Portico Quartet at Skoda Jazz Festival at Ancienne Belgique

Radiohead of jazz and the English Jaga Jazzist, all in one
Radiohead, Burial, Sigur Rós, Flying Lotus and Norwegian jazz trumpeter Arve Henriksen are not only musical icons of our time but also form the list of names used whenever trying to explain the unique Portico Quartet. “Portico Quartet sound like nothing you ever heard before” is what invariably appears in the English press. The quartet were already nominated for the Mercury Prize at the time of their debut ‘Knee-Deep in the North Sea’ (‘07) and Peter Gabriel took them onto his own, famous Real World label a little later....

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Radiohead of jazz and the English Jaga Jazzist, all in one
Radiohead, Burial, Sigur Rós, Flying Lotus and Norwegian jazz trumpeter Arve Henriksen are not only musical icons of our time but also form the list of names used whenever trying to explain the unique Portico Quartet. “Portico Quartet sound like nothing you ever heard before” is what invariably appears in the English press. The quartet were already nominated for the Mercury Prize at the time of their debut ‘Knee-Deep in the North Sea’ (‘07) and Peter Gabriel took them onto his own, famous Real World label a little later.

In the meantime the band’s oeuvre has grown to three albums, the latest of which – simply titled ‘Portico Quartet’ – was released earlier this year. The point of departure is still jazz but they are increasingly inspired by electronica, ambient, classical and dance. Which, in turn, really has the jazz-police doing overtime. So it’s wonderful. Something for musical adventurers, that’s for sure.

More at : http://www.skodajazz.be/concert.php?id=59&l=fr

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