Kevin Figes Quartet
Kevin Figes Quartet is a British jazz group led by saxophonist, flutist and composer Kevin Figes. The lineup includes Jim Blomfield on keyboards, Riaan Vosloo and Tim Giles, and the group has also featured Thad Kelly on bass, Mark Whitlam on drums and Emily Wright on vocals.
Background
Kevin Figes begins playing saxophone in 1986, after starting from an interest in jazz and studying with Elton Dean in London. In the early 1990s he moves to Bristol, where he plays with Keith Tippett’s Seedbed Orchestra and his big band Tapestry. He then forms his own quartet, writing material and performing local gigs.
Funding and touring
The quartet receives a touring award in 1993, which takes the band to London and Birmingham. In 1997 it wins a second jazz services touring award, along with a lottery award to produce a CD, for which Figes writes a new set of compositions.
Recordings
The quartet releases Circular Motion in 2008, Tables And Chairs in 2013 and Changing Times in 2020.
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