Kit Downes
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All are delivered with her unique combination of precision and emotional depth, while Downes moves easily between the roles of partner and subtly inventive accompanist. —
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, July 2024
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th July 2024
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Producer Manfred Eicher’s aesthetic underpin has given this talented musical collective of three leaders direction and focus, and broadly speaking the tempos are more restrained than in live... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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The drummer’s memorable succinct child-like themes are fertile springboards for the outstanding pianist Kit Downes, another current UK artist on the ECM roster, who delicately investigates them... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, February 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th January 2023
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Preston's gift is to discover the right voice to fit the vibe of his composition... The resonances jigsaw together the chordal textures and the sense of storytelling that is deep in these different... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2023
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Dreamlife of Debris
RecommendedKit Downes (piano/organ), Tom Challenger (tenor saxophone), Stian Westerhus (guitar), Lucy Railton (cello), Sebastian Rochford (drums)
The dreamlike ambiance and melodies [Downes] created were then given extra depth by the contributions of his guests on tenor sax, guitar, cello and drums through overdubbing. The result is a... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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Dream Band: Live in London
RecommendedAlex Hitchcock (saxophone), James Copus (trumpet), Kit Downes (piano), Lewis Wright (vibraphone), Conor Chaplin (double bass), Marc Michel, Liselotte Östblom, Mark Kavuma (trumpet), Rob Luft (guitar), Rio Kai, Jamie Murray, Alex Ridout, Ant Law (guitar), Orlando le Fleming, James Maddren (drums)
This is superior stuff that sounds great from the first time you hear it, and just keeps getting better. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th November 2023
Purchase product
CD
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Dream Band: Live in London
RecommendedAlex Hitchcock (saxophone), James Copus (trumpet), Kit Downes (piano), Lewis Wright (vibraphone), Conor Chaplin (double bass), Marc Michel, Liselotte Östblom, Mark Kavuma (trumpet), Rob Luft (guitar), Rio Kai, Jamie Murray, Alex Ridout, Ant Law (guitar), Orlando le Fleming, James Maddren (drums)
This is superior stuff that sounds great from the first time you hear it, and just keeps getting better. —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th November 2023
Purchase product
3 Vinyl Records
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