Demi Garcia Sabat percussion
Alex Hutton piano
Nicolas Meier acoustic fretted & fretless guitars & glissentar

“Nicolas Meier is one of the most brilliant, original guitarists on the planet” – The Spin Jazz Club, Oxford

Meier is one of those musicians who has deep-dived into many genres of music, resulting in a unique approach to the guitar that encompasses a mastery of jazz, Turkish idioms and metal! (He has also studied classical and flamenco, so this is all to be found in the sonic melting pot too!).

Of the Turkish idioms, he has comprehensively absorbed the sounds, making use of the quarter-tone scales to outstanding effect on his fretless guitar and glissantar (the 11-string, fretless guitar based on the oud [Arabic lute]).

Here's a video featuring Nicolas on the glissantar

Meier’s compositions and playing came to the attention of the great Jeff Beck, resulting in Jeff inviting Nick to become a mainstay part in his band – which led on to 3 world tours of major venues. Nick has also recorded with bassist Jimmy Haslip (stalwart of The Yellowjackets) and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Joni Mitchell, Frank Zappa…erm, everyone!).

For this gig in October Nick's trio will perform music from his next album, ‘Elysian Drift’. As ever with Nick’s albums, this is a complete masterpiece…and you can be privy to a sneak preview by clicking here and entering the password ‘Nicolas’.


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