I am pleased to announce my evocative new album The Emirali Inertia is out now on iTunes, Amazon, Play, 121music stores and more!!!!!!  Check out Emirali Music for all buylinks


Born in the North Yorkshire Moors, the son of a music teacher, and based in Leeds for a time, saxophonist and Dankworth Prize-winning composer Matt Anderson has lived in London since 2015. His first three albums, Wild Flower Sextet, Rambling and The Town and the City, were well-received by the jazz press, with All About Jazz describing the latest release as “a work that focuses on the band's musicianship and the strength of the compositions, while a real sense of spontaneity and enjoyment pervades the recording… Anderson's tenor saxophone tone is rich and warm”.
 
Becoming part of the fertile jazz scene in the capital, Anderson has since performed with artists/bands such as the Gareth Lockrane and Calum Gourlay big bands, Jamie Doe, Hannes Riepler and Ivo Neame. In Leeds, he performed and recorded with many of the city’s top musicians/composers including Jamie Taylor, Jamil Sheriff and Jiannis Pavlidis (in collaboration with Greg Hutchinson), and he has also toured in New Zealand, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. In 2023, he became a D’Addario Woodwinds artist and was also made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music for contributions to the music industry.

I don't really have a favorite genre of music so i like to attempt as many different styles as i can

Perceptions Jazz Quartet play an exciting fusion of smooth jazz, funk and swing, mixing original compositions with our own unique takes on various jazz standards. Joe Simmonds plays guitar, Tunde Fernandez plays bass, George Lambert plays keyboard and Billy Hammett plays drums. We would appreciate any feedback and are looking to gig around the South West.
Contact us at: perceptionsquartet@hotmail.co.uk

In a genre which is all too often full of urban clichés, The Breaks Collective bring a refreshing take on Hip Hop to the table, taking inspiration from many styles of music including jazz, rap, hip-hop, funk, soul, rock and R&B to name a few; despite this wide range of influences the seven members knit melodies, beats and lyrics together to create unique musical and poetical flavor. The Breaks' musical ability enable them to keep the audience entertained with spontaneous sets and freestyles.

And here's a little bit of history....

The Breaks Collective was a project born in 2005 when a local group of musicians collaborated in a series of 'jam' style gigs.

This group quickly formed into a band and produced 'Short Guy, Long Trousers' EP was recorded, followed by 'Broken' EP an then 'Finally' LP.

In 2012 they released 4 singles in aid of 2 national charities that gained them local media attention including 247 Magazine, 'BBC Radio Devon Feature' and a 'BBC Spotlight' feature (check out their YouTube page).

In their time they have played live supporting 'De La Soul' 'The Nextmen' ‘Toots and the Maytals’, Jazz legend ‘Courtney Pine’, ‘Gilles Peterson’, ‘The Pharcyde’ and ‘The Scratch Perverts’ to name a few. Headlined stages at ‘Gold Coast Ocean Fest‘ 'Aeon' festival, ‘Fat Face World Freestyle Mountainboard Champs' and played numerous other festivals including 'Electric Beach' near Newquay. 

Future biog will include the release of the latest LP 'Audio Art' in early 2013, preceded by 3 singles in the run up to the LP release.

promoting Britain’s most talented jazz artists 

founded in 1997 by double bassist and producer, Gary Crosby OBE and his partner, Janine Irons MBE 

Tomorrow's Warriors sits under the multi-award winning Dune Music

its aim is to create learning and performance opportunities for aspiring young jazz musicians, with a special, but not exclusive, focus on those from the African diaspora

founded in 1991 by Artistic Director Gary Crosby OBE and established as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee in 1998

Dune Music and Tomorrow's Warriors are committed to upholding the highest standards of artistic and technical excellence 


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