Description
Earlier in 2024 the band - also featuring trumpeter Nick Walters, pianist/ composer
Aidan Shepherd and drummer Tim Carnegie - were invited to Mykonos as part of a
collaboration between Maera Music and 22a, which allowed the band to spend a few
days writing and recording some new music. It was an opportunity for the quartet to
spend some time together in a secluded hillside villa without any distractions and
ultimately kick start the writing process for a long overdue album.
'Stapodia', named after an isolated island off Mykonos, begins with an infectious
downtempo groove in 4/4 accompanied by a catchy horn riff, which leads us to a
distinctive Ruby Rushton time signature change - a strident 5/4 beat with punchy horn
lines and soaring sax and trumpet solos. These build to a virtuosic drum breakdown,
before taking us back to the head of the tune and fnishing with a snappy ending.
'Kalo Livadi', which is also named after a local Mykonian landmark, begins at a
frenetic pace and instantly pulls the listener into a kaleidoscopic soundscape of
futes, trumpets, synth bass and drums before ending abruptly and slowing down to a
hypnotic hip hop groove, which sets the scene for a tasty keys solo. But just as you
were getting comfortable the drums pick up the pace again and the band deliver some
quick-fre flute and trumpet solos in a classic hard bop style, before settling back into
a lazy Dilla'esque groove.
If this is a taster for things to come, then roll on 2025!
Ed Cawthorne: alto saxophone, flute, percussion
Nick Walters: trumpet, percussion
Aidan Shepherd: keyboards
Tim Carnegie: drums
Tour Dates:
8th Dec - Jazz Cafe, London
Tracks:
1. Stapodia
2. Kalo Livadi
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