THE IMPOSSIBLE GENTLEMEN
VOTED MOST MEMORABLE GIG IN 2010 BY THREE OUT OF FIVE JOURNALISTS IN JAZZUK.
VOTED BEST GIG OF 2010 BY PETER BACON IN THE BIRMINGHAM POST AND AT THE JAZZ BREAKFAST
RAVE REVIEWS for 2010 tour
GUARDIAN 4 STARS **** "Jazz supergroups are volatile concoctions, bespoke teams of virtuosi often just getting in each other's way. But the Anglo-US quartet built from scratch this week around the untried partnership of pianist Gwilym Simcock and Salford Mike Walker, with Americans Steve Swallow on bass and Adam Nussbaum on drums, fulfilled all its promise – and then some". read more
LEICESTER MERCURY
"A packed Embrace Arts Centre enjoyed a world-class performance by an international jazz group on its way to Ronnie Scott's and a European tour". read more
JAZZWISE
"Gwilym Simcock Dazzles With Ango-American Supergroup At Bergen Nattjazz Festival" read more
JAZZ BREAKFAST
"Let’s hope it becomes more than a one-tour stand. The band is going on to play around Europe but if you are within driving distance of either Leicester (Embrace Arts Centre tonight) or London (Ronnie Scott’s tomorrow) – so, anywhere on the mainland, in other words – I’d urge you to get along. It’s the real deal". read more
LONDON JAZZ
"This should be the start of something big". read more |