Jon Lloyd

Jon Lloyd QUARTET

  "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

" An accomplished album of many highlights... characterised by emotion and beauty... offering inventive textures, dynamics shifts and a touch of magic."

                                                                                All About Jazz **** review, 2025

“The interplay between the quartet members is magical, instinctive… creating music of often startling beauty.”

                                                Peter Vacher, Jazzwise magazine, 2024, **** album review

“The quartet’s sound emerging from the mutual understanding and anticipation shared by saxophone and piano… miraculous… bass and drums picking up on the telepathy too.”

Nigel Jarrett, Jazz Journal, 2024

“An absorbing and immersive performance by a quartet playing jazz from a distinctly European perspective … this was one of the most remarkable group performances ever seen at Black Mountain Jazz.”

Ian Mann, The Jazz Mann, 2024

Click this link to find “Earth Songs” on all major streaming platforms…

https://orcd.co/yeqpeq1

This UK based group presents vibrant European Contemporary Jazz, played by a quartet of superb musicians…

The leader and composer is tenor and soprano saxophonist Jon Lloyd. Jon has been part of the UK jazz and free music scene for several decades, recording albums on HatOlogy, Leo, FMR, 33 and Ubuntu with musicians including Paul Rogers, Mark Sanders, John Law, Phil Wachsmann, Marcio Mattos, Stan Adler, Paul Clarvis, Tom Farmer and Asaf Sirkis. He has now turned his attention to European contemporary jazz; using classical and non-western music influences as well as jazz sources to write vibrant, melodic and emotionally direct new jazz compositions. The quartet also comprises the virtuosic John Law (Congregation, Re-Creations, Art of Sound Trio with Yuri Golubev, Asaf Sirkis) on piano, Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Seth Lakeman, Izzie Yardley, Iain Ballamy) on double bass and Alex Goodyear (Yetii, Simon Spillett, Re-Creations, Jake McMurchie) on drums. 

On tour we are now performing music from our Ubuntu Music release “Earth Songs” in venues across the UK and Europe. 

“We present melodic, exciting and emotionally engaging compositions written by me specifically for this quartet. The members of this group have a wealth of experience across jazz and contemporary music and interpret my pieces perfectly with intelligence, energy, sensitivity, respect and enormous creativity.”

Al’Afiyah (excerpt)

https://youtu.be/BK44peqcr9U?feature=shared

Breaking the Waves (excerpt)

https://youtu.be/qi4cRLL-KqM?feature=shared

Flux (excerpt)

https://youtu.be/bp_xoKbcJ4k?feature=shared

Cinq Feuilles (excerpt)

https://youtu.be/ZkcktxVkrOI?feature=shared

Youtube playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdaYLrzqKgkkMmr1I-J5PccfFuJyl0SvT