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Mike Fletcher Trio launches his first album on Stoney Lane Records at the LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL 18th November 2014
The Barbican’s Milton Court Concert Hall
Mike Fletcher
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Stoney Lane Records is an inventive and independent artist-led record label focusing on eclectic cross-genre original music, growing out of a diverse set of musical projects, collaborations, experiments, friendships and ideas, centred around musicians from Birmingham, UK.
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Mike Fletcher Trio
Vuelta
The Mike Fletcher Trio brings together composer and multi-reedist Mike Fletcher on saxes and flutes, bassist Olie Brice (Paul Dunmall, Tony Malaby, Ken Vandermark) and renowned US drummer Jeff Williams (Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Joe Lovano).
The Trio’s distinctive sound draws inspiration from the jazz tradition and combines with it a contemporary approach to improvisation. The melody of each of the eight original compositions forms a basis from which the music evolves allowing the group, using flexibility of form and intriguing interplay, to sculpt each piece into a unique work.
Developing a growing reputation and musical rapport since early 2014, the band begin touring Europe this autumn to promote their debut album Vuelta, released on January 26th on Stoney Lane Records, following a pre-release performance at The Barbican’s Milton Court Concert Hall, part of the London Jazz Festival. This launches Mike’s tour of 11 major European concert halls with his trio, after being selected to participate in the ECHO Rising Stars programme
The album title ‘Vuelta’ — Spanish for ‘return’ — reflects Mike’s close ties with Andalucía.The recording explores themes of experience and emotion – from the atmospheric opening track, Aire (‘air’), composed by the sea in Spain, which conjures images of light, freedom and space; to the closing work, Savour, a meditation on the re-discovery of a treasured personal experience.
Released 26th January, 2014
Soundcloud for the song ‘Fletcher’s Walk’
Vuelta
Mike Fletcher trio
Tour dates
18th November 2014
London Jazz Festival, Barbican, London, UK
26th November 2014
Festspielhaus, Baden Baden, Germany
9th January 2015
The Con Cellar Bar, London
22nd January 2015
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
30th January 2015
CBSO Centre, Birmingham, UK
6th February 2015
Clasijazz, Almeria, Spain
7th February 2015
CAMM, Malaga, Spain
10th February 2015
Assejazz, Sevilla, Spain
11thFebruary 2015
Magic Club, Granada, Spain
12th February 2015
L’Auditori, Barcelona, Spain
19th February 2015
Palace of Arts, Budapest, Hungary
14th March 2015
Konzerthaus, Dortmund, Germany
20th March 2015
Konserthus, Stockholm, Sweden
30th March 2015
BOZAR, Brussels, Belgium
13th May 2015
Town Hall, Birmingham, UK
16th May 2015
Gulbenkian Musica, Lisbon, Portugal
30th May 2015
Kings Place, London