Time Zone

High-energy jazz with undercurrents of Afro-Cuban rhythm opening up the music in a new direction - a fresh, individual and contemporary sound from TIME ZONE led by trumpeter/composer Loz Speyer, whose work reflects the experience of living for periods of time in the city of Santiago de Cuba. The new 6-piece line-up with the addition of congas, brings out more fully the rhythmic roots of the music.
"Time Zone is an infectiously zesty band as at home in latin-tinged territory as in straight-ahead jazz bustles or slow-burning ballads. There is an engaging air of informality about much of Speyer's varied, carefully written material, and it is addressed with irresistible panache by an enthusiastic band, so that the sudden mood and tempo changes that characterise some pieces seem wholly uncontrived... The band's rapport is what really impresses, though: the album is imbued with the relaxed but musicianly feel that marks the best small-group music, and both the ensemble work and the soloing are simply first-rate." Chris Parker, Jazz At Ronnie Scott's magazine

Loz Speyer - trumpet/flugelhorn
Martin Hathaway - alto sax/bass clarinet
Jez Franks - guitar
Davide Mantovani - double bass
Simon Pearson - drums
Alejandro Martinez - congas
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