Roller Trio

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Roller Trio
Origin Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Genres Jazz
Years active2011 (2011)–present
Labels Edition 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]

Contents

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

Past

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums

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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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