The Alex Merritt/ Antonio Fusco Quartet

Alex Merritt - Saxophone; Antonio Fusco - Drums; Bruno Heinen - Piano; Henrik Jensen - Bass

Presented by: Jazz at The Oxford

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0	LONDON: The Parakeet
P	Monday 11th March, 2024
N	8:00pm

Event information

The Alex Merritt/ Antonio Fusco Quartet reunites friends and musical compatriots Alex and Antonio with pianist Bruno Heinen and bassist Henrik Jensen. Building on a history of collaboration that spans performances in London and Beijing, Antonio and Alex have chosen original music for this tour, including some brand new compositions and arrangements, that highlight and bring out the distinctive approaches and musical personalities of each member of this band.

Contemporary straight-ahead influences sit side-by-side with inspiration from modern classical music leading to an engaging, fresh sound and approach to group interplay. The harmonic/ melodic worlds of Olivier Messiaen, Scriabin and Ravel combine with jazz influence from John Coltrane, Joe Henderson and others in Alex's approach to writing. The pairing here with Bruno Heinen, whose roots are in both jazz and impressionistic classical music, is a natural one; a combination that brings fruitful musical rewards when joined by the powerhouse rhythm section of Fusco and Jensen.