Jazz Tuesday – The Vasilis Xenopoulos/Paul Edis Quartet

Time: 1.00pm - 2.00pm
Venue: Cafe, Rose Theatre, 24-26 High Street, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 1HL
Price: free

"Feels Like Home"

Vasilis and Paul began playing together 20 years ago when both relocated to West London to study. Originally from Greece, Vasilis had just finished studying at Berklee College in the US, while Paul had moved South from the Northeast of England. In the intervening years, they have played numerous gigs together, releasing their debut album in 2016, 'A Narrow Escape', to critical acclaim. With Joel Barford (drums) and Adam King (double bass), their latest recording features original music inspired by the theme of ‘home'…home in this sense represents not only the many places they've both lived, but also the people they've known along the way.

Line up: Vasilis Xenopoulos (saxophones and flute) Paul Edis (piano) Simon Read (Bass) and Billy Pod (drums)

Vasilis and Paul describe the music on Feels Like Home: "Rooted in the jazz tradition, this is music that's eclectic, groove based and fundamentally melodic. Including elements of hard bop, Latin jazz, gospel and even folk, there are nods to Dexter Gordon, Stanley Turrentine, John Coltrane, Antonia Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, McCoy Tyner and more besides. This is honest music full of emotions, inspired and unified around the central theme of ‘home'."

Concerning their new relationship with Ubuntu Music, they continue: "It's been a real pleasure working with Martin Hummel and the Ubuntu team towards the release of our new album, ‘Feels Like Home'. We've felt really supported as artists in developing this project, and we're both very excited for the official release of the new album in April 2024."

https://youtu.be/GY4xOgJ-MBE?si=On8-z-9r0MptJKyy

https://www.jazzwise.com/review/vasilis-xenopoulos-paul-edis-quartet-feels-like-home

Jazz Tuesday is sponsored by Kingston University Performing Arts Community Engagement (PACE)

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Contact: Val Marshall
Email: v.marshall@kingston.ac.uk