Interplay is a new venture for some of the Midlands’ most creative contemporary jazz musicians. Under development since 2007,
rhythmically the band draws on global musical traditions and the distinctive arrangements of leader Adrian Litvinoff. The unusual front line of saxophone and trombone provides different musical
colours – jazz enthusiasts will relish the band’s individual and group musicianship, and general audiences will enjoy the music’s flavours, grooves and moods.

Alan Wakeman

saxes, flute

Richard Baker

trombone

Ben Parkinson

keyboards

Dave Balen

drums, percussion

Adrian Litvinoff

double and electric basses

Cipher have been developing their own original film scores since 1996 utilising contemporary digital sound-processing techniques, acoustic instruments, voices and natural sounds.

The 1925 silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, is a grand atmospheric melodrama, and its balance of terror and tragedy provides a perfect vehicle for the dark ambient jazz soundscapes of Cipher.

Theo Travis

flutes, saxophones, clarinet

Dave Sturt

bass, programming

Since the release of the band’s debut album Hidden in February 2007, Curios have made a striking impact on the UK jazz scene. Hailed as ‘triumphant’ in MOJO, ‘spellbinding’ in The Independent, ‘dazzling’ in Jazz UK and ‘pioneering’ in Musician
magazine, the album was nominated in the BBC Jazz Awards and reached the top 5 in both the HMV and the Radio 3 Jazz Charts.

Formed in 2006 by pianist and composer Tom Cawley, the distinctive sound of Curios owes all to the group’s chemistry and the unrivalled interplay between the musicians. Drawing on romantic classical music as much as modern jazz, Cawley’s
compositions are melodic, fiery, serene, intense. Live, the band covers the whole spectrum – at times delicate, at times wildly percussive; flashing from a whisper to a roar.

Described in Time Out as ‘state-of-the-art piano trio music’, the group’s recent gig at London’s Vortex jazz club moved the critic Chris Parker to proclaim Curios as ‘a must-see piano trio for anyone interested in where this most crucial of jazz formats
can be taken.’

Tom Cawley

piano

Sam Burgess

bass

Joshua Blackmore

drums

Bryan has toured and recorded with artists as diverse as Courtney Pine, Roy Ayres, Jim Mullen and US3. He and his quartet have become regulars at Coventry Jazz Festival – a tribute to the quality of this formidable band and the power and
fluidity of their music. For this our first gig in the new B2 theatre, Bryan’s band is augmented for a ‘one-off’ by two special guests
– Killer Shrimp/US3 saxophonist Ed Jones and former Guest Stars guitarist Deirdre Cartwright.

“It’s refreshing to encounter a band such as the Bryan Corbett quartet, an outfit which combines genuine intricacy with danceable rhythms and a sassy, streetwise swagger.”
The Guardian

Bryan Corbett

trumpet

Levi French

piano

Ben Markland

bass

Neil Bullock

drums

Ed Jones

saxophones

Deirdre Cartwright

guitar