Gareth Lockrane Quartet

Name: Gareth Lockrane Quartet
Start: 2025-03-07T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD Sheffield, United Kingdom

Schedule

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 pm

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Location

Mulehouse Road, S10 1TD Sheffield, United Kingdom | Sheffield, EN

Flautist Gareth Lockrane, one of the UK’s most celebrated jazz musicians, leads a band of top musicians, all long-time collaborators. Gareth plays all the flutes and is also a pianist, arranger and a prolific composer. He is renowned around the world as one of the most versatile jazz flautists, boasting numerous accolades and awards and a string of high profile appearances alongside the likes of the James Taylor Quartet, Natalie Williams, Lianne La Havas, Nikki Iles and Bheki Mseleku. His other projects include his big band, his band ‘Grooveyard’ and his septet, all of which have produced acclaimed albums.
“…Lockrane is an exceptional soloist with an improvisatory confidence that’s quite startling…”– Peter Vacher, Jazzwise
Once named “Rising Star on Flute” in the prestigious Downbeat Critics Poll, Gareth Lockrane won a Parliamentary Jazz Award in the ‘Best Album’ category for the album ‘No Messin’, while his album “The Strut” was named “Jazz album in the year” in MOJO magazine! Equally skilled as a composer – he has a Master’s Degree from the National Film and Television School – Gareth is also course director of the prestigious junior jazz course at the Royal Academy of Music. He plays piccolo, alto and bass flutes as well as the standard C flute. http://www.garethlockrane.com/
“the formidable Lockrane…a stunning display of sharp-accented runs, earthy whoops and constantly refreshed melodic ideas” – John Fordham, The Guardian
“…Lockrane’s flute work is exceptional, combining a relaxed fluidity on the one hand with an acute adventurousness on the other…” – Peter Quinn, Jazzwise
“…he’s a fluid and inventive improviser who avoids clichés and produces genuine excitement…..” – Steve Baxter, Jazz Views
Gareth Lockrane Quintet
7 March at Crookes Social Club
8.00-10.45 pm, doors open 7.20 pm
Gareth Lockrane: flutes
Nadim Teimoori: tenor sax
Nick Costley-White: guitar
Oli Hayhurst: bass
Gene Calderazzo: drums