Yetii ft. Laura Jurd + Jake McMurchie

Yetii are an acoustic piano trio from Bristol playing a mix of original compositions and their arrangements of popular tunes. Their first studio album Inner Worlds has received critical acclaim including from BBC Radio 3, JazzFM, Jazzwise, and All About Jazz.

Alex Veitch Piano, compositions
Ashley John Long Double bass
Alex Goodyear Drums

Bristol-based piano trio Yetii “play together in the telepathic fashion of the finest trios” (UK Jazz News). Their debut album Inner Worlds received widespread acclaim and demonstrated the melodic finesse and emotional subtlety they’ve come to be known for. The trio honed their craft through a 4-year residency in Easton, which included collaborations with Arun Ghosh, Ant Law and Laura Jurd, they supported The Bad Plus on their recent UK tour, and played a sold out lunch time show at St George’s in 2025.

> About Inner Worlds, they say:
> “It’s about what goes on beneath the surface. Each composition immerses the listener in a different experience or state of mind. Singing melodies open and shift to reveal their inner workings. Solos morph into group improvisations: a shared single voice that ebbs and flows between and within the band’s original compositions. The album is a distillation and documentation of the sound we have formed over time at our monthly residency in Bristol over the last 4 years.”

With special guest Laura Jurd

Laura is a British award-winning trumpet player, composer and bandleader. She leads the Mercury-nominated band Dinosaur who have performed at North Sea, Montreal and Molde International Jazz festivals. A highly active composer, Laura writes for contemporary chamber groups and orchestras as well as jazz ensembles and improvising musicians including commissions by the likes of the BBC Proms and the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, Ligeti Quartet and the Northern Sinfonia. Laura is a BBC New Generation Artist and winner of a 2019 Ivor Composer Award, and recently released her 6th album Rite and Revelations to widespread critical acclaim.

> “At the vanguard of this new generation – a Hampshire native who has been composing since she could walk.” Evening Standard“Composer Jurd with her band of co-virtuosos have now pulled-off what might be considered a masterpiece.” All About Jazz
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> "you get lost in their synergy, all feeling the same deep pulse" BBC Radio 3

“All played with great beauty and sensitivity” Jazzwise

“they play together in the telepathic fashion of the finest trios” UK Jazz News