Roller Trio

Roller Trio
OriginLeeds, Yorkshire, England
GenresJazz
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsEdition Records
MembersJames Mainwaring, Chris Sharkey, Luke Reddin-Williams
Past membersLuke Wynter
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Roller Trio are a British jazz-rock trio, who formed whilst studying at Leeds College of Music in 2011. In 2012, their eponymous debut studio album was nominated for the Mercury Prize[1] alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards that year. In performance, John Fordham of The Guardian described their preview gig for the Mercury prize [as having] "the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air."[2] DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!"[3] They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs".[4]

In May 2017, the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album was released in June 2018 on Edition Records.[5]

Members

Current

  • James Mainwaring – saxophones
  • Chris Sharkey – Guitar/Bass
  • Luke Reddin-Williams – drums[6]

Past

  • Luke Wynter

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums

References

  1. ^ Fordham, John (19 October 2012). "Roller Trio – review". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Fordham, John (19 October 2012) "Roller Trio – review", The Guardian, 19 October 2012
  3. ^ Peterson, Gilles "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO", Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012
  4. ^ "Review of "Fracture" by Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise, December 2014/January 2015
  5. ^ "Roller:Trio | Edition Records". Editionrecords.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Welcome". Roller Trio. Retrieved 6 May 2016.


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