TG Collective
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| TG Collective | |
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 The TG Collective (2007)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Jazz, World Music |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Label(s) | The Birds Recording Company |
| Website | [2] |
| Members | |
| Jamie Fekete Sam Slater Percy Pursglove Holly Jones Louis Robinson Ray Butcher Ana Garcia |
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The TG Collective are an eclectic British-based band, evolving from the successful acoustic guitar trio, Trio Gitano, in 2006. The TG Collective are based in Birmingham, England. Their sound draws on many influences, in particular Flamenco, Gypsy Jazz, Jazz and Classical music, with new and interchanging shapes and sizes of ensemble from gig to gig, and within a performance. The group is centered around two acoustic guitarists, set alongside a core of double bass, flute and violin, and often growing to feature trumpets, percussion and flamenco dance
The TG Collective are set to release a new album during 2008, and also open the Cheltenham Jazz Festival in May.[1]
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[edit] Current band members
- Jamie Fekete (guitars)
- Sam Slater (guitars)
- Percy Pursglove (double bass, trumpet, flugelhorn)
- Holly Jones (flute)
- Louis Robinson (violin, viola)
- Ray Butcher (trumpet)
- Ana Garcia (flamenco dance)
- Joe Broughton (violin, mandolin)
[edit] Trio Gitano - 2001-2006
The UK based acoustic guitar trio Trio Gitano was formed in 2001 by three 'graduate' members of the Birmingham School's Guitar Ensemble - Sam Slater, Jamie Fekete and Sophie Johnson.[2][3]
Directed by Bryan Lester, and signed to The Birds Recording Company indie label, Trio Gitano's debut album - Who Ate All The Tapas? - was released in August 2005, and voted as one of the Records of the Year by The Sunday Times newspaper.[4]
During the summer of 2006, Sophie left the Trio, with the highly regarded and much sought after multi-instrumentalist Percy Pursglove joining the group, adding new dynamic drive and direction on double bass, which paved the way for the formation and basis of the TG Collective in September 2006.[5]
[edit] Associated acts
- The Destroyers [3] 16 piece Klezmer band, featuring Louis Robinson and Jamie Fekete
- Ray Butcher [4] Jazz Trumpeter
- Manveer Singh / Marva [5] Classical Indo-Jazz fusion group featuring Sam Slater
- Joe Broughton [6] Folk-based fiddle and mandolin player
[edit] Albums
As Trio Gitano, there was one full-length release in 2005. The TG Collective release the follow-up album (their first as the TG Collective) in summer 2008
- Who Ate All The Tapas? - Trio Gitano
Released in August 2005 through the Birds Recording Company as the original Trio Gitano, also featuring Bryan Corbett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
[edit] Discography
 (2005) Trio Gitano The Birds Recording Company BIRDSCD1001 |
[edit] Awards
- Who Ate All The Tapas? was No.4 in The Sunday Times' Records of The Year in 2005
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ The TG Collective | Latest News
- ^ BBC Gloucestershire Experience the Trio Gitano September 8, 2003 [1] retrieved on August 7, 2007
- ^ The Birmingham Post http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/reviews/tm_method=full&objectid=15863830&siteid=50002-name_page.html
- ^ The Sunday Times http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article598203.ece?token=null&offset=24
- ^ The TG Collective | The TG Story
