Being Human
contemporary jazz post-bop
Influences: Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley
Pan-European quartet led by Lithuanian guitarist Mindaugas Stumbras and Scottish pianist Fergus McCreadie, a Mercury Prize-nominated musician, with a Tuscan rhythm section of Michelangelo Scandroglio on double bass and Mattia Galeotti on drums. Their sound folds folk melodies from each member's homeland into lyrical contemporary jazz, moving between melodic storytelling and free-flowing improvisation. The band's new album 'Minar of Dreams' grew out of a challenge set during a drive through the Scottish Highlands, to write music drawing on their individual traditions while putting the collective first.
Personnel:
Mindaugas Stumbras (guitar)
Fergus McCreadie (piano)
Michelangelo Scandroglio (double bass)
Mattia Galeotti (drums)
Upcoming gigs
- Tue 15 Dec — 19:45 — Being Human – Minar of Dreams (Album Launch) at Vortex Jazz Club
- Thu 15 Apr — 20:00 — Being Human at Pizza Express Jazz Club (tickets)