The quartet is playing at Black Mountain Jazz in Abergavenny, Wales this coming Sunday. Really looking forward to this. Looking forward to two important concerts in September. On Sunday 15th in the afternoon we play Pizza Express in London's Soho Dean St. venue. This is a really prestigious gig, and we are delighted to be invited. On September 27th we travel to play in Charleville, France for a wonderful gig as part of the Charleville Action jazz programme - the first gig of the season so a real honour to…
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I am a UK based saxophonist and composer. I have two main projects right now…
JON LLOYD QUARTET is my touring group in 2024/ 2025.
"His tunes are steeped in the ECM aesthetic, and he and long-time collaborator John Law on piano make it sound like the only music you ever want to hear."
Jon Turney, London Jazz News, 2023
This quartet plays European contemporary jazz. My compositions are interpreted beautifully by pianist John Law, bassist Nick Pini and drummer Alex Goodyear. I play tenor and soprano saxophone.
Our album "Earth Songs" is now available on the fabulous UK jazz label Ubuntu and we are busy planning concert opportunities throughout the UK and Europe…
Click this link to find “Earth Songs” on all major streaming platforms…
NAISSANCE is my duo with John Law; playing beautiful, sensitive and quite ambient pieces written by each of us. Our album is released on 33JAZZ304. We are touring in 2025.
Several “Earth Songs” reviews are already in!
https://offtopicmagazine.net/?s=jon+lloyd+quartet
https://londonjazznews.com/2024/02/11/jon-lloyd-quartet-earth-songs/
Jazzwise have reviewed Earth Songs in the March 2024 issue:
March 1st. Cedars Hall, Wells. (l - r) John Law, Jon Lloyd, Nick Pini, Alex Goodyear.
“The interplay between the quartet members is magical, instinctive… creating music of often startling beauty.”
Peter Vacher, “Earth Songs” album review, Jazzwise magazine, March 2024