Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM
Line-up:
Kristian Borring – Guitar
Rick Simpson – Piano
Mick Coady – Double Bass
Pat Davey – Drums
About
Kristian Borring, Danish jazz guitarist and composer, has been praised for his sense of tasteful melody and colorful harmony delivered in a cool playground of rhythm. He has numerous albums to his name with his acclaimed London quartet, the latest, Out of Nowhere (2021). Kristian’s music is engaging and provides the listener with exciting twists and turns. Expect hard swing, odd meters grooves and contemplative melodies with intricate musical interplay. Kristian earned his reputation as an outstanding and virtuosic guitarist and improviser on the London scene and has performed in clubs and at festivals around the UK and Europe. He has more recently based himself in Australia where he plays with the group Number Junky. He has worked with a great variety of names including Archie Shepp, Will Vinson and Fabian Almazan.
“Hyper-cool and low-key approach to jazz guitar, but…with warmth, confidence and a rhythmic hipness that’s thoroughly contemporary” – The Guardian (UK)
“His guitar work, like the overall feel of the music, is clean, cool, precise and contemporary.” – The Scotsman (Scotland)
“Hard swing, lively post bop and mellow Nordic melancholy to edgy jazz- rock fusion is delivered with great force and a controlled ferocity” – Jazz Special (Denmark)
“Borring is a serious post-bop wizard” – Vintage Guitars (US)