Legendary award-winning Italian acoustic guitar virtuoso and composer Antonio Forcione teams up with fellow Italian/Sardinian award-winning guitarist, composer and educator Giorgio Serci. Passionate and melodic, these are world class performers. With his vibrant and original blend of Latin, African, jazz, and flamenco sounds, Antonio Forcione is a highly inventive performer. He has teamed up with the evocative Giorgio Serci whose natural charisma equals his originality. Both virtuosos in their field, they bring a unique and distinctive flavour to the musical world when they team up together.
Be prepared to both laugh and be moved as they celebrate the unexpected elements in life with delicacy, humour and not least, passion. International tours have brought high critical acclaim from as far as Australia and Hong Kong, to Russia, the Caribbean, USA and all over Europe.
“A one-off musical sensation. Unmissable” The Scotsman.
“Few acoustic guitarists can match Antonio Forcione for sheer instrumental virtuosity but fewer still come close to him as a composer” Jazzwise Magazine
Sardinian Guitarist Giorgio Serci’s music is utterly mesmerizing” - Phil Castang – International Guitar Foundation
Oriole’s Jonny Phillips new quintet will perform a new set of compositions, where minimal melodies meet West African rhythms, art rock, blues and modal jazz improvisation. Featuring: Jonny Phillips - electric guitar, Seb Rochford - drums, Ruth Goller - bass, Idris Rahman - sax, Dan Hewson - keys/trombone, and Adriano Adewale - percussion.
“Bandleader and prolific guitarist-composer Jonny Phillips seems to have tunes coming out of his ears.” The Guardian.
“Ravishingly beautiful” - Record Collector.
Queen Colobus’ "boundless creativity" (CLASH) weaves a sound that is both soothing and head-banging in equal measure. Their devastatingly honest lyrics and rage-filled riffs fuel their more-ish songs. Led by Welsh saxophonist and vocalist Beth Hopkins, the band features Morgan Rickman (guitar), Will Heaton (bass), and Adam Skinner (drums). Queen Colobus’ intricate musicianship and tight-knit friendship empower their joyful and cathartic shows, selling out prestigious venues including Royal Albert Hall’s Elgar Room and gaining support from industry tastemakers such as BBC 6Music and CLASH.
A third EP is incoming, heavily inspired by band favourites The Smile, Big Thief and Hiatus Kaiyote, and is set to be an unmissable release of 2025.
“Queen Colobus *owning* it, truly dazzling…” Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC6 Music
“Extraordinary sound” Robert Elms, BBC Radio London
“Queen Colobus is one of those bands that is ahead of its time but is also NEEDED in this time.” - Ital Massive
19-year-old jazz trumpet player, Klara Devlin, was a 2024 BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist, currently studying jazz at the Royal Academy of Music. She began playing trumpet at five and discovered jazz at eight. Her quartet — formed through Tomorrow’s Warriors — performs her original compositions and arrangements inspired by bebop, blues and free jazz. The Klara Devlin Quartet has played at venues including Jazz In The Round, Jazz Sanctuary, Karamel, CLF Art Lounge, and, the Brick Lane, We Out Here and Brecon Jazz Festivals.
In the words of Tony Kofi: “Klara Devlin, remember her name, she is in my opinion one of the most amazing and unique new trumpet voices to emerge onto the UK jazz scene. To coin the famous quote ‘if ya ain't got it in ya, ya can't blow it out’. Klara Devlin definitely has it, and definitely blows it out of her horn! I’m about 2-3 jazz generations in front of her and I’ve never been this excited about a young musician, definitely a stylist who’ll be making new waves for the next generation.”
They will play Bebop, Blues, Funk and jazz rock tunes.
