Tristan Banks Quartet

The debut album View From Above by drummer/composer Tristan Banks, draws on over 30 years of experience as a sideman for many Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artists.

Released on Ubuntu Music in 2023, the album mixes influences from the jazz, Latin and fusion idioms; the resultant music is a unique combination of high-octane virtuosic performance and sublimely melodic composition as Banks unifies his long standing musical friends to articulate his musical vision.

A band of craftsmen playing the forms of acoustic jazz they relish, and their pleasure in that is infectiously palpable

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Tristan Banks

Banks has built a reputation as a knowledgeable, versatile and authentic world-class drummer and percussionist, both as a recording artist and session musician, working with many artists covering a wide field of musical genres, including Roy Ayers, Steve Winwood, Dave Valentin, David Gilmour, Beverley Knight, Hexagonal, Peter King, Lewis Taylor, Guy Barker, Marcos Valle, Liane Carroll, Mike Lindup, Terry Callier, Da Lata, Jim Mullen, Carleen Anderson and Mayra Andrade.

Paul Booth

The in-demand sax man on today’s scene. Booth’s ability to blend into any musical surrounding, coupled with his talents as a multi-instrumentalist, has led to him being regularly chosen to perform with many well-known artists. Paul has toured, performed and recorded around the world with Steve Winwood, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan, Carlos Santana, Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, Bonnie Raitt, Chaka Khan, Kylie Minogue, Jamiroquai, Gregory Porter, Barry Manilow, Warren Haynes, Marti Pellow, Derek Trucks, Eddie Henderson, Geoffrey Keezer, Clarence Penn and Ingrid Jensen. 

John Crawford

One of the finest Latin/jazz pianists on the scene, bringing impressive technique and musicianship to his blend of jazz, flamenco and Latin, Crawford has worked with the likes of Latin legends Airto Moreira and Giovanni Hidalgo as well as UK based artists such as Snowboy and Roberto Pla. In addition his non-Latin work includes gigs with the likes of Björk, Tanita Tikaram and Kirsty McColl.

Davide Mantovani

Since his arrival in London in 1991, he has built up a solid presence on both live and studio scenes, playing with some of the most illustrious jazz, world and pop artists around, including Lisa Stansfield, Tony Allen, Baaba Maal, Seckou Keita, Zoe Rahman, Jim Mullen, Andy Sheppard, Jason Rebello, Natacha Atlas, Mulatu Astatke, Nana Vasconcelos, Alex Wilson, Kuljit Bahmra, Justin Adams, Cheik Lô, Bassekou Kouyate, Cheo Feliciano, Herman Olivera, Aster Aweke, Jean Toussaint (Jazz Messengers), Antonio Forcione and many others.