Bryan Corbett Quartet
Bryan Corbett is totally disrupting how you can play the trumpet with his exploration of sounds, lyrical tone and variety of grooves and feel which are influenced by all the previous trumpet greats.
Well regarded for his technical fluency and imaginative flow of ideas, Bryan has built an appreciative following where audiences are not only wowed by the individual players, they are wowed by the team improvisation that defines the performances.
By booking the Bryan Corbett Quartet you are guaranteed that your audience will not go home disappointed.
The Bomb- Courtney Pine
Something Special- Michael Parkinson
A warm lyrical tone & formidable technique- The Independent
This Group could hold themselves in any Jazz club, Festival, or Venue anywhere in the world. For me they are world class. Gig of the season- Fleece Jazz
The four of them seem to have a single mind, they listen so hard.
We were treated to some of Bryan's compositions along with some fabulous renditions of some standards
What struck me particularly about the band as a whole was the range of dynamics they used.
Audience reaction can be summed up in a few words: Come back soon Bryan. We are lucky to have a musician of your calibre on our doorstep.- Coventry Albany Jazz Club
Viewing time 2min 41sec.
Bryan Corbett
As well as performing under his own name, Bryan Corbett has been performing with world renowned stars and is a current member of The Brand New Heavies, Brian McFadden & Tony Christie Band. He also also performed with the likes of Ben E King, Us3, Alesha Dixon, Ella Eyre, Sam Bailey, Sigala, Gary US Bonds, Ruby Turner. He has toured and performed around the globe as a guest artist, performing in major concert halls, festivals and clubs across Europe, Russia, China and Japan and with his own bands regularly performs festivals, concert halls and clubs throughout the UK. He has also featured on the soundtracks of major commercials for Fiat 500, Iceland and Panasonic. Bryan is featured as a soloist and in horn sections on numerous recordings and has also performed as a soloist with the 'BBC Concert Orchestra'. He was a winner of the 'Jerwood Rising Star' at Cheltenham International Festival and his Quartet has previously won the poll winner prize at Symphony Hall in Birmingham.
Bryan sculpts the sound of his horns like a potter at the wheel.
Al Gurr
Al has toured with artists such as Alfie Boe and Hayley Westenra and played for countless other artists in the classical and jazz fields. You may see him performing at a business presentation, a jazz gig, an orchestral concert, a corporate event, or on a rock gig but all will have a common denominator; musicians having a laugh!
Al is such a superb accompanist and soloist. He swings like crazy, and uses the timbres of the keyboard to perfectly match the tune.
Neil Bullock
Neil is not only one of the most established jazz drummers on the British Jazz scene having worked with many of the big name artists and in the BBC Big Band, he is also in demand with popular artists; most recently with Matt Gos (BROS) and soul singer Kenny Thomas. Being much respected by his peers and the press (articles in Rhythm Magazine and Drummer Magazine), Neil has performed in The World's Greatest Drummmer in a tribute to Buddy Rich and was the main drummer in a tribute to Ronnie Verrell.
Neil is such a powerful drummer whether quietly on the brushes or raising the roof.
Ben Markland
Ben is widely known for his bass playing, writing and arranging. He gained an MA in Composition from Birmingham University before embarking on a freelance career. He lectures in music technology at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and runs compositional and improvisational workshops. He has worked with all the big names on the British Jazz scene as well as popular artists such as Chris de Burgh, Roger Daltrey, Barry Manilow, and Cliff Richard, and is in demand as a session orchestral player.
He is terrifically versatile, whether playing jazz, classical or contemporary music.
Jazz Wise Review ★★★★☆
Corbett’s playing is rousing and fiercely expressive and his band are right on top of it.
Bryan Corbett's plaudits have often been for live performance and this very impressive two-disc set recorded at the Fleece Jazz in Colchester in April this year is testament to that. Corbett’s playing is rousing and fiercely expressive and his band are right on top of it, suggesting it was a memorable evening for those present. Aside from a love of the fuller, songlike tone and wittily extrovert approach to trumpet playing that draws from Louis Armstrong through to Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw, Corbett also shows he’s able to rise above the naffness of much contemporary jazz fusion with the rendition of tracks such as “Let’s Get Lost”, the song associated with Chet Baker.