Freddie Gavita

Bio:

Freddie is a London-based jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and teacher. Originally from Norwich, he recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Music, where he studied with Gerard Presencer, Pat White, Mike Lovatt, Noel Langley, Martin Speake and Tim Garland. Freddie won the 2008 British Jazz Award for Rising Star, the IAJE 2008 award for Outstanding Musicianship, and a Gilles Peterson 2010 World Wide Award for best Maida Vale session and the Future Inns Jazz Award 2010. He plays regularly with the John Dankworth Orchestra, the Ronnie Scott's Big Band, Empirical, and the Ronnie Scott's All-Stars, and was recently a featured soloist with the BBC Big Band on Radio 2. He has performed with many of the worlds biggest jazz and pop stars, including John Hendricks, Will Young, Friendly Fires, Sharleen Spiteri, Floating Points, Daniel Beddinglfield, Marti Pellow, Andrea Corr, Noah and the Whale, Mick Hucknall, Curtis Stigers, Jon Faddis, Joe Locke, Peter Erskine, Kenny Wheeler, and Georgie Fame. Freddie appears around London with many jazz groups, including the Laurence Cottle Big Band, the London Jazz Orchestra, the Andy Panayi Big Band, Tom Cawley Quartet, Huw White's Neon Bedroom, Calum Gourlay Quintet, and Symbiosis. He also leads his own quartet, featuring Kit Downes (piano), Calum Gourlay (bass) and James Maddren (drums) and his own big band, a joint project with Calum. Visit www.myspace.com/gourlaygavitabigband to hear more. "... a talented trumpet prodigy" - John Walters, the Guardian, "clearly one to watch" - Ivan Hewett, Daily Telegraph, "...showing a boldly independent streak" - John Fordham, the Guardian. There is a Freddie Gavita Quartet facebook group that you can join as well, to receive alerts about upcoming gigs if you wish! ..

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Member Since:

April 22, 2006

Members:

The Quartet: Freddie Gavita - Trumpet, Kit Downes - Piano, Calum Gourlay - Double Bass, James Maddren - Drums. The Tracks: "City Tango" (Steve Grey) - Royal Academy of Music Big Band "What Is This Thing Called Love" (arr Kenny Wheeler) - Royal Academy of Music Big Band "Reflections" (Monk) - K. Downes, C. Gourlay, J. Maddren "All the Things You Are" - Tom Cawley, C. Gourlay, J. Maddren

Influences:

Mum and Dad, Freddie Hubbard, Clifford Brown, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, John Schofield, Louis Armstrong, Kenny Garrett, and each other, I suppose

Sounds Like:

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