'Splendid triple bill ... chamber jazzers The Twelves Trio, country-soul singer Jeb Loy Nichols and the polyrhythmic Afro-dance might of Nostalgia 77 ... thought-provoking and fun!'

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Gilles Peterson-favourites Nostalgia 77 is an acoustic, polyrhythmic Afro-dance octet, an intriguing, strikingly mellifluous, strangely inviting, sit-up-and-notice experience.

'Nostalgia 77 are all about swinging cosmic music ... a tapestry of rich patterns, forcing the listener to infuse a repetitive tapping of the feet and fingers while the head bops in a syncopated mood.' All About Jazz

Wyoming-born, Welsh mountain-based Jeb Loy Nichols is an immediate, emotional and assured country-soul singer-songwriter (with heavy jazz and reggae leanings) who never falters in his mission to move the heart as well as the feet.

'Wonderful and surprising ... Jeb Loy Nichols' gorgeously warm voice and mournful lyrics make you want to cry, but in a good way.' Independent on Sunday

Full of understated melodic invention, the idiosyncratic, quietly exhilarating, sax-bass-drums Twelves Trio bring a fractured, distinctly English take to the Don Cherry, William Parker and early Sonny Rollins template.

'Sparse yet powerful new trio from Matthew Bourne-associated bassist Riaan Vosloo, versatile saxophonist Mark Hanslip and Fraud drum maestro, Tim Giles. Twelves Trio take the fractured Polar Bear template and strip it down even further, to create free-flowing grooves and melodies.' Time Out

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