Ingrid Laubrock [saxophones]
Ben Davis [cello]
Barry Green [piano]
Larry Bartley [bass]
Stuart Ritchie [drums]

This quintet is led by BBC Jazz Award nominee Ingrid Laubrock and includes Stuart Ritchie on drums as well as improvising cellist Ben Davis, pianist Barry Green and double bassist Larry Bartley. The stellar line-up, described as 'heavenly' by Chris May of 'All About Jazz', made a deep impression at last years' Cheltenham Jazz Festival where they played to a sold out house on two consecutive days. Through years of playing together, this quintet has achieved an almost mystical degree of interaction and interplay; and while much emphasis is on improvisation, the musicians never loose track of Ingrid Laubrock's compositions.

Comparable to Wayne Shorter's current quartet, their music can be both lyrical and hard hitting, swinging and grooving or exploring space and texture. It is fresh and exciting and this special combination of musicians' joy of play is communicated in every performance. The quintet has toured the UK extensively, playing at festivals such as Brecon, Bath and Cheltenham.