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Jordan Dinsdale - Drums
Gianni Gagliardi - Saxophone
Phil Donkin - Bass
This trio led by drummer Jordan Dinsdale will play a variety of Standards and Originals. Inspired by the great saxophone led trios such as Sonny Rollins, Clifford Jordan and Warne Marsh.
Jordan Dinsdale is a British Jazz musician living in Berlin and can be heard accompanying musicians such as Doug Weiss, Mike Moreno, Jim Snidero, Bruce Barth, Judy Niemack and Greg Cohen. Jordan is a member of the Doug Weiss Quartet, due to release its first recording. A student of Jimmy Cobb, not only well versed in the realm of Jazz, Jordan also travels the world as a member of the renown contemporary dance group Damaged Goods/Meg Stewart.
‘Jordan embodies the grace, spirit, communication and artful execution that is essential to the contributions of this music. A drummer to follow for some time to come’ - Greg Osby 2016
Phil Donkin enjoys an extensive touring schedule with international cutting edge artists. Phil’s latest offering as a leader is ‘Value’ (2019 NWog Records). This follows his earlier release ‘The Gate’ (2015 Whirlwind Recordings). When Phil is not leading his own bands, he can been seen and heard touring with the likes of Oliver Steidle, Tom Challenger, Philipp Gropper, Frank Möbus, Kalle Kalima, Jim Black, Wanja Slavin, Johannes Enders, Bastian Stein. Phil has toured throughout Europe,North America,Africa and Asia. In recent years Phil has also performed with John Abercrombie, Marc Copland, Ralph Alessi, Joey Baron, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Chris Speed, Dan Weiss, Ethan Iverson, Bill Stewart. He currently lives in Berlin.
Gianni’s unique sound, originality and artistic integrity have allowed him to act worldwide in extremely diverse situations, from jazz to flamenco music, with great artists such as Al Foster, John Clayton, Dick Oats, Gilad Hekselman or Jordi Rossy. He has been at the Berklee College of Music, State University of New York, Conservatorium Van Amsterdam, Conservatoire National Superior de Musique de Paris, Norwegian Academy of Music, The Rhythmic Conservatory of Copenhague and Basel’s Musik-Akademie. Gianni is the founder of BCN Jazz Collective, a label and platform for young composers to publish and promote their works. He has recorded extensively as a sideman and he has 5 records as a leader with great appreciation of the international press. He is a member of 2021 FocusYear Band at Basel’s Conservatory.
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Donaustraße 115, 12043 Berlin, Germany, Donaustraße 115, 12043 Berlin, Deutschland, Berlin, Germany
