Nominated for ‘Best Band’ at the 2018 Scottish Jazz Awards Mezcla led by bass guitarist David Bowden who was BBC Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year in 2017 are upping their profile with a record on the Ubuntu label in 2020. Debut album Shoot the Moon will come out in February.
A sextet: Joshua Elcock (trumpet), Ben MacDonald (guitar), Michael Butcher (tenor sax), Stephen Henderson (drums), David Bowden (bass guitar), Alan Benzie (keys) Mezcla hail from Glasgow and they play a modern jazz and latin-jazz mix.
Martin Hummel of Ubuntu comments: ''Mezcla are a part of an exceptional wave of talent from Scotland and have earned their status as a vital part of this thriving jazz community.'' updated with additional video added on 19 Dec 2019
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