Kevin Figes Trio



Kevin Figes- alto sax
Rriaan Vosloo - bass
Andy Tween - drums

Kevin has lead his own quartet for many years, playing his original material. In 1997 the band won lottery money to produce a cd and then toured the country with a jazz services grant. After spending 2001/02 at the Guildhall London (with tuition and inspiration from Tim Garland) the quartet was reformed and continues to record and play around the country. Most recently the band has played the 606 Club (London), Sherbourne Jazz club and Glastonbury Festival from which they did a live broadcast for Radio Three's jazz line-up.

Kevin's other associations include Keith Tippett's "Tapestry" and smaller groups, the Welsh Jazz Composers Orchestra (to which he contributed a piece), Brazilian Beats of Sirius B and bands of Jim Blomfield and Andy Hague. London based Riaan Vosloo is much in demand and plays and writes for Nostalgia '77. Andy Tween is also playing with many bands, including Pee Wee Ellis and most recently folk star Seth Lakeman.
The trio is a natural offshoot from the quartet playing a mixture of standards and originals. The trio exploits the freedom of the airwaves and with great interaction plays ballads to fast and furious, free to tight harmonic structures.