1st February 2016: Phil Donkin starts ‘The Gate’ European tour this week with Ben Wendel, Jochen Rueckert and Glenn Zaleski.

“Phil Donkin is a British double bassist with a thundering sound and impeccable time, who has built a transatlantic reputation as a player, and then turned out to be a gifted composer too.”
4 Stars, The Guardian

This week Phil Donkin starts a series of dates across Germany and Switzerland featuring Grammy-award nominated saxophonist Ben Wendel, drummer Jochen Rueckert and pianist Glenn Zaleski.

Recent release The Gate is the debut album from Donkin, one of the pre-eminent bassists of his generation in jazz and improvisation-based music. Originally from the UK, he established himself in London and subsequently made the move to New York City where he lived for a number of years. Currently based in Germany he maintains a hectic international touring schedule.

The Gate is a debut of depth and maturity with ten original compositions and two covers (Thelonius Monk and Dmitri Shostakovich). With plenty of wit and intelligence the pieces are navigated expertly by the four members, displaying myriad textures and emotions.

For more details on the tour go: here

Here’s ‘Macon Groove’ from The Gate.