Mezcla to debut

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 …

Published: 15 Nov 2019. Updated: 4 years.

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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Ruby Rushton single

It is a January release for the accessible clubby sounds of Overture 1 from Ruby Rushton. The sunny optimistic vibe of ‘Yardley Suite' by flautist Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne is streaming. As for the title track of the single it is by the band's …

Published: 15 Nov 2019. Updated: 4 years.

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It is a January release for the accessible clubby sounds of Overture 1 from Ruby Rushton.

The sunny optimistic vibe of ‘Yardley Suite' by flautist Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne is streaming.

As for the title track of the single it is by the band's keys player Aidan Shepherd.

The four piece are completed by Nick Walters on trumpet, best known for his work with Beats and Pieces, and by Tim Carnegie on drums.