Birmingham Jazz - Eddie Parker's Airborn feat. Rob Luft
Schedule
Fri Jul 03 2026 at 07:45 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
1000 Trades | Birmingham, EN
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In the 1980's Eddie was a writer member of the legendary big band Loose Tubes, contributing importantly to the band's unique sound. This band took the world by storm, recording three albums (and 3 more when they briefly reformed in 2014), and performed internationally with many TV and radio appearances.Airborn began life as “a posh covers band”, playing music by Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, John McLaughlin and Keith Jarrett. Pretty soon, former Loose Tubes flautist Eddie Parker began to write original music for the combination and the Airborn Suite emerged. Their shows now consist of almost all original music that was recorded in December 2025 and is due for release in 2026. Alongside his internationally acclaimed jazz flute playing, Eddie is a superlative pianist and keyboard player and the band is also a vehicle for this hitherto largely unknown side. The music ranges from the mysterious further reaches of tonality to funky grooves to beautiful ballads, with influences from Schoenberg to Santana.
His quartet features a band of bandleaders with Rob Luft (guitar), Dave Manington (bass) and Jay Davis (drums)
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1000 Trades, 16 Frederick Street, Birmingham, B1 3HE, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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