Doors: 7.00pm Music: 7.15pm

The Pete Roth Trio features leader Pete on guitar, Mike Pratt on bass, and the incomparable Bill Bruford (whose back catalogue includes bands like King Crimson, Yes, Earthworks, National Health) on drums.

Their band creates jazz for a new generation of music enthusiasts, exploring beyond traditional jazz conventions. A jazz standard might reveal its essence only in the final moments of performance. Original compositions, such as “Dancing with Grace,” the Trio’s collaborative works like “Trio in Five” and “Looking Forward to Looking Back,” or their reinterpretation of masterworks like Anton Dvorak’s “Largo from Symphony #9,” offer just a few gateways into their creative world – a world that will likely reshape your perspective on what the guitar trio format can achieve.

 

REVIEWS:

“The gig itself was joyous, diverse, intrepid and thoroughly enjoyable”. Edinburgh Music Review

“With three such talented musicians it shouldn’t have been a surprise, but the way they played together exceeded all expectations. This is simply a great band – a strong favourite of ours and all our attendees”. Colin Clark, Director, Petersfield Jazz Festival ‘24

‘Full Circle’ [was] a driving funk original with plenty of effects pedal over a bass-drum groove, and it was here rather than in the jazz tunes that the band sounded as though they had found their natural habitat. Kathryn Shackleton, UK Jazz News

“They know the rules and want to break them. Not in order to be perverse or trendy, but so that they can put something rich, worthwhile and fun back into jazz soil”. Edinburgh Music Review

Stage: The Seven Concert Room
Audience: Unreserved Seating

Support

Support 7.15-8pm from Leeds favourites Svarc- Hanley – Longhawn – Nic Svarc guitar, Steve Hanley drums and Martin Longhawn keyboard

£20/10 plus fees in advance, £20 on the door Book Tickets