Ian Shaw & Tony Kofi
Soul Mama
Gantry Hotel (Curio Collection by Hilton), London, E201DB, Great Britain
England
51.546962
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Multi award-winning jazz singer (BBC Jazz Award, Jazz FM Award, Downbeat Magazine) Ian Shaw teams up with MOBO award nominee and one of the UK’s most talked about and renowned saxophonists Tony Kofi on a brand new live album celebrating the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
The twelve-track album, a profound homage to two of jazz’s most influential figures, is the latest release on PX Records and marks the label’s one year anniversary. Titled An Adventurous Dream (At PizzaExpress Live In London), the release includes takes on classics such as ‘Satin Doll’, ‘Mood indigo’ and ‘Passion Flower’ and features an all-star British line-up featuring pianist Barry Green and bassist Dave Green.
Ian Shaw:
“My first awareness of the rich, darkly evocative and often heart-wrenching words and music of Billy Strayhorn was hearing Donna Summer sing ‘Lush Life’, I’d never heard such a magical, personal meeting of words, melody and chord changes.”
“One of the contemporary scene’s class acts”The Guardian
“[Tony Kofi is] one of the most distinctive voices in UK jazz”Financial Times
