Alex Garnett

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Son of acclaimed British sax player Willie Garnett, Alex also started learning the sax at an early age. As one of the most exciting young tenor players in Europe, Alex Garnett is one of the most in-demand of UK session players, perhaps best known on the jazz scene for his superb work with Ray Gelato's Giants, but can equally well be found in settings that cover the best of blues,jazz and popular music, playing with Chaka Khan, Paul Weller, Buddy Guy, Van Morrison, Guy Barker, Gerard Presencer, Humphrey Lyttleton, Dave Cliff, Ruby Turner, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson and US blues-man Albert King amongst others. A terrific player, with a powerful, flowing, hard bop sax style, he is universally admired and respected.

"Alex Garnett is one of Great Britain's most accomplished post-bop musicians" (Allaboutjazz)

Robin Aspland is one of the most accomplished pianists and accompanists in the UK. He has recorded and performed with many of the most famous UK and American singers including Curtis Steigers, Anita Wardell, Norma Winstone, Stacey Kent, Tina May, Claire Martin, and Lee Gibson. Robin toured with Van Morrison from 1994 to 1999 and has also performed with numerous great instrumentalists such as Arturo Sandoval, George Coleman, Peter King, Gary Meek and the John Dankworth and BBC big bands. He has played on countless CDs including recordings by Van Morrison, Georgie Fame, Gerard Presencer, Anita Wardell, Tina May, Dave O'Higgins, Nigel Hitchcock...

Dummer Matt Fishwick is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and has since worked with many leading British musicians including Mike Carr, Jim Mullen and Dave Cliff and visiting Americans such as Scott Hamilton, Harry Allen, Kenny Davern, John Bunch, Howard Alden, John Goldsby, Michael Moore, Randy Sandke, Warren Vache, Allan Vache, Phil Flanigan, John Coliani and Ken Peplowski. From 2004 to 2009 Matt lived in New York City, working at New York's famous venues with many great musicians such as Frank Basile, David Wong, Joe Magnarelli, Jeremy Pelt, Adam Birnbaum, Frank Wess, Bob Cranshaw, Joe Wilder, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, Joe Cohn, Dimitri Baevsky, Sean Smith, Jay Leonhart, Sacha Perry, Anita O' Day, Earl May and Mike Karn. In 2009 Matt returned to London where he leads his own quartet and co-leads a quintet with his brother Steve Fishwick.

"Rhythmically assured, confidently played and hugely pleasing" (Jazz UK)