Julian Costello Quartet with special guest Georgia Mancio (Album Launch)
An established artist on the UK and International scene, saxophonist & composer Julian Costello has performed at the EFG London Jazz Festival to packed houses as well as concerts in France, Poland, Germany and Belgium. The show this evening will celebrate the launch of his latest album, 'And All the Birds Were Set Free' on the highly-regarded UK jazz label, 33Jazz Records. Along with Julian on tenor and soprano saxophones, the quartet includes John Turville-piano, Andy Hamill-bass & Tom Hooper-drums, and features the remarkable, award-winning vocalist Georgia Mancio as special guest. With an emphasis on telling stories and a whimsical approach that combines complex harmonies with light-hearted inspirations (from football to maths to dinosaurs), the music has an intriguing combination of atmospheres, with Julian’s precise, elegant & graceful playing connecting the dots throughout.
“...highly melodic music…full of rhythmic sophistication” The JazzMann; “Costello imbues his instrumental pieces with emotion, space and lyricism” London Jazz News; “Costello…a writer with a talent for inventive and memorable melodies” All About Jazz; "Costello has his own distinctive voice on tenor and soprano...inventive but wholesome compositions with melody in abundance, covering a wide variety of idiom and mood." Bebop Spoken Here; “Mancio…a sublime vocalist” Jazzwise