ARQ - Alison Raynor Quintet
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Derby Jazz

ARQ - Alison Raynor Quintet

Sat 21 Aug 2021

Derby Market Place

Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes - approximate, including any interval(s).

About the Event

Bassist & composer Alison Rayner’s award-winning quintet combine richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies; this, along with their love of improvisation, creates a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality.

ARQ plays ‘songs without words’ and are lauded for their vibrant, communicative performances.

Awards

  • Ivor Novello Composer Awards 2019 for ‘There is a Crack in Everything’ from Short Stories
  • Ensemble of the Year Winners Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018
  • Best Small Group Public Vote winners British Jazz Awards 2018

Reviews

‘A celebration of life itself.’ LondonJazzNews

‘Purposeful, full-toned and melodic…a beautifully integrated band.’ The Observer

‘Inventive, vibrantly colourful and unfailingly melodic.’ thejazzmann.com

‘A series of vivacious musical adventures.’ BBC Music Magazine

Location

Derby Market Place

Derby

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