BRASS JAW

The critically acclaimed saxophone quartet Brass Jaw, already well known for challenging the boundaries of “chamber jazz”
have now extended them still further.

The inclusion of the ace trumpeter Ryan Quigley creates a new ensemble that is truly unique in sound and direction.

Brass Jaw bristles with the excitement of a completely original set
including the odd quirky arrangement of well loved jazz standards, all
written and arranged by this stellar line up of Scottish Jazz musicians.

Following their hugely successful national tour of the United Kingdom
in 2005, which also saw them perform live on BBC Radio Scotland,
Brass Jaw have seen a rapid rise in popularity, culminating in the release of their début album “BURN”. 2006 saw them perform at the Clusone Jazz Festival (Italy), Glasgow International Jazz Festival, Islay Jazz Festival and a second appearance at the award winning Wakefield Jazz Club.

In 2007 Brass Jaw completed their second national UK tour,
Highlights included launching the Lancaster Jazz Festival,
performing in London's famous Pizza Express Jazz Club and
The Scarborough Jazz Festival, where they performed to their
largest audience to date of approximately 600 people.







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Ryan Quigley
Trumpet

"...brilliantly focused creativity and intoxicating vigour. "
The Herald.

is one of the most versatile musicians on the Scottish Jazz scene today. Ryan has recorded and/or toured with the likes of Tim Garland, Allan Bergman, Sharleen Spiteri, Bob Geldof, Ronan Keating, Del Amitri, Eddi Reader, Isobel Campbell, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, the BBC SCO, the RSNO, the RTE Concert Orchestra,
The Irish National Symphony Orchestra, The Bad Plus,
Salsa Celtica, Curtis Stigers and many others.

Ryan Plays exclusively on Yamaha trumpets and uses a Marcinkiewicz mouthpiece. Becoming more active as a composer and orchestrator, Ryan is launching his debut album of original material at this years Glasgow International Jazz Festival on the 29th of June, he is also recording a big band with strings project later in the year.


For more detailed information on Ryan please click
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Paul Towndrow
Alto Saxophone

"A turbo-charged amalgam of all your saxophone heroes"
The Guardian

Having won an international scholarship in 1999, Paul went on to study at the world famous Berklee College of Music in Boston; USA where he studied with saxophone icons, George Garzone and Joe Lovano. He currently leads his own groups, The Paul Towndrow Quartet and Paul Towndrow Sextet. He is a member of The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and has also performed with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.In 2002 he won The Peter Whittingham Jazz Award
and has secured Jazz Services touring grants for UK tours with
The Paul Towndrow Quartet in 2003,2004 and 2006. In July 2003 he reached the last four at The World Saxophone Competition at Montreux Jazz Festival and won the Public Prize (most audience votes) following his performance with the Geri Allen Trio. He reached the final stages again in 2004 at the London Jazz Festival. On both occasions he was the only representative of the UK to reach the finals.
Paul was also selected to perform at
The Cheltenham International Jazz Festival in 2006
as part of the Jerwood Rising Stars programme and at
London Jazz Festival in 2007.

For more detailed information on Paul please please click
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to visit his website.


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Konrad Wiszniewski
Tenor Saxophone

“A really exciting new talent on the scene with a great flair for writing original material, which makes him a real force to be reckoned with.” Claire Martin, BBC radio 3

Born in Glasgow, 1980, Konrad is one of Scotland’s most sought after saxophonists. He has been involved in the vibrant Scottish jazz scene from his early teens, attending the National Jazz Institute in Scotland, the Strathclyde Youth Jazz Orchestra and the University of Strathclyde, gaining a BA hons in Applied Music from the latter in 2002. He chose to continue his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. During his time there, he was invited by the BBC to represent Britain in the European Jazz Orchestra with concerts in Istanbul, Turkey. On return from Berklee, Konrad joined the European Youth Jazz Orchestra for a tour of Europe and Brazil, whilst also being commissioned to compose and arrange a piece for the junior band.

Over the years, he has studied with the likes of Joe Lovano, Dino Govonni, George Garzone, and Tommy Smith.Recent engagements include concerts with vocalists Claire Martin, Jacqui Dankworth, the RTE Dublin Concert Orchestra, the Colin Steele Quintet, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Valerie Ponomarev, Stuart McCallum, Haftor Medboe Group, The Paul Towndrow Sextet, Pascal Schumacher, Marc Demuth, performances on
BBC Radio 3, and Radio Scotland.

For more detailed information on Konrad please please click
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to visit his website.

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Allon Beauvoisin
Baritone Saxophone

"..had an infectious rhythm, powered by
Beauvoisin's sonorous baritone."
Nottingham Evening Post

Graduated from Glasgow University in 1996 and since then has built up a burgeoning reputation as one of Scotland's leading Baritone Saxophonists. Allon currently leads three groups: Brass Jaw, Baricuda, and The Allon Beauvoisin Quartet. Between 1997 and 2005 he worked primarily for The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, but in the recent past Allon has also worked with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra.

Other session work includes an appearance on David Byrne's sound track to the film "Young Adam" starring Ewan McGregor, and performances on TV most notably Joz Tenuto big band (Hogmany Live - BBC Scotland), TV theme tunes, (Boiling Point - STV), live national radio broadcasts (Hung Drawn Quartet – Brian Morton show,
Brass Jaw – Hipbop to Bebop) and, to date,
appearances on over twenty albums.

Allon has also worked with
The Commitments, Brian Byrne, The Pearl Fishers, Isobel Campbell of Belle & Sebastian, Martha Reeves, Lol Coxhill, Evan Parker,
Barry Guy, The Burt Macdonald Quartet and Bill Wells.


For more detailed information on Allon please click
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