Shane Forbes Band
Winner of the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ ‘Young Musician of the Year’ award in 2009 along with MOBO and Parliamentary Jazz Awards as a member of the internationally acclaimed quartet ‘Empirical’ drummer Shane Forbes is without question one of the most in demand musicians on the UK jazz scene. His impressive, musical, playing can be heard with a remarkable band that he has put together this evening from the cream of the UK Jazz scene featuring, from Empirical, the award-winning Nathaniel Facey-sax and Tom Farmer-bass alongside the brilliant Ivo Neame-piano and equally impressive David Preston-guitar. This really is a “Supergroup” and not to be missed.
“Forbes…energy…was contagious and…passion, creativity and concentration on stage were a joy to watch and to experience” London Jazz News; “Forbes…was a performance of searing intensity that left both the band and their online audience gasping for breath” The Jazz Mann; "An inventive…pianist [Neame's] ideas....poured out in a confident stream of power and conviction" Evening Standard; “Preston’s joyous guitar flights” Jazzwise