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Jazz Line-Up - The Portico Quartet and Eric Legnini

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Julian Joseph interviews the Portico Quartet, who are comprised of Jack Wylie (soprano saxophone), Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass), Nick Mulvey (Hang and percussion) and Duncan Bellamy (drums and Hang). Their music's inimitable sound comes from the flying saucer-shaped Hang, which evokes a type of ethereal saxophone. It was Bellamy's chance purchase of the Hang at a music festival that inspired these young friends to start a band. And Belgian pianist Eric Legnini takes Julian through some of his writing. Legnini is one of the most talented young pianists around, and after spending two years working in New York with American pianist Richie Beirach, he is now performing and touring Europe with his own group. Legnini has played with leading musicians such as John Ruocco and Aldo Romano. He used to tour also with world famous Toots Thielemans but has now established himself as a standing headlining artist. Title: Trundra Artist: Gwilym Simcock, Yuri Goloubev - bass, James Maddren - drums Album: Blues Vignette Label: Basho Records SRCD 32-2 Track: 2 (CD2) Comp: Gwilym Simcock Publ: InAll Seriousness/Big Life Dur: 6m56s Title: Trap Clap Artist: John Law - piano, Sam Burgess - bass, Asaf Sirkis - drums Album: Congregation - the Art of Sound - Volume 4 Label: 33 Records 33JAZZ 193 Track: 6 Comp: John Law Publ: PRS/MCPS Dur:5m20s Title: The Visitor Artist: The Portico Quartet (Jack Wyllie - saxes, Milo Fitzpatrick - bass, Duncan Bellamy - drums, piano, marimba, Nick Mulvey - hangdrum, percussion) Album: Isla Label: Realworld CDRW 174 Track: 2 Comp: The Portico Quartet Publ: Imagen Music Dur:5m27s Title: Life Mask Interlude Artist: The Portico Quartet (Jack Wyllie - saxes, Milo Fitzpatrick - bass, Duncan Bellamy - drums, piano, marimba, Nick Mulvey - hangdrum, percussion) Album: Isla Label: Realworld CDRW 174 Track: 5 Comp: The Portico Quartet Publ: Imagen Music Dur:31s Title: Line Artist: Artist: The Portico Quartet (Jack Wyllie - saxes, Milo Fitzpatrick - bass, Duncan Bellamy - drums, piano, marimba, Nick Mulvey - hangdrum, percussion) Album: Isla Label: Realworld CDRW 174 Track: 4 Comp: The Portico Quartet Publ: Imagen Music Dur: 6m35s Title: Four Little Words Artist: Gemini (Jim Hart - vibes, marimba, Ivo Neame - alto sax, Jasper Hoiby - double bass, Dave Smith - drums) Album: Narrada Label: Loop Loop 1010 Track: 1 Comp: Jim Hart Publ: PRS/MCPS Dur:6m15s Title: Turning Into Blue Artist: Gretchen Parlato Album: In a Dream Label: Obliq Sound OS 107 Track: 6 Comp: Alan Hampton.Gretchen Parlato Publ: Shampton Music/Gretchen Parlato Music Dur:4m28s European Broadcast Union Concert Set, recorded at the 2009 Dinant Jazz Nights Festival, by Radio BERTBF Belgian Radio Title: The Memphis Dude Artist: Eric Legnini - piano, with Mathias Allamane - bass, Frank Agulhorn - drums Comp: Eric Legnini Dur:6m12s European Broadcast Union Concert Set, recorded at last year's Dinant Jazz Nights Festival by Radio BERTBF Belgian Radio Title: Soul Brother Artist: Eric Legnini - piano, with Mathias Allamane - bass, Frank Agulhorn - drums, Flavo Boltro, Staphane Belmondo - trumpets, Julien Lorau - sax Comp: Eric Legnini Dur:13m10s European Broadcast Union Concert Set, recorded at the 2009 Dinant Jazz Nights Festival by Radio BERTBF Belgian Radio Title: Honkie Cookie Artist: Eric Legnini - piano, with Mathias Allamane - bass, Frank Agulhorn - drums, Flavo Boltro, Staphane Belmondo -trumpets, Julien Lorau - sax Comp: Eric Legnini Dur: 8m10s Title: African Cowboy Artist: Richard Bona with Ryan Cavanaugh - banjo, Christian Howes - fiddles, Obed Calvaire, Jojo Kuoh - drums Album: The Ten shades of Blue Label: Wrasse Records WRASS 246 Track: 7 Comp: Richard Bona Publ: Universal.