Birmingham Jazz Presents : AMPHITRIO

This is a co-promotion with the 1000 Trades, supporting this Romanian first tour of the UKAMPHITRIO is an award-winning contemporary jazz project based in Bucharest, Romania, initiated in 2023, featuring pianist and composer Andrei Petrache, bassist Mike Alex and percussionist Philip Goron, all of them having a solid background in classical and alternative music.“ (…) a programme blending the delicate sensibilities of much Scandinavian jazz with more intense Balkan rhythms and harmonies”. – John Watson, London Jazz News“Amphitrio’s Scandi-jazz meets the Balkans set was a lovely Sunday opener. Expansive and cinematic, the Bucharest trio were an enjoyable and promising surprise.” – Justin Turford – Jazzwise