Trio Libero
JAZZ PICK OF THE WEEK ‘Catchily melodic, graceful and subtly empathetic acoustic partnership of saxist Andy Sheppard, French bassist Michel Benita and drummer Seb Rochford.’ The Guardian
Evolving out of Andy Sheppard’s previous Serge Gainsbourg project, ‘Melody Gainsbourg’, Trio Libero represents a free-floating and fascinating three-way exchange between Sheppard’s airy saxophone-inventions, the melodic double-bass playing of Michel Benita and the iconoclastic, restlessly rhythmic drumming of Seb Rochford, with everyone contributing to the repertoire of tunes, as featured on a brand new ECM album. Born in Algeria, and a staple of the Paris jazz scene since the early Eighties, Michel Benita has worked with a Who’s Who of contemporary jazz, including Dewey Redman, Rita Marcotulli and Erik Truffaz, while Rochford has become, in an indecently short space of time, the most acclaimed drummer in the UK, famed for his band Polar Bear and a bewildering variety of side-projects.
‘Enthralling in every delicate detail.’ The Guardian
andysheppard.co.uk / michelbenita.com
10pm FreeStage Late Music Session: Andy Hague Quintet
Kick-ass modern jazz in the great tradition from a class act worthy of any stage.
Promoted by St George’s Bristol.