A
gig
on Thursday 24th March. The event starts at 20:00.
'The most natural young double-bassist in years.' Jack Massarik, Evening Standard
'Thornton is a player with a strong technique who uses the range of the bass well, and is capable of great depth, emotion and lyricism.' Rob Edgar, londonjazz
Bassist Tim Thornton is a regular performer on the British jazz scene and graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire. He comes from a very musical background with his parents Neal Thornton (pianist/composer) and Sally Burgess (Mezzo Soprano/Director)influencing his early interest in the music world.
Tim won the 2013 British Jazz Award in the rising star category after releasing and touring his debut album'New Kid'. His new album'The Feel Good Place' is released on Jellymould Jazz Recordings featuring James Gardiner-Bateman on sax, Grant Windsor on piano and Chris Draper on drums and they will be touring this year.
He is a regular host of the Late Show at Ronnie Scott's with his Quartet and a regular member of the Ronnie Scott's Allstars lead by James Pearson. Tim also performs and has recorded with many different groups including the Steve Fishwick Quintet, Gilad Atzmon Quartet, Brandon Allen Quartet, Jay Phelps Quartet/Sextet/Big Band, Dave O'Higgins Quartet, Ivo Neame Quintet, James Torme Quintet, Sian Evans Group, Heidi Vogel Quartet, Noemi Nuti Quintet (UK/Italy), Joe Pisto Quartet (Italy), and the Julian Bliss Septet .
Tim has previously worked with Stan Sulzmann, Logan Richardson, Eric Alexander, Jason Rebello, Will Vinson, Jim Mullen, Soweto Kinch, Guy Barker, Sir Willard White, Sian Evans (Kosheen), James Torme, Nigel Hitchcock, Alex Garnett, Gilad Atzmon, Clare Teal, Pee Wee Ellis and Kit Downes to name a few.
'My latest record'The Feel Good Place' is being released on Jellymould Jazz and features James Gardiner-Bateman on alto saxophone, Grant Windsor on piano and Chris Draper on drums. This group has been performing for a few years together, playing monthly at Ronnie Scott's as well as mini tours around the UK. I'm so proud of the music we've made together, this is a really special band to me, everybody has given their all to make this group and this record a great product. It features all original compositions of mine with the exception of one Paul McCartney tune which I re-arranged for the group. I set out to make a record which makes you feel good, as that's the best part of making music for me, and I think we've achieved that. It's a very honest representation of what happens live on stage for us and we recorded it all in one day doing one or two takes of each song. I sincerely hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it and always enjoy making music with these incredibly talented musicians!'