Roller Trio
Roller Trio | |
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Origin | Leeds |
Genres | Jazz |
Years active | 2011 | –present
Labels | Edition Records |
Associated acts | GoGo Penguin, TrioVD, Acoustic Ladyland |
Website | link |
Members | James Mainwaring, Chris Sharkey, Luke Reddin-Williams |
Past members | Luke Wynter |
Roller Trio are a British Jazz-Rock trio, who formed whilst studying at Leeds College of Music in 2011. In 2012, their eponymous debut studio album was nominated for the Mercury Prize[1] alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards that year. In performance, John Fordham of The Guardian described their preview gig for the Mercury prize [as having] "the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air."[2] DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!"[3] They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs".[4]. In May of 2017 the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album is slated for release in June 2018 on Edition Records.[5]
Members
- James Mainwaring – saxophones
- Chris Sharkey - Guitar/Bass
- Luke Reddin-Williams – drums[6]
Past Members
- Luke Wynter
Discography
- Studio albums
- Roller Trio (2012)
- Fracture (2014)
- New Devices (2018) Edition Records
- Live albums
- Live at Jazz in the Round (2012)
- Live in Rotterdam (2014)
References
- ↑ Fordham, John (19 October 2012). "Roller Trio – review". Culture > Music > Jazz. The Guardian.
- ↑ Fordham,John (19 October 2012) "Roller Trio - review", The Guardian, 19 October 2012
- ↑ Peterson, Gilles "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO", Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012
- ↑ "Review of "Fracture" by Selwyn Harris in Jazzwise December 2014/January 2015
- ↑ "Roller:Trio | Edition Records". editionrecords.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ↑ "Welcome". Roller Trio. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
External links
- Official website
- Roller Trio at AllMusic
- Roller Trio discography at Discogs