Peter Edwards Trio

Peter Edwards is a pianist, composer and bandleader whose guileless, soulful music is full of emphatic chording, Latin grooves and romantic, cinematic themes. He is a 2014 MOBO Best Jazz Act nominee and his debut album 'Safe and Sound' is among MOJO's top 10 jazz albums of 2014 and in March 2015 he was the recipient of the 2015 Jazz Newcomer Award from the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Appreciation Society (APPJAG) for 'Safe and Sound'. Peter began recording and touring with the Abram Wilson Quartet and has gone on to work with Rhythmica, Nicola Emmanuelle and Zara McFarlane and as musical director of the Nu Civilisation Orchestra.

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Line up: Peter Edwards - piano, Max Luthert - bass, Eddie Hick - drums.