Jazz at The Salisbury presents - Sunday April 26th - The Tori Handsley Trio and The Clara Green Band

Tori Handsley Trio 

Electric harp – Tori Handsley
Bass – Ruth Goller
Drums – Moses Boyd
Contemporary electric-harp led trio which draws upon a myriad of jazz, rock and latin influences, side-stepping any of the usual genre categorisations and what one might expect to hear from a harp trio. The trio performs original compositions written by band leader Tori Handsley with resounding riffs and layers of improvisation. Particular influences include: EST, Neil Cowley Trio, Bad Plus, Keith Jarrett, Dorothy Ashby, Cedar Walton, McCoy Tyner & Mahavishnu Orchestra. The trio has performed at venues including the Vortex, Purcell Room and for Jazz In The Round.
“Tori Handsley took the harp into unexplored territory with her open-minded, mesmerizing post-EST compositions and freely improvising young trio” Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise.
Composer, arranger and performer, Tori Handsley is renowned for her unique take on the harp. "Not an instrument you hear than often, and certainly not as a lead instrument...Definitely one to watch" Mike Chadwick, 'The Cutting Edge' Jazz FM. She was also hailed as one to watch by Paul Pace, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club "Keep an eye out for harpist Tori Handsley whose uncluttered approach delivers a fresh angle to the scene".
One of the highlights of her career was touring with her childhood hero, Nigel Kennedy, after she was invited to be a part of his band for his Duke Ellington tour. Tori has since performed with artists including: Orphy Robinson, Cleveland Watkiss, Pat Thomas, Shabaka Hutchings, Rowland Sutherland, Neil Charles, Claude Deppa, Doug Boyle & Adam Waldmann, and is also a member of the Jazz Warriors International.
The band features two of the most creative and sought after young players on the scene, Ruth Goller and Moses Boyd, contributing to the rich orchestra of sound.
www.torihandsleytrio.com
http://soundcloud.com/tori-handsley

Clara Green Band 
London based Swedish singer-songwriter Clara Green combines warm folky vocal harmonies with strong influences from the jazz tradition. Together with her band and backing vocalists, she will be performing songs from her EP ‘On the Run’, released in October 2014, as well as new material and choice covers.
Band members:
Ben Bastin – bass
Alex Hunter – guitar
Robert Pennel – drums
Chloe Potter and Sophie Smith – backing vocals

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