Lund Quartet

Lund Quartet

Lund Quartet is an instrumental group from Bristol, active since 2009. Its line-up consists of Simon Adcock, Rob Childs, Sam Muscat and Jake Wittlin. Adcock plays piano and theremin, Wittlin plays turntable, Childs plays double bass, and Muscat plays drums.

Style and approach

The group works across experimental jazz, leftfield and turntablism, with a sound shaped by the Scandinavian jazz scene. It also uses samples of Bristol musicians recorded specifically for the band and played back through turntables alongside the more conventional jazz instrumentation. Its music moves between gentle, reflective passages and heavier grooves, with an emphasis on subtlety and space.

Releases and activity

The quartet begins attracting attention soon after its first performances and reaches the final stages of a Future of Jazz competition, finishing as runners-up. It then focuses on recording its debut album, a self-titled release that appears in December 2011. The album is issued on CD and as a digital download, and its launch gig in Bristol sells out. The track “Tulipan” gains popularity on 22Tracks.