Emma Rawicz + Fraser Smith

EMMA RAWICZ

Multi-award winning saxophone prodigy plays at the cutting edge with her all-star band

Emma Rawicz is a multi-award winning young saxophonist and composer, already making waves on the UK music scene. She has been described as "An astonishing new talent" (Jamie Cullum – BBC Radio 2), 'a force to be reckoned with' (Jazzwise) and 'a fast-rising star' (London Jazz News). Emma is a natural performer. Her music has a unique sound, fusing all her many influences, and her compositions range from lilting Afro Cuban inspired grooves to hard hitting modern jazz and funk numbers.

FRAISER SMITH

Young lion reinvigorates the swinging big tenor sound for the modern age

With a focus on swing and the straight ahead, Frasier channels the sound and language of the big Tenor men.His music harkens back to the Golden ages of jazz, from 40's Kansas City through to 60's New York, Born in Birmingham, raised between the Midlands and Wales, Fraser first picked up the sax at the age of 15. He first came to the music of Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong and Ike Quebec through the Woolworth's bargain bucket. After studying hundreds of these solos, he considers himself a 'practical scholar', bringing these sounds of a bygone era to a modern stage.