Iain Ballamy Quartet

Listed between Chet Baker and Count Basie in Geoffrey Smith’s BBC publication ‘100 Jazz Greats’, Ballamy has a rare and beautiful sound on the tenor saxophone, both captivating and instantly recognisable. He’s truly one of the best…

Since emerging in the early 80s as wonderkid soloist with Loose Tubes, Django Bates and Bill Bruford’s Earthworks, he has established himself as a player and composer of note on the world’s jazz stages. He has also premiered concertos as featured concerto soloist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras.

Past highlights include concerts and recordings with Gil Evans, George Coleman, John Taylor, Cedar Walton and Hermeto Pascoal.

His remarkable quartet features world-class pianist Huw Warren, the marvellous bassist Nick Pini and Mark Whitlam, a uniquely versatile and gifted drummer.