THREEWAY
BEN CROSLAND bass
STEVE WATERMAN trumpet & flugelhorn
STEVE LODDER piano
7:30 p.m. Friday 6 December
Threeway is the brainchild of Huddersfield bassist Ben Crosland who formed this exemplary jazz trio in 2004 with long term associates Steve Lodder piano and Steve Waterman trumpet and flugelhorn. The trio explores the subtle and open possibilities of a group without drums. The interplay between the players creates a natural intensity combined with an acute sensitivity to dynamics allowing the musical flair to come shining through.
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Having studied with Jeff Clyne, Ben Crosland became a busy freelance bass player playing in a variety of contexts during the 80's and 90's with Northern based players including Nikki Iles, Mike Walker, Rod Mason and Peter Fairclough and working as a sideman supporting leading UK and American players including Dick Morrissey, Ronnie Ross, Ken Peplowski, Spike Robinson and Harry Allen. In 1989, he formed his Quintet, a band that worked extensively across the North for over 10 years, appearing with a number of guest soloists including Jean Toussaint, Peter King, Guy Barker and Gerard Presencer.
Crosland formed his Quartet, featuring Steve Waterman along with Stuart McCallum and Dave Walsh, two of the UK's brightest new talents, in 2001. The Quartet recorded two albums, 'Heartland' and 'Last Flight Out', featuring Crosland's compositions, which attracted enthusiastic critical comment, and toured nationally with Jazz Services' support: "There are more ambitious bands around the British jazz scene today, but few which convey a distinct character with such crisp informality" DAVE GELLY, THE OBSERVER Crosland was a member of Rod Mason's Quintet, featuring Steve Lodder, for several years. He has recorded with Jim Mullen and is a member of John Etheridge's Trio North and of the Rod Mason/Jim Mullen Quartet. In recent years, Crosland has worked with major UK artists including John Surman, Tim Garland and Andy Sheppard. He was nominated in the bass category of the British Jazz Awards 2011. |
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Steve Waterman is acknowledged as one of the top jazz trumpet players both in UK and on the international scene He possesses a beautiful natural sound and an awesome technique. He began his career at Trinity College of Music and since then he has worked regularly on the British and European jazz scene. Steve leads his own Quartet and Quintet with which he has recorded two critically acclaimed albums of his own compositions. He has recently recorded a series of albums for Mainstem Records, featuring the music of the great jazz composers: 'Stablemates' (Benny Golson and Wayne Shorter), 'Our Delight' (Tadd Dameron and Herbie Hancock) and 'Night Light' (Gerry Mulligan and Chick Corea), all of which have attracted excellent reviews. Waterman was a member of John Surman's Brass Project and has toured Europe as part of the Carla Bley Big Band. He has worked and recorded regularly with a variety of artists including Mal Waldron, Tony Coe, Victor Mendoza and Alan Barnes. He is a Professor of Music at the Royal Academy of Music and at Trinity College of Music. |
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Steve Lodder is one of the most eclectic and original pianists working in jazz. An organ scholar at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Lodder became a major part of the vibrant London jazz scene during the late 70's and early 80's alongside the likes of Carol Grimes, John Etheridge and Harry Beckett. During the 80's he toured regularly George Russell's Living Time Orchestra, was a member of Brian Abraham's District Six and began a long term association with Andy Sheppard which included many tours as part of Sheppard's different projects and appearances on a number of Sheppard's recordings. He was a member of Inclassifiable, a trio which also comprised Sheppard and ace percussionist Nana Vasconcelos. He leads his own Quartet. He has recorded critically acclaimed albums including 'Above the Clouds' with Mark Ramsden, released on Naxos Records, and his first solo CD 'bout time 2'. He has produced albums for Ingrid Laubrock and Monica Vasconcelos.
Steve has performed and recorded with a diverse roster of artists, including Sarah Jane Morris, John Harle, Carla Bley, Annie Whitehead and Paul McCartney. He has been the musical director of the Zappatistas for several years. He has composed music for dance, TV and film and has worked in the field of contemporary classical music. He has recently written a book examining the '70's albums of Stevie Wonder.
Steve has performed and recorded with a diverse roster of artists, including Sarah Jane Morris, John Harle, Carla Bley, Annie Whitehead and Paul McCartney. He has been the musical director of the Zappatistas for several years. He has composed music for dance, TV and film and has worked in the field of contemporary classical music. He has recently written a book examining the '70's albums of Stevie Wonder.
