Fleet Jazz Club

Tuesday 15th October 
Doors & Bar: 7.30pm / Show: 8.00pm
Tickets: £20.00
Seating: Cabaret Reserved 

ARQ: ALISON RAYNER QUINTET
Led by bassist and composer Alison Rayner, multi award-winning quintet ARQ are widely celebrated from several years of extensive UK and European touring – and critically acclaimed for their three album releases August (2014) , A Magic Life (2016) and Short Stories (2019). Their latest album, “ARQ at Ten-Semaphore” was recorded live at the Vortex earlier this year.

Their music combines richly nuanced compositions, rhythmic interplay and folk-infused melodies; this, along with their love of improvisation, creates a strong sense of narrative and cinematic quality. ARQ play ‘songs without words’ and are lauded for their vibrant, communicative performances.

Short Stories, their most recent album, supported by Arts Council England and the PRS Foundation,garnered extensive press acclaim and international radio play; its release was followed by a twentyfour
date UK promotional tour and a coveted Ivor Novello Composer Award for ‘There is a Crack inEverything’ from the album.

ARQ’s recent appearances include London’s Ronnie Scott’s and Pizza Express Jazz Clubs, PooleLighthouse, Gateshead Sage and Liverpool Capstone Theatre; recent festivals include EFG London,
Birmingham, Swanage, Scarborough and Ribble Valley.

ARQ are: Alison Rayner (bass), Buster Birch (drums), Deirdre Cartwright (guitar), Diane McLoughlin (saxophone), Steve Lodder (piano)
AWARDS:★ Ivor Novello Composer Awards 2019 Alison Rayner

★ All Party Parliamentary Jazz Awards 2018 Ensemble of the Year★ British Jazz Awards 2018 Best Small Group (Public Vote)
A collection of eight perfectly formed originals. ★★★★ BBC Music Magazine