FIVE WAY SPLIT:
QuentinCollins: Trumpet
Vasilis Xenopoulos: Tenor Saxophone
Rob Barron: Piano
Matyas Hofecker – Double Bass
Matt Home - Drums
fronted by renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins and Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos. The rhythm section features the golden touch of pianist and composer Rob Barron, virtuosic bassist Matyas Hofecker and dynamic drummer Matt Home.
The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well as mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions by each member, along with hip, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver,Five-Way Split delivers a night of the best swinging and soulful music in town.
The band members have collectively worked with the likes of Al Jarreau, Kyle Eastwood, Stacey Kent, Harold Mabern and Barry Harris. They have played sold out shows at London’s Ronnie Scott’s & 606 Jazz Club, Pizza Express Live, as well top UK festivals like Swanage, . Their debut album “All The Way” was released in March 2023 on Ubuntu Music, and contains mostly original compositions by the band as well as a couple of choice arrangements of classic jazz standards.
This spring sees the band touring their latest album Modus Operandi featuring brand new compositions. A night to appeal to all those fans of Hard Bop and straight-ahead, contemporary jazz music.
“Barron, Collins and Xenopoulos have collectively achieved a poised sound that is very pleasing indeed” – Peter Vacher, Jazzwise ★★★★★
“Five-Way Split is a group of some of the finest contemporary musicians on the UK circuit who make a strong case for bebop and hard bop being a vital force in 21st century jazz” – Nick Lea, Jazz Views
Standard Tickets: £16.00
Students: £8.00
(Additional booking fee applies for online bookings only)
Leicester Jazz House supports and promotes the principles of ACE and others regarding the importance of equality, diversity and inclusivity. This includes the acknowledgement that there is much more work to be done to make our society and culture free of prejudice and discrimination in the arts.
Leicester Jazz House CIC is a volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation bringing contemporary jazz of the highest quality to Leicestershire audiences through the programme of events mainly at the Musician Venue, Attenborough Arts Centre and Y Theatre; and also promoting jazz in other ways, including through education.
