Philip Clouts Quartet

The dancing exuberance of South African Township music, the convivial groove of gospel-influenced soul jazz, the joyful sway of Cuban guaguanco rhythms, the bluesy melodies of middle eastern praise songs and so much more all come together in Philip Clouts' superbly accomplished quartet.

Clouts was born in Cape Town and although his family brought him to the UK when he was just a child, the music of his homeland has stayed with him as he has continued on a voyage of discovery that has led him across all five continents, soaking up Caribbean calypso and the soulful strains of the Indian subcontinent while honouring and learning from jazz heroes including Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, and Charles Lloyd.

His latest album, The Hour of Pearl, has been enthusiastically received by Jazzwise magazine and The Guardian in particular and his quartet features F-IRE Collective saxophonist Tom Ward, former Yasmin Levy bassist Tim Fairhall and Yamaha Jazz Scholarship-winning drummer Dave Ingamells.