Stefanos Tsourelis

We hired the band for a wedding celebration in our garden. Jose made the booking process very easy and he was very careful to make sure we had the right kind of mix of instruments and singer to suit us. He sent a long and varied list of song choices. Requests were also encouraged. On the day the band were professional in every way from setting up to performing a whole beautiful range of songs. There was something to suit everyone. We loved Lee Gold’s voice (and amazing keyboard skills - how I would love to be able to do that!). Harrison Cole’s jazz trumpet was smooth and cool all through, not forgetting the great bass Kevin Glasgow and the fabulous rhythm house that is Jose Sacristan. This band had just the right mix for us of jazzy, cool music while our guests wanted to eat and talk, but could turn up the volume and liven up the beat at just the right time for some dancing. Plus the band were such lovely guys - friendly and warm and had a great rapport with our guests. We have had great feedback from our guests about how great the band were. I can thoroughly recommend booking this band. Amanda Parker

Some words from London Jazz News’ review of the Stefanos Tsourelis Trio’s live performance at Bull’s Head, Barnes Feb 11th 2017: Simple chords suddenly awoken by incredibly fast runs in unison with the bass- one of the amazing variety of timbres in the trio ….. One of Tsourelis’ heroes is John McLaughlin (and his 80s/90s trios with Trilok Gurtu) and you could hear a strong influence. ..... Eric Ford’s sensitive cymbal work was complex, tiny beats scattered between the strokes of the cowbell, often following the rhythm of the melodies... the full drum sound allowed guitar and bass to play in unison without the sense of anything missing …. There were time signatures to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the gig, here 6/8, then 7/8 - Tsourelis studied Greek lute, and its rhythms, in Greece before being introduced to the oud by his teacher…. There was a wonderful sense of the trio grooving together very intuitively ….. The gorgeous chord melody head and Metheny-esque solo lulled us, the repeated phrases recurring like waves….. Moody and minor, with fast, rising, almost flamenco riffs caught in the net of the spacey chords ….. Spancil Hill, an Irish tune, was the only one not written by Tsourelis, and the sweet melody nestled among oriental trills. Dave Jones’ solo was beautifully melodic as well as percussive …..