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Jazz In The House : Alison Rayner Quintet at Lauderdale House
Courtesy of | Posted on October 20, 2023
Where
Lauderdale House
Waterlow \park
London
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When
Thu, November 2, 2023
20:00
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Musicians
Alison Rayner
bassDeirdre Cartwright
guitarDiane McLoughlin
saxophoneSteve Lodder
pianoBuster Birch
drumsAbout
Led by bassist and composer Alison Rayner, multi award-winning quintet ARQ are widely celebrated from several years of extensive UK and European touring – and critically acclaimed for their three album releases August (2014), A Magic Life (2016) and Short Stories (2019).
Their music combines richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies; this, along with their love of improvisation, creates a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality. ARQ play ‘songs without words’ and are lauded for their vibrant, communicative performances. Short Stories, their most recent album, supported by Arts Council England and the PRS Foundation, garnered extensive press acclaim and international radio play; its release was followed by a twenty four date UK promotional tour with Alison subsequently winning a coveted Ivor Novello Composer Award for ‘There is a Crack in Everything’ from on the album....