Philip Clouts Quartet

Philip Clouts - piano
Samuel Eagles - saxophone
Alex Keen - bass
Dave Ingamells - drums

Cape Town-born pianist/composer Philip Clouts is steeped both in the music of his native South Africa and in a diverse range of world music which he has explored to critical acclaim with his larger outfit ZubopGambia (featuring BBC World Music award winner Juldeh Camara) and which continues to inspire his compositions.

His new quartet, which features rising star Samuel Eagles on saxophone, plays uplifting melodic jazz in moods ranging from lilting calypso to driving Latin American grooves, hypnotic swirling melodies, Afrobeat, township rhythms and gospel-fired hymns.

After living in London for many years and building a career that has included appearances at Ronnie Scott’s, Symphony Hall, and Glastonbury and Womad festivals, Clouts moved to Dorset where he has added music reflecting the sights and sounds of the area to his canon.

The quartet’s previous album, The Hour of Pearl, has been enthusiastically received by Jazzwise magazine and the Jamie Cullum Show in particular. The band is now touring to launch the new CD Umoyawhich captures their wide-ranging music superbly and in concert, Clouts, saxophonist Samuel Eagles, bassist Alex Keen and drummer Dave Ingamells bring it alive with tremendous imagination, vim and vigour.