Member Since: 10/20/2006
Band Website: andrewcolman.com
Band Members: ANDREW COLMAN QUARTET - jamil sheriff (piano) jon thorne (double bass) john perry (drums)
COLMAN BROTHERS - me (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, rhodes, perc etc) and mat colman (trombone, keyboards, rhodes, programming etc)
JAMIL SHERIFF OCTET - jamil sheriff (piano, rhodes) zoltan dekany (double bass) john perry (drums) pat mccarthy (guitar) ben martin (ten saxophone, flute) kevin holbrough (trombone) joel purnell (ten, alto saxophone)
Influences: miles davis tom harrell chet baker conte candoli ack van rooijen dusko goykovich dizzy gillespie kenny dorham freddie hubbard art farmer till bronner eddie henderson wallace roney herbie hancock horace silver bill evans kenny garrett stan getz peter herbolzheimer band
Sounds Like: QUOTES
- Fantastic bebop, wonderful vocabulary, just beautiful, really exciting. (Tina May - Jazz Musician)
- A warm toned and technically assured performer…
Meticulous tone control and sensitivity…
(John Fordham - Jazz UK Magazine)
- Consistently excellent playing…
(Pete Martin - Jazz UK Magazine)
- Played with dexterity and imagination…
(Steve Voce - Jazz Journal International)
- A new star trumpeter…
(Jack Massarik - London Evening Standard)
- Wonderful jazz timing.
(Ack Van Rooijen - Jazz Musician)
- A very nice, warm personal sound.
(Peter King - Jazz Musician)
- Nimble and stylish flugelhorn…
(Barry Witherden - Jazz Critic)
- Andrew Colman is a rare find – a sensitive soulful musician. Andrew plays with a subtle maturity and superlative phrasing – always a joy for a singer to work with.
(Jacqui Dankworth - Jazz Musician)
- Beautiful Solos (John Leonard - Jazz Diary)
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None