Sugarwork

Harnessing electronica to the melodic and rhythmic adventure of jazz in a thrillingly and utterly up to date way. This is intoxicating, hypnotic music, creating ethereal soundscapes with great rhythmical tension. Keyboard player and composer Paul Harrison formed Sugarwork with the aim of bringing back true adventure in jazz. In this group his compositions draw on an expansive range of influences, including avant-rock, electronica and folk music, augmenting the band’s main instruments with electronics – at times hauntingly melodic, at others, thrillingly relentless and intensely rhythmic. Also defining the group are three tremendously strong personalities, each a well known bandleader in their own right as well as fearless improvisers : tenor saxophonist Phil Bancroft, who is incapable of playing a superfluous note, Graeme Stephen, whose innovative and inimitable electric guitar style is a perfect match, and drummer / percussionist Stuart Brown, who can create unimaginable sonic worlds alone. This is music for the twenty first century, played by four musicians with huge reputations who don’t rest on their laurels.