live Review from Brecon Jazz 2011)

Ambrose Akinmusire
Before he reached eighteen, Ambrose Akinmusire had already performed with a string of acclaimed musicians including Joe Henderson, Joshua Redman and Steve Coleman. He’s since gone on to play in the bands of Herbie Hancock, Jason Moran and Wayne Shorter and has won acclaim from the likes of Quincy Jones and Hugh Masekela for his playing. London’s Ronnie Scott’s was bursting at the seams for the blazing premiere of his Blue Note debut When The Heart Emerges Glistening, which offers a powerful exercise in intelligent interplay and subtle melodic development, and the exhilarating performance garnered five star reviews in both the Guardian and Financial Times. Heralded as “a major creative figure in the making” (Jazzwise) and comparable “with some of the biggest names in African-American jazz, Miles Davis included” (Guardian), Akinmusire is quickly becoming one of the most exciting, fresh and striking figures on today’s jazz scene.

Robert Mitchell 3io
The gifted and award-winning pianist Robert Mitchell is joined by bassist Tom Mason and drummer Richard Spaven with music from their new album ‘The Embrace’. Exploring contemporary jazz with elements of hip-hop and broken beats, the trio provide original material that combines technical brilliance and imaginative flare to mesmerising effect. Robert Mitchell’s trio promises catchy, complex rhythmic hooks, soulful vocals and swooning melodies.

“It will be an honour to perform in this great festival for the first time. I took part in some amazing shows before at the Sage, with Jhelisa, and Soul Noel. We plan to really enjoy our time there with the 3io” Robert Mitchell