Munich based concert and jazz pianist David Gazarov made such an impression with our 2011 festival audience that a return visit was inevitable. Peter Vacher’s review in ‘Jazzwize’ summed it up.
“—further brilliance ensued with David Gazarov’s imperious set. His keyboard mastery, inexhaustible creativity and driving swing made this onlooker think of Oscar Peterson---”
And Peter wasn’t alone in that respect. David’s past track record speaks for itself with many European classical concerts and jazz performances [with a string of top stars including Johnny Griffin, Buddy de Franco] to his credit.
UK born and now New York resident drummer Mark Taylor, having appeared on over 60 albums [and shared bandstands with a galaxy of US horn players including Benny Carter, Johnny Griffin, Lee Konitz, Chet Baker and Roy Hargrove and pianists Monty Alexander, Kenny Barron and Mose Allison], is taking time off from his current job with Toshiko Akiyoshi’s trio and crossing the pond again to renew his acquaintance with David and his long standing friend and brilliant bassist Andrew Cleyndert . Andrew, probably best known for his countless appearances with Stan Tracey’s bands, was instrumental, with the late Martin Drew, in introducing David Gazarov to the British jazz scene. We eagerly await the reunion of this fantastic trio which will be recorded