2nd June 2015: Ahead of his ‘Strata’ tour starting in Brighton on Friday 5th June, Ivo Neame releases brand new promo video and gets 4.5* review from All About Jazz.

Known widely for his linchpin roles with Phronesis and Marius Neset, effulgent beacon of contemporary jazz piano, Ivo Neame, takes a side step from his octet and other projects to release this exciting new quintet title Strata. Collaborating again with UK luminaries (including three fellow Whirlwind artists) Tori Freestone (saxes/flutes), Jim Hart (vibraphone), Tom Farmer (bass) and Dave Hamblett (drums), this collection of eight Neame originals gyrates energetically with complex written grooves and varying instrumental colors to spark opportunities for venturous, improvised blowing.

Ahead of the ‘Strata‘ launch tour starting this Friday (click here for full details), the album has received a 4.5* review from All About Jazz (reproduced below)

“Ivo Neame’s complex compositions and gorgeous arrangements married with his searching yet unequivocal soloing results in an album of exceptional depth and originality, indubitably enhanced by his choice of such a talented coterie of collaborating musicians.”
4.5 Stars, All About Jazz (full review)