This London based super group led by bassist Dave Mannington released their new album, Hullabaloo, on Loop Records last year. Riff Raff mixes the bass playing leader’s clever composing with a formidable lineup: Ivo Neame on piano and occasional accordion: the articulate Tomas Challenger on tenor: the excellent Tim Giles on drums; John Scofield-like guitarist Rob Updegraff and softly surefooted vocalist Brigitte Beraha. The soundscape embraces a 21st century sax-led cool school sound, raw guitar-fusion, diffident Wayne Shorteresque lyricism, and vocals that showcase Beraha’s eloquent lyrics and her inventiveness as a wordless improviser.