Tom Niblock Big Band
swing contemporary jazz
Influences: Maria Schneider, Jim McNeely, Slide Hampton
Tom Niblock's award-winning big band delivers orchestral jazz built on classical harmony and structural sophistication. A Dankworth Prize winner, Niblock writes intricate original compositions and arrangements that combine the precision of composers like Maria Schneider and Jim McNeely with 20th-century classical approaches, giving space for soloists from across the contemporary London jazz scene to shine.
Personnel:
Brinley Heywood-Snell (trumpet)
Luke Vice-Coles (trumpet)
James Copus (trumpet)
Tom Syson (trumpet)
Tom Dunnett (trombone)
Dave Sear (trombone)
Josh Tagg (trombone)
Yusuf Narcin (trombone)
George Millard (saxophone)
Sam Glaser (saxophone)
Chris Maddock (saxophone)
Jonathan Chung (saxophone)
Damon Oliver (saxophone)
Gareth Fowler (guitar)
Olly Chalk (piano)
Niklas Lukassen (bass)
Jay Davis (drums)