A great warm-up for the Festival’s opening night showcase, the Nigel Patterson Quartet set the tone at Meow for the release of their debut album ‘Hitsi Hu’.
Beautifully populated by original compositions, the album acknowledges - then transcends - the influences of 60’s souljazz, as it moves stealthily towards more contemporary abstractions.
Nigel Patterson, and his talented quartet - featuring Peter Elliott, Tom Callwood and Oscar Levan – are a powerhouse of jazz intuition and style. Hear them reanimate the recordings of ‘Hitsi Hu’ into the real and carnal forms of transcendent live jazz.
