FIVE-WAY SPLIT
QUENTIN COLLINS trumpet, VASILIS XENOPOULOS saxophone,
ROB BARRON piano, MÁTYÁS HOFECKER bass, MATT HOME drums
7:30 p.m. Friday 6 October 2023
in the Recital Room
Five-Way Split is a new jointly led band which was formed in 2020 and features some of the finest contemporary jazz bebop musicians in the UK. Five-Way Split is fronted by internationally renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins, Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos and the golden touch of pianist Rob Barron. Added to this is virtuosic double bassist Mátyás Hofecker and hard-swinging drummer Matt Home.
The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with cool, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver.
Five-Way Split delivers some of the most swinging and soulful music in contemporary jazz. Collins explains: “Five-Way Split is a group born in 2020 at a time when performance opportunities were scarce, but creative energy was strong, by musicians with a shared passion for continuing the lineage of contemporary bop music."
The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with cool, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver.
Five-Way Split delivers some of the most swinging and soulful music in contemporary jazz. Collins explains: “Five-Way Split is a group born in 2020 at a time when performance opportunities were scarce, but creative energy was strong, by musicians with a shared passion for continuing the lineage of contemporary bop music."
The band's debut album All The Way was released by Ubuntu Music in March 2023, to wide acclaim, such as this review on London Jazz News.
www.quentincollinsmusic.com
www.vasilisxenopoulos.com
www.robbarronmusic.com
www.matyashofecker.com
www.matthomedrums.com
www.facebook.com/5waysplit
"Five-Way Split - each member as formidable as the next" - London Jazz News
www.quentincollinsmusic.com
www.vasilisxenopoulos.com
www.robbarronmusic.com
www.matyashofecker.com
www.matthomedrums.com
www.facebook.com/5waysplit
"Five-Way Split - each member as formidable as the next" - London Jazz News