Beats & Pieces Big Band at Ronnie Scott's

Beats & Pieces Big Band celebrate the release of their acclaimed second album ALL IN with a return to the legendary Ronnie Scott's club

"Lots of players have tried mixing rock brawn with jazz brain, few as convincingly as this young big band from Manchester. The Mercury Prize shortlist must surely await" - John Bungey, The Times ****

"They embrace old-school big-band bravura (such as the heavy-hitting Rocky, with its tumbling countermelodies and flaring brass); backbeat-driven soul-jazz swelling to massive horn harmonies (Pop); Steve Reichian keyboard minimalism growing steadily orchestral (Rain)...

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Beats & Pieces Big Band celebrate the release of their acclaimed second album ALL IN with a return to the legendary Ronnie Scott's club

"Lots of players have tried mixing rock brawn with jazz brain, few as convincingly as this young big band from Manchester. The Mercury Prize shortlist must surely await" - John Bungey, The Times ****

"They embrace old-school big-band bravura (such as the heavy-hitting Rocky, with its tumbling countermelodies and flaring brass); backbeat-driven soul-jazz swelling to massive horn harmonies (Pop); Steve Reichian keyboard minimalism growing steadily orchestral (Rain). The pumping, R&B guitar-powered Hendo also drops an exuberant hint as to how hard they rock on a live show" - John Fordham, The Guardian ****

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