TOMMY SMITH’S KARMA

STEVE HAMILTON KEVIN GLASGOW ALYN COSKER

2012 TOUR

KARMA - BEST ALBUM - SCOTTISH JAZZ AWARDS 2012

& NOMINATED IN 2012 SCOTTISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Following the huge success of KARMA’s 2011 UK tour, Tommy Smith once again takes to the road with the band that has been described as his toughest and most creative group yet.

Smith is one of today’s most internationally renowned jazz musicians, not only for his sax mastery, but for his influence on his homeland’s jazz culture through his direction of the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, his youth orchestra and the recently formed jazz course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Voted ‘Best Album’ at this year’s Scottish Jazz Awards, KARMA sees the acclaimed Scottish saxophonist exploring new sounds with his quartet featuring the cream of the country’s jazz musicians, exploring grooving rhythms and atmospheric textures evoking Irish, Scottish, Japanese, Indian and Arabic folk influences.

Comprising Smith on tenor and soprano saxophones and Shakuhachi flute, mega-talented pianist and keyboardist Steve Hamilton, six string bass guitar sensation Kevin Glasgow and jet-powered drummer Alyn Cosker, KARMA presents music of gob-smacking energy and superb inventiveness.

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE ★★★★★ “His tone is tungsten-tough or tender and nostalgic, his improvisations stimulating and affecting.”

SCOTSMAN ★★★★★ “His toughest and most creative quartet yet.”

IRISH TIMES ★★★★★ “Smith’s tenor is now the uniquely personal voice of a great player.”

JAZZWISE ★★★★ “It is quite possibly his finest recording yet.”

THE HERALD ★★★★ “The result overall is music that’s immediately appealing and allows the musicians scope to demonstrate their considerable virtuosity within well defined structures.”

GUARDIAN ★★★★ “A rare splicing of rich-toned, pipe-like themes, fiercely guttural up-tempo tenor improv, Arabic and Irish music.”

MOJO ★★★★ “Scottish saxophonist/composer’s 24th album, one of his best.”

TOUR INFO:

THU 1 NOV - EDINBURGH

Queen’s Hall

8pm

Tickets: £15/£12

0131 668 2019

www.thequeenshall.net

FRI 9 NOV - KENDAL

Brewery Arts Centre

8pm

Tickets: £14/£13

01539 725 133

www.breweryarts.co.uk

FRI 2 NOV - DUNFERMLINE

Carnegie Hall

7.30pm

Tickets: £12.50/£10

01383 602 302

www.onfife.com

SUN 11 NOV - SHETLAND

Mareel

8pm

Tickets: £12/£10

01595 745 555

www.shetlandboxoffice.org

SAT 3 NOV - STIRLING

Tolbooth

8pm

Tickets: £12/£10

01786 274 000

www.stirling.gov.uk/tolbooth

THU 20 DEC - LEICESTER

The Y

8pm

Tickets: £15/£13 (NUS)

0116 255 7066

www.leicesterjazzhouse.co.uk

WED 7 NOV - ABERDEEN

The Lemon Tree

8pm

Tickets: £15/£13 (Under 30’s £7.50)

01224 641 122

www.boxofficeaberdeen.com

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