| Biography | Born in Sardinia, but resident in London since 1994, Giorgio Serci is an award-winning guitarist, composer, arranger, and lecturer. He has recorded and shared stages with Jools Holland, Shirley Bassey, Julian Lloyd Webber, Kenny Wheeler, Dr John, Martin Taylor, Nigel Kennedy, Andy Sheppard, Bill Bruford, Paolo Fresu, and the CBS, BBC Concert and Berlin Philharmonic orchestras among many others. Having gained a MMus in Composition at Surrey University, he now works blending jazz, classical and world music with evocative melodies, world grooves and contemporary jazz harmonies.
Jonny Phillips is known for his band Oriole, which includes cellist Ben Davis, drummer Seb Rochford, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and percussionist Adriano Adewale. He is a founder member of the F-ire Collective, with whom Oriole has released three critically acclaimed albums, and has performed with musicians including Arun Ghosh, Polar Bear, Julia Biel, Roland Gift, and Shabaka Hutchins. His compositions blend Brazilian rhythms, flamenco, British folk and jazz to electrifying effect. |