J.A.M String Collective

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Adventurous jazz improvisation meets contemporary classical & groove, signalling the arrival of a distinctive force on the improvisational string world.

The London based string trio present music from their upcoming debut album ‘She Looks Up at the Trees’ featuring music for ‘improvising string trio & loop pedals’ on themes of the Climate Crisis. The album features original compositions, as well as a collaboration with composer Oleta Haffner, funded by the Peter Whittingham Developmental Award. The music occupies a fluid space between jazz and contemporary string sound worlds, with improvisatory elements running throughout.

J.A.M String Collective are Jan Halen on Violin, Julia Dos Reis on Viola, and Miranda Lewis-Brown on Cello.

"J.A.M. bring old-school violin swing into the 21st century with their sinuously entwined ensemble inventiveness, succinct solo breaks and cruising grooves" The Guardian

"An exciting collective…excellent new music” Chris Philips, One Jazz