Beautiful dynamic music from the Birmingham jazz scene, led by pianist/composer David Austin Grey, with a dynamic and close-knit group of the finest improvisers, united by a deep understanding and common purpose; music ranging from sweet and tender to frenetic and assertive, and influences from contemporary jazz, hip-hop, electronica, bebop, minimalism and romantic classical music.

David Austin Grey (piano/synth/electronics), Sam Wooster (trumpet), Shivraj Singh (double bass), Nathan England-Jones (drums) bring warm, reflective, open-hearted and lyrical jazz, and a continuously evolving, truly distinctive sound that's wide-ranging, powerfully emotive and exciting.

We can't wait to welcome A Hologram Maze back to The Lescar. Here's some of their wonderful music: https://youtu.be/Ho_JOcfFhoI?si=fa135HnOmZt2yFwU

"A band with crazy telepathy who really enjoy the music." (Mr. Scruff)

David Austin Grey has worked with artists including Birmingham Royal Ballet, Courtney Pine, Eliza Shaddad, Soweto Kinch, Xhosa Cole, and Snarky Puppy, as well as performing at venues and festivals across the UK including Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Mostly Jazz Funk & Soul Festival, Manchester International Jazz Festival, and Glasgow International Jazz Festival, and supporting GRAMMY-winning artists Marcus Miller, Terri-Lyne Carrington and Snarky Puppy.

On trumpet, always an energising presence, Sam Wooster has appeared previously at The Lescar in some truly memorable gigs, including Young Pilgrims, with Xhosa Cole, in Andrew Woodhead's Pendulums, and in Alicia Gardner-Trejo's Bobtail ensemble.

Shivraj Singh on bass is a rising star on the UK jazz scene, performing with many leading lights, including Soweto Kinch, Percy Pursglove, Sara Coleman, Denys Baptiste, Nikki Yeoh, Liam Noble, Jean Toussaint, Phil Robson, Xhosa Cole and the Black Voices.

Nathan England-Jones on drums is a member of un.procedure, the Xhosa Cole Quartet, Zyggurat, and has worked with James Holden, Soweto Kinch, Pat Thomas, Arnie Somoygi, Rachel Cohen, Laura Jurd, and many others.

A unique double bill, mixing ancient and modern sounds, folk, minimalist and jazz influences.

Violinist Olivia Moore (Unfurl) and accordionist Adam Fairhall bring their unique and poetic music, a mix of Indian Ragas, American Folk and jazz from all eras; lyrical, passionate, and highly rhythmic, they've performed across the UK, at venues from Dover to Newcastle and their debut album 'Triangles' on New Jazz and Improvised Recordings has received critical acclaim, described as "A magical release" by Wire Magazine.

Olivia Moore combines a beautiful sound with energy and sensitivity. Dedicated to Jazz and Indian classical violin, she has studied with trailblazing violinist Kala Ramnath in Mumbai and tours nationally and internationally with her own projects and with other artists such as Elaha Soroor, Jean Toussaint, Matthew Bourne, Stuart McCallum, Alabaster DePlume, Jason Singh, and Suns of Arqa, as well as pop legends Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, and at venues including Glastonbury festival, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Bridgwater Hall.

"…her obvious joy in playing swells through her impassioned but restrained violin and offers her audience both an emotional and a cerebral fulfilment." - Chris Long, BBC Manchester

Adam Fairhall has over the last decade gained international recognition for his playing, including with Nat Birchall, and with Revival Room, one of 2021's best albums. As a pianist he draws an understanding of early jazz into free and contemporary jazz settings, an idiosyncratic and distinctive voice, and he has become increasingly active as an accordionist.

"A rising star of the piano" - BBC Radio 3, Jazz Line-Up

"Fairhall's piano is a questing, quixotic voice with a comprehensive 'inside and out' vocabulary" - Jazzwise

"A hugely accomplished instrumentalist" - The Wire

Resonant Bodies are Rob Bentall on Nykelharpa, and Zebedee Budworth on Hammered Dulcimer, both founder members of Sheffield's acclaimed minimalists Emergence Collective, and doom-folk ensemble Slug Milk, their music represents a reimagining of their medieval instruments through improvisation, ranging from calm to chaotic, incantatory and mesmerising.

Rob Bentall performs primarily with Swedish nyckelharpa and electronics and has worked internationally in Sweden, Mexico and Indonesia.

Award-winning composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Zebedee Budworth (hammered dulcimer) has worked all over the world in a wide-ranging career as a composer, in film and advertising notably scoring The Thing With Feathers (starring Benedict Cumberbatch) and Meet Me In The Bathroom (both Sundance premieres), and his music has earned praise from Pitchfork and NME. He has performed across major UK festivals, Europe, and Japan.

Together they create a sound that ebbs and flows gently through rich sonorities, bound together in a beautiful and hypnotic improvised dialogue.