jamie safiruddin quartet debut: cinnamon club bowdon
Posted in Performance on January 24, 2010 at 12:09 am



This young quartet have lived before I think – the way they play suggests this! Sam Rapley ts, Pete Turner b, Calum Lee d and Jamie playing the grand. Original music by Jamie mixed with some very mature arrangements of material by Bobo Stenson, Pat Metheny, Rogers and Hart and Keith Jarrett gave the gig an engaging pace – and the audience some familiar material whilst maintaining a strong feel in the 2 sets. Jamie chatted between tunes and in the second set explained they would now play something they meant to play in the first set, they were so in the moment – top man, easily done.
The exuberance was contagious although the place was packed and you could hear a pin drop most of the time, and a few jaws actually. Such a very special atmosphere when people hear young players take off.




