Spice Jazz Soho: Miguel Gorodi Quintet

After 25 years of solid jazz promoting, as founded by Paul Pace, at the Spice of Life Soho, nurturing upcoming talents as well as established masters of the music, the SpiceJazz Team (Tara Minton and Clement Regert) are excited to relocate their acclaimed operation to the well-appointed and stylish music room of Crazy Coqs.

Renowned trumpet player Miguel Gorodi‘s latest project reflects his passion for the traditional and contemporary in Jazz, and features some of the most distinctive voices on the UK jazz scene.

The quintet features an incredible array of musicians from the UK Jazz scene: Nathaniel Facey (Empirical, Jack DeJohnette, Jason Moran), Alcyona Mick (Yazz Ahmed, Ingrid and Christine Jensen, Nikki Iles), Calum Gourlay (Kit Downes, Tommy Smith, Will Vinson), and standing in for James Maddren is one of London’s most in-demand drummers David Ingamells (Kate Williams, Tom Ollendorff, Khiyo, Alex Paxton)

Gorodi released his debut album, Apophenia, on Ubuntu in 2019 featuring original compositions for Nonet. He currently plays with Ivo Neame‘s Dodeka, Emma Rawicz Jazz Orchestra, Elchin Shirinov Quartet, Tom Challenger‘s Brass Mask and The London Jazz Orchestra. His versatility has seen him work across many styles of music with projects and musicians such as Ian Shaw, Jamie Callum, BBC Big Band, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra, Barry Green Sextet, SEED Ensemble, Yazz Ahmed, Femi Temowo, Kansas Smitty’s House Band, London City Big Band, Hackney Colliery Band, The Ticklers, Riot Jazz and many others.

LINE-UP:
Miguel Gorodi – trumpet
Nathaniel Facey – saxophone
Alcyona Mick – piano
Calum Gourlay – bass
David Ingamells – drums

“Supremely gifted trumpet and flugelhorn player” – Jazz FM

“The arrangements are neat, airy and accessible” – Jazzwise

“The arrangements are neat, airy and accessible” – All About Jazz