Alex Hitchcock Quartet ft Jasper Blom

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Bringing together two of Europe’s leading tenor saxophonists and composers, London-born Alex Hitchcock and Amsterdam-based Jasper Blom present a rare meeting of original music from artists whose careers have developed at the forefront of the international jazz scene. Hitchcock, an Ivor Novello-nominated composer whose albums have been recognised by NPR, Stereogum, Jazzwise & BBC Jazz World (“leading the charge in terms of new jazz music being created in the UK”), joins forces with Blom, a two-time European Jazz Award recipient, for a rare opportunity to hear their original music side by side. Between them they have performed and recorded with artists including Lee Konitz, Chet Baker, George Duke, Randy Crawford, Kirk Lightsey, Jesse van Ruller, Jeff Ballard and Jasper Høiby, bringing together two internationally celebrated careers from the European and UK jazz worlds in a collaboration that showcases both composers’ music and the rich possibilities of the two-tenor tradition. Superb modern jazz. "Hitchcock combines an awesome technical facility with a keen ear to detect and assimilate a range of classic and contemporary influences…" Jazz Views; "Hitchcock…a fantastic talent...undoubtedly one of the stars of the future" Jazz FM; “Blom is one of the Netherlands’ most prominent, forward-thinking saxophonist-composers in contemporary jazz” All About Jazz