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The UK Mingus Collective
In 2009 Colin Byrne produced spectacular new arrangements of Mingus' catalogue and hand-picked some of the UK's finest musicians to assist in interpreting them. The band was selected by Jazz Yorkshire for the Demo in a Day project, through which their stunning debut album "Jump Monk" was recorded. Since then, the band have continued to play around Europe and the UK to great acclaim, including recent appearances at the Southport Jazz Festival, the Hull Jazz Festival and Leeds' very own Fuse Festival. Byrne's innovative arrangements give a fresh new twist to some classic Mingus compositions and this fabulous octet will simply knock you off your feet.
The UK Mingus Collective is:
Sean Hollis - Trumpet
Russ Henderson - Alto Sax
John McKillup - Tenor Sax
Matt Ball - Trombone
Richard Scott - Baritone Sax
Chris Moore - Piano
Paul Baxter - Bass
Colin Byrne - Drums.
Listen here to The Title track of the first album Jump Monk
In 2009 Colin Byrne produced spectacular new arrangements of Mingus' catalogue and hand-picked some of the UK's finest musicians to assist in interpreting them. The band was selected by Jazz Yorkshire for the Demo in a Day project, through which their stunning debut album "Jump Monk" was recorded. Since then, the band have continued to play around Europe and the UK to great acclaim, including recent appearances at the Southport Jazz Festival, the Hull Jazz Festival and Leeds' very own Fuse Festival. Byrne's innovative arrangements give a fresh new twist to some classic Mingus compositions and this fabulous octet will simply knock you off your feet.
The UK Mingus Collective is:
Sean Hollis - Trumpet
Russ Henderson - Alto Sax
John McKillup - Tenor Sax
Matt Ball - Trombone
Richard Scott - Baritone Sax
Chris Moore - Piano
Paul Baxter - Bass
Colin Byrne - Drums.
Listen here to The Title track of the first album Jump Monk
The UK Mingus Collective is:
Sean Hollis - Trumpet
Russ Henderson - Alto Sax
John McKillup - Tenor Sax
Matt Ball - Trombone
Richard Scott - Baritone Sax
Chris Moore - Piano
Paul Baxter - Bass
Colin Byrne - Drums.
Listen here to The Title track of the first album Jump Monk