London based guitarist and composer, David Preston has been described by the Guardian as “Virtuosic” and TimeOut as “A superb modern jazz guitarist”.
He released his 2 part debut album ‘Purple / Black’ on Whirlwind Recordings in '23 & '24 featuring ECM recording artists, Kit Downes, Sebastian Rochford and bassist Kevin Glasgow, receiving Editors Choice and a 4 star review in Jazzwise Magazine.
A finalist at the Montreux International Guitar competition, David is composer and co-leader for the acclaimed UK modern-jazz trio ‘Preston Glasgow Lowe’ and has released two albums (’16 & ’18) on UK/US label, Whirlwind Recordings. The trio has performed internationally in Japan and Europe as well as playing over 150 concerts throughout the UK.
David is an active collaborator with a variety of UK musicians such as Jeremy Stacey, Lianne La Havas, Empirical, Asaf Sirkis, Peter Ind, Emma Rawicz, Eska, Goldie & the Heritage Orchestra, Jamie Murray, and piano and drum virtuoso Gary Husband.
He has performed/toured/recorded with US artists such as Grammy-Winning US jazz vocalists Melody Gardot, Curtis Stigers, Jesse Harris, and notable US based musicians Sy Smith, David Binney, Ingrid Jensen, Charnett Moffett, Patrick Cornelius and Tim Armacost.