The band came about through a desire to make good quality music using real musicians whilst, at the same time, moving jazz forwards. After putting on a series of club nights at Birmingham's Medicine Bar, which consisted of a set by a live "jazz" band with DJs playing Sun Ra and Roy Ayers alongside Madlib and Bugz in the Attic, Chris and Leo put a band together to combine these diverse influences into a single live unit.
2 years of refining and gigging later, and the first album is out now. Highlghts include gigs in Edinburgh, London, Oxford and Birmingham playing alongside the likes of Dom Servini, Phil Asher and Dego (4 Hero). More Recently they have supported Norman Jay (at the Cheltenham Jazz festival), Gilles Peterson and Bugz in the Attic.
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Search for peace out now!
1. Tickled Zinc
2. Search for peace
3. Rosa
4. Untitled
5. French girl from Luton (Interlude)
6. Thanks
7. Intro-lude
8. Time and tide
“Watch out for these boys.†Straight no Chaser
“I enjoyed watching Sugar Beats live, they were excellent.†Gilles Peterson
“Killer!†Mike Chadwick
"...it's the concentrated sense of purpose that makes this band special." Peter Bacon (Birmingham Post)
"Sugar Beats` mix of jazz and beats makes them both danceable and interesting to listen to. They are representative of a jazz scene that appeals to a new young club audience.†- Tony Dudley-Evans (Artistic Director Cheltenham Jazz Festival)
Plays from: Russ Dewbury (Jazz rooms), Dom Servini (Wahwah 45s), Mr Scruff, Mike Chadwick, Nik Weston, Rob Luis (Tru thoughts), Ennio Styles, Adam Regan (Leftfoot), Simon Harrison (Basic Soul), Sammy Goulbourne (New Style radio).
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Tracklisting
1. M.T.D.
2. Impact
3. French girl from Luton
4. Did you get that?
5 As
Recorded Feb 2004. Line up:
Leo Altarelli (trumpet/vocals)
Ed Johnston (tenor)
Rob Norman (keys)
Chris Mapp (bass)
Lewis Hornsby (drums)
French girl from Luton live at Birmingham Uni (JABSOC) Feb 2007
