Years active 2006–present Albums Release the Penguins | Record label Stoney Lane Music | |
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Members Jamie FeketeSam SlaterPercy PursgloveHolly JonesLouis RobinsonTom ChapmanJoelle BarkerAna Garcia Similar Maciek Pysz, Hans Koller, Yuri Goloubev, Katy Carr, Asaf Sirkis Profiles | ||
Tg collective somewhere in a forest in devon 2009 entre dos aguas
TG Collective are an eclectic British-based ensemble, 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 contemporary Classical music, with interchanging shapes and sizes of ensemble within a performance. The group is centered on two guitarists, set alongside a core of double bass, flute and violin and percussion, whilst also featuring flamenco dance in some performances.
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- Tg collective somewhere in a forest in devon 2009 entre dos aguas
- Tg collective nisville 2013
- Current band members
- Trio Gitano 2001 2006
- Associated acts
- Albums
- Awards
- Songs
- References
The band released a new album, Release The Penguins, in 2012, their first since their previous 2005 release as Trio Gitano. Release The Penguins has received plaudits from The Sunday Times, Jazzwise, Songlines, FRoots, Time Out and Yahoo!. The album has been played internationally, including BBC Radio 3 to KEXP-FM in Seattle, USA. Having toured extensively around the UK, in 2012 TG Collective appeared at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Jamie Oliver's Big Feastival, the Manchester Jazz Festival, a live session for Jazz FM and London's Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho.
Tg collective nisville 2013
Current band members
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.
The Trio was directed by composer, pianist and guitarist Bryan Lester, who still writes for The TG Collective. After performing together throughout their time together at The University of Birmingham, the Trio signed to The Birds Recording Company indie label in 2004 to release their debut album - Who Ate All The Tapas? in August 2005, and was voted as one of the Records of the Year by The Sunday Times newspaper. The album also received notable reviews in The Times, Jazzwise Magazine, Songlines Magazine, The Metro and coverage on BBC Radio 3 and 4.
During the summer of 2006, Sophie left the Trio, with the highly regarded 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. Percy had previously studied Jazz at Birmingham Conservatoire and The New School in New York.
Associated acts
Albums
Released in summer 2012 through the Stoney Lane label , also featuring Laura Moody on cello.
Released in August 2005 through the Birds Recording Company as the original Trio Gitano, also featuring Bryan Corbett on trumpet and flugelhorn.
Awards
Songs
Song for My Father - Part IRelease the Penguins · 2012
Release the PenguinsRelease the Penguins · 2012
Escape From Girona - Part IIRelease the Penguins · 2012