Festa: Sam Crockatt Quartet

Festa: Sam Crockatt Quartet

"Haunting lyricism" - John Fordham.
"Performances full of power and invention, delivered with precision, poise, and grace" - Helen Mayhew

Sam Crockatt sax, Ivo Neame piano, Oli Hayhurst bass, Jon Scott drums

The Sam Crockatt Quartet has received massive interest since winning the Parliamentary Jazz Award for best album. Sam has quickly built a reputation as a hugely talented musician with a robust and characterful voice on the tenor sax.

Ivo Neame is a musician of immense talent with an astute musical intelligence and a natural improvisatory flair. He is one of the busiest and most in-demand players on the UK scene.

Oli Hayhurst is a long-standing member of the quartet. He has a beautiful, warm tone and plays melodically, underpinned by a driving rhythmic feel.

Jon Scott has developed a reputation as a creative and flexible player on the UK jazz scene, while building up his international connections, playing extensively throughout Europe.

The music is highly lyrical and though sometimes very free, never loses touch with melody.