John Crawford Quintet Live at The Verdict Jazz Club

John Crawford Quintet Live at The Verdict Jazz Club

John Crawford - piano

Guille Hill- guitar

Andres Ticino- percussion

Alec Dankworth- bass

Tristan Banks- drums

"John has a cracking quintet... unlike anything else on the current scene." Paul Pace, Ronnie Scott's

"A glorious piano solo...everyone there that night agreed that a man to watch out for is pianist John Crawford, a skillful and imaginative soloist" John Childs, Jazzwise Magazine

“Ulia River of Time” is a hugely enjoyable album. Although Crawford contributes only one original tune his choice of material to cover is inspired, every piece is highly melodic and

Crawford’s arrangements are consistently bright and inventive."Ian Mann, www.thejazzmann.com

John Crawford is one of the finest Latin/Jazz pianists on the scene, and brings impressive technique and musicianship to his blend of jazz, flamenco and Latin. He has worked with the likes of Latin legends Airto Moreira and Giovanni Hidalgo as well as UK based artists such as Snowboy and Roberto Pla. In addition his non-Latin work includes gigs with the likes of Bjork, Tanita Tikarem and Kirsty McColl.

He is known as one of this country’s leading exponents of Spanish music and his set tonight will be a mixture of classic flamenco re-workings and latin jazz.His debut cd CD “Ulia River of Time” was nominated for ‘Best Jazz Recording’ in the 2013 Independent Music Awards, and the follow up, "Times and Tides" was described by Jazz Journal as "Latin flavoured Jazz from master of the Genre". In 2022 the Quintet will record the third album, "Room for Dancing", and will be showcasing songs form this forthcoming release.

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