Roller Trio
Roller Trio | |
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Origin | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Genres | Jazz |
Years active | 2011 | –present
Labels | Edition Records |
Associated acts | GoGo Penguin, TrioVD, Acoustic Ladyland |
Website | link |
Members | James Mainwaring, Chris Sharkey, Luke Reddin-Williams |
Past members | Luke Wynter |
Roller Trio are a British jazz-rock trio, who formed whilst studying at Leeds College of Music in 2011. In 2012, their eponymous debut studio album was nominated for the Mercury Prize[1] alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards that year. In performance, John Fordham of The Guardian described their preview gig for the Mercury prize [as having] "the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air."[2] DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!"[3] They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs".[4]
In May 2017, the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album was released in June 2018 on Edition Records.[5]
Members[]
Current[]
- James Mainwaring – saxophones
- Chris Sharkey - Guitar/Bass
- Luke Reddin-Williams – drums[6]
Past[]
- Luke Wynter
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- Roller Trio (2012)
- Fracture (2014)
- New Devices (2018) Edition Records
- Live albums
- (2012)
- Live in Rotterdam (2014)
References[]
- ^ Fordham, John (19 October 2012). "Roller Trio – review". Culture > Music > Jazz. The Guardian.
- ^ Fordham,John (19 October 2012) "Roller Trio - review", The Guardian, 19 October 2012
- ^ Peterson, Gilles "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO", Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012
- ^ "Review of "Fracture" by Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise, December 2014/January 2015
- ^ "Roller:Trio | Edition Records". Editionrecords.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Welcome". Roller Trio. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links[]
- Official website
- Roller Trio at AllMusic
- Roller Trio discography at Discogs
- 2010 establishments in England
- English jazz ensembles
- English rock music groups
- Jazz-rock groups
- Musical groups established in 2010
- British musical trios
- Musical groups from Leeds
- Alumni of Leeds College of Music
- Edition Records artists
- United Kingdom musical group stubs