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Kwartet's music grew organically from Tim and Tony's adventures with the West London Musician's cooperative, WayOutWest and out of the closeness of their musical friendship, in which Milo Fell (drums) and Pat Bettison (bass guitar) have also played an important part. It also reflects their shared passions for music which has strong development. The contemporary feel of the band's output embraces euro-roots to the American song book, its identity residing in the playing, rather than the categories. http://tonywoods1.wordpress.com/project/ Tim Whitehead first received recognition when he won the Greater London Arts Young Jazz Musician's Award in the 70's with his band, South Of The Border. Since then he has toured and recorded as a member of the ground breaking Loose Tubes, Ian Carr's Nucleus, Jim Mullen's Meantime, Graham Collier's Tentet, Harry Beckett, The Breakfast Band, in the 90's with his Silence Between Waves Quartet, recording two albums for Ronnie Scott's Jazz House label and more recently with The Personal Standards Quartet, (whose debut album was BBC Music Magazine's Jazz Album Of The Year 2000). He co-leads with Composer Colin Riley The Homemade Orchestra, with whom he won the Peter Whittingham Award in 2000. In 2009 Tim wrote "Colour Beginnings", music inspired by Turner's colour sketches, while Leverhulme artist in residence at Tate Britain, which was shortlisted for The British Composer Awards 2010, and the subsequent album was also shortlisted for Jazz Album Of The Year 2011. In May 2012 Colour Beginnings is scheduled to be performed on WDR German Radio by Tim's Personal Standards Quartet. Tony Woods playing folk music with his father from the age of five. A graduate of Keele University, Leeds College of Music and The Guildhall School of Music Tony received awards for saxophone, outstanding performance and the soloist's prize at the Dunkirk International Jazz Festival. With The Tony Woods Project he has toured extensively and recorded three highly acclaimed albums of original, folk inspired compositions. His Avalon Trio with Pete Churchill, explores improvising on English music. The debut album "Forlana" was released in 2011 to great critical acclaim resulting in interviews on BBC Radio 3 and Jazz FM. Tony has also performed at the Royal Festival Hall, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, Pizza Express Jazz Club and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. He has worked as a session musician in many of London's studios including Abbey Road and Maida Vale Studios. He has frequently performed with Michael Garrick, both live and on disc. In 2012 Michael Garrick's Lyric Ensemble, which features Nette Robinson and Tony, will release "Home Thoughts"- Michael Garrick's final album. Patrick Bettison was born in England and raised in Australia. Completely self-taught, he was working professionally as a musician at 16, playing bass, piano, and guitar. On the London jazz scene, he has played with Tim Whitehead, Jim Mullen, Julian Arguelles, Steve Arguelles, Django Bates, Gary Husband and many other British jazz musicians. He has recorded and toured the US extensively with Acoustic Alchemy as bassist/musical director, where he moved to live. In Florida, he played extensively with Kenny Drew, Jr. He also played with Brazilian pianist, Manfredo Fest. During this time, he started playing the chromatic harmonica. He also played with veteran percussionist for Al Di Meola, Gumbi Ortiz. Ortiz taught Patrick about traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms, and said of him in an interview, "He´s probably the best musician in town, period. His music transcends the bass. Hes just musical". He´s amazing." Patrick's music is a reflection of his diverse musical background. He blends jazz with Brazilian and Afro-Cuban influences to create a unique sound with a human vulnerability that touches listeners. Milo Fell (Drums) began his career in Manchester in the early nineties, playing with local bands including John Ellis` Big Bang, Rare Birds, The Future Shock, Clark/Thorne/Fell and Jon Thorne's Oedipus Complex as well as many of the country`s top frontline players on pick up gigs. Since moving to London in 1999 he has gigged and recorded with Tim Whitehead, Patrick Naylor, Andrew Coleman, David Beebee, Karen Lane, The Homemade Orchestra, Tony Woods, The Cinematic Orchestra, "Freefall" and Dutch group "Dalgoo", with whom he has toured in Russia, Poland, Germany, Belgium and Holland. Milo has taught drums in primary and secondary schools and has been a co-tutor in jazz workshops with adults.

 

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