ADRIAN COX

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Jazzupfront welcomes the return of Adrian Cox Trio .. The Club Croco 2026 UK tour ...loaded with New Orleans fire. 🔥

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Adrian Cox is a leading authority on New Orleans music, bringing an authentic and electrifying voice to the idiom. As a celebrated exponent of the style, Cox has dedicated his career to preserving and pushing the boundaries of early jazz, earning praise for his masterful technique, deep historical knowledge, and infectious energy on stage. His unrivalled feel and virtuosity for the music he plays have led to concerts with the biggest names in jazz including two concerts with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra both in London and New York. Adrian is currently touring with his exceptional Trio featuring the New Zealand born guitarist Honey Boulton and Parisian bassist Alex Gilson, a true world class power house that leaves audiences spellbound.

Adrian Cox “CLUB CROCO” Album Tour

Club Croco delves into alternative repertoire from the early jazz era, capturing and expressing the timeless essence of the music, delivered with an abundance of charisma and flair by Cox and his trio. while simultaneously providing a modern slant on proceedings.

Combining this with a virtuosic technique has led him to widespread critical acclaim, including Time Out declaring him “London’s most charismatic reedsman” and jazz superstar / BBC broadcaster Jamie Cullum" describing him as “indisputably one of the great clarinetists of the world.”