Julian Siegel Quartet: International Showcase Fund
Over the last 20 years, Julian has built a reputation as one of the UK’s finest jazz musicians. A gifted saxophonist and clarinettist, Julian has worked with many of jazz’s leading lights including; Mike Gibbs, Django Bates and Norma Winstone alongside co-leading the award-winning Partisans with guitarist Phil Robson.
With the Julian Siegel Quartet, Julian has chosen to work with three distinctive voices on the UK jazz scene, including pianist Liam Noble whose fluid touch and dazzling imagination perfectly complements Siegel’s playing. Adding the creative spark of drummer Gene Calderazzo and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst creates one of the UK’s most exciting and powerful quartets.
The music the band plays moves freely through varied sound-worlds and colours, from undercurrents of bop into electro-acoustic trance, from an acoustic quartet playing early-electric Miles to dancing West African drum grooves, searching ballads and joyful melodies.
The quartet have recorded two albums together, most recently Urban Theme Park, and will be releasing their third in October 2017 on Whirlwind Records.