Polar Bear

2014 Mercury Prize nominees Polar Bear are a perfect fit for a modern London, where influences constantly collide to create new and exciting hybrids. Their take on jazz is never limited by constricting notions of what a genre ‘ought’ to sound like. Led by drummer/bandleader Sebastian Rochford, with saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, double bassist Tom Herbert and Leafcutter John on electronics, the group’s music actively embraces the different musical worlds that surround it. From the raw energy of punk and hip-hop to the delicacy of modern experimental and classical music, their music confounds expectations by being both shamelessly melodic and gloriously uplifting.
(photo: RJ Fernandez)

Lineup:
Pete Wareham – Saxophone
Mark Lockheart – Saxophone
Tom Herbert – Double bass
Leafcutter John – Electronics
Sebastian Rochford – Drums

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Territory: Benelux
Availability: 2017
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