Kate Williams' Four Plus Three at PizzaExpress Jazz Club Soho

The repertoire for this project includes material by Bill Evans, Cole Porter and A.C. Jobim as well as originals by Williams. The style of writing and arranging exploits the varied sound pallet of both string quartet and jazz trio, creating contrasts between the improvised and the notated, and between sustained textures and strong grooves. Four Plus Three album rated number 2 in Mojo's top ten jazz releases of 2016.
"..crisp, incisive and totally at one with the rhythmic ebb and flow." The Observer ****
"A sumptuous jazz piano trio plus string quartet set from the consistently thoughtful and inventive Kate Williams." Mojo Magazine ****...

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The repertoire for this project includes material by Bill Evans, Cole Porter and A.C. Jobim as well as originals by Williams. The style of writing and arranging exploits the varied sound pallet of both string quartet and jazz trio, creating contrasts between the improvised and the notated, and between sustained textures and strong grooves. Four Plus Three album rated number 2 in Mojo's top ten jazz releases of 2016.
"..crisp, incisive and totally at one with the rhythmic ebb and flow." The Observer ****
"A sumptuous jazz piano trio plus string quartet set from the consistently thoughtful and inventive Kate Williams." Mojo Magazine ****

"…An album full of delights." Peter Bacon

"It was one of those rare concerts you wished would not end." The Jazz Breakfast

"The depth of possibilities for this grouping sounds seems to be emerging as the compositions evolve. Preludes to numbers are evolving into larger statements. The whole thing seems organic, alive, work in progress. It is the right project at the right time for the right composer: immensely nourishing musically as it is, but also brim full of promise for what is yet to happen." London Jazz News

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