AMY GAMLEN
Saxophonist Amy Gamlen’s group features some of London’s finest musicians – Sam Watts (piano), Dave Whitford (bass) and Matt Fishwick (drums), with special guest Nick Smart on trumpet. Lyrical, accessible jazz with a hard swinging rhythm section, this highly engaging, interactive and exciting group is sure to please jazz aficionados and debutants alike.
“…west coast lyricism with hard-edged New York bite…music of originality and poise.” Mike Hobart, The Financial Times
“…a very strong personality who won’t be restrained by the limits of convention…” Vincent Bessières, Jazzman Magazine
“…a striking compositional gift…a genuine original.” Chris Parker, The Vortex East Festival
“…hugey talented… ” Ian Carr, The Rough Guide to Jazz
MICHEL REIS
Hailed as a “tremendous pianist” by Downbeat Magazine, Michel Reis has in recent paved his way into an artist of international acclaim. Performing mainly with the Reis Demuth Wiltgen Trio and with the Michel Reis Quartet, Michel Reis has appeared in in many of the world’s most famous venues and festivals, including the Blue Note Jazz Club, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Olympia in Paris, the Casa de Musica in Porto, the 55 Bar, the Knitting Factory, the Panama Jazz Festival the Montreux Jazz Festival, Cully Jazz, Crest Jazz Vocal, OctLoft Jazz Festival, Les Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre de Nantes and many more.
Michel Reis has released five albums as a leader and co-leader: A Young Mind (2005) and Fairytale (2009) for Waltzing-Parke Records, Point of No Return (2011), Hidden Meaning (2012) “Reis Demuth Wiltgen” (2013), “Capturing This Moment” (2015) and “Places In Between” (2016).
Michel Reis is a Steinway Artist.
