Graham Costello's STRATA + Oscar Horner
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds.

14+ only. 14s to 15s must be accompanied by an adult. No refunds will be given for incorrectly booked tickets.
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Costello and his peers are among the prominent new Scottish jazz artists bursting into the UK and international jazz scene, including corto.alto and Fergus McCreadie (Mercury Music Prize 2022 nominee). In May 2021, after his widely-praised debut album OBELISK in 2019, Costello released his follow-up album with STRATA, Second Lives, on Gearbox Records. It received much critical acclaim with UK jazz publication Jazzwise naming it one of the “Best Jazz Albums of 2021”. As 2023 rolls on, it sees Costello refining the sound of STRATA, with greater focus on collective repetition and cyclic grooves, and shifting the gravity of the new music more towards his voice on the drums.
Fergus McCreadie - piano
Kevin Cahill - guitar
Gus Stirrat - electric bass
Graham Costello - drums + composition
Louder Than War
of genre. At its epicentre is drummer and composer Graham Costello.” - Downbeat Magazine
astonishing piece of work that obeys no rules aside from its own.” - Clash Magazine
“raw-noise excursions, infectious minimalist loops,
lyrically meditative short interludes and chord-punching rock, thrilling drumming from the
leader...and the word on the wires suggests their live
show is even better.” - Jazzwise (Editor’s Choice)
“Costello’s music is a kind of utopia. It is very relaxed and hypnotic at the same time, but on the other hand it is also aggressive and agitated. Costello knows
how to mediate between these extremes and how to
find a balance.” - Eclipsed
intensity that never seems to level off, even after the
last note has faded.” - Bandcamp
electric fusion band also led by a drummer, Leeds local hero Oscar Horner. Since graduating from Leeds Conservatoire in 2021, Oscar has established himself as one of the top young drummers in the buzzing Leeds alt-jazz scene. His own quartet has supported Richard Spaven and Blue Lab Beats, played at Hyde Park
Book Club/The Wardrobe/Hifi Club and from January
to May 2022, Oscar led the house band at the legendary
Sunday Joint sessions at Hifi Club. Each month, the trio backed a specially invited headline artist plus featured guests jamming with the band. Oscar's original music is heavy duty. Expect some gnarly left-field hip-hop beats and drum & bass vibes married to mad jazz improvisation. The perfect warm-up
for
Graham
Costello's STRATA.