Andy Sheppard's Hotel Bristol at Holmfirth Arts Festival at Picturedrome

We’re delighted to welcome one of Europe’s
leading saxophonists, Andy Sheppard, with his
new quartet, Hotel Bristol. Known as a serial
collaborator, ECM arti st Sheppard has worked
with arti sts from many genres, as well as seminal
jazz musicians and composers, and is renowned
for his eclecti c and lyrical compositi ons. His
exciti ng new quartet features Denny Ilett on
guitar, Percy Pursglove on bass and trumpet,
and Dylan Howe on drums. Originally formed
as a Bristol-based band to take to the Tbilisi
Internati onal Jazz Festi val in Georgia, the concert was such a success that the band has gone...

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We’re delighted to welcome one of Europe’s
leading saxophonists, Andy Sheppard, with his
new quartet, Hotel Bristol. Known as a serial
collaborator, ECM arti st Sheppard has worked
with arti sts from many genres, as well as seminal
jazz musicians and composers, and is renowned
for his eclecti c and lyrical compositi ons. His
exciti ng new quartet features Denny Ilett on
guitar, Percy Pursglove on bass and trumpet,
and Dylan Howe on drums. Originally formed
as a Bristol-based band to take to the Tbilisi
Internati onal Jazz Festi val in Georgia, the concert was such a success that the band has gone
on to play many storming gigs in and around
Sheppard’s home city. The band’s appearance in
Holmfi rth is its Yorkshire debut.

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