Jazz på Kampen: Same Moon In The Same World
British guitarist Ant Law is “a game changer” – The Guardian.
In addition to his own projects, Ant plays in Tim Garland’s band with Jason Rebello & Asaf Sirkis, featuring on ‘Songs To The North Sky’, ‘Return To The
Fire’ & ‘ONE’ which was shortlisted for a Grammy and won the Jazzwise
Best Album award. Ant is the “L” in Trio HLK who record/tour with Dame
Evelyn Glennie. He has also worked with Cory Henry, Thomas Gould
and is often featured in guitar magazines. He was recently included in a
list of “10 Astounding Virtuosos”, and another issue features a 2-page
spread and a 9/10 review of his last album.
London-born saxophonist Alex Hitchcock is one of the UK’s most
virtuosic young musicians. His 2020 release ‘AuB’ (Edition) was
described as ‘ready to make cataclysmic waves’ Jazzwise.
His debut (Fresh Sound – home to debuts by Ambrose Akinmusire/
Avishai Cohen) was described by All About Jazz as having ‘stratospheric
trajectory’. His burgeoning international reputation was confirmed by
a major prize at Umbria Jazz Festival and tours in Poland, Spain, Italy,
Hungary, performances at Love Supreme Festival, Royal Albert Hall and
Ronnie Scott’s.
Acclaimed as composers as well as instrumentalists, sharing multiple
awards, an Ivor Novello nomination and seven albums as leaders
between them, Hitchcock and Law have created a startlingly vivid and
mature soundworld, brought to life by a carefully-curated selection of the
world’s most distinctive and virtuosic improvisors. This is a transatlantic
collaboration featuring Korean drummer Sun-MI Hong and Danish bass
hero Jasper Høiby.
This band takes its name from a line in Japanese author Haruki
Murakami’s 1999 novel Sputnik Sweetheart: “we’re both looking at the
same moon in the same world. We’re connected to reality by the same
line.”
