MIX: LONDON SINFONIETTA & MARIUS NESET

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Geoffrey Paterson conductor
Marius Neset Quartet
London Sinfonietta

Wunderkind saxophonist Marius Neset exploded on to the UK stage in 2010 when he performed at Ronnie Scott’s as part of his mentor Django Bates’ 50th birthday celebrations. Using a palette of visceral instrumental sounds, his music mixes the lyricism of his Scandinavian roots with the high-octane fury of Bates and Zappa.

This first live performance of his new album Snowmelt (released in August 2016) stretches the boundaries of contemporary jazz, demanding infectious energy and lightning virtuosity from nineteen London Sinfonietta players and a jazz quartet, with Neset at their helm.

"As powerful, skilfill and idiomatically varied on stage as he is on record, Neset is a resounding talent." The Guardian

“Neset’s music has an infectious energy and a harmonic dynamism which is very different, and hugely refreshing.” The Telegraph

“Neset delivers strong emotions with breathtaking fluency… an epic of collective interplay, elegiac moods and disciplined, high-octane fury.” Financial Times



Edward Nesbit : Snowmelt