- Basquiat Strings
Basquiat Strings is a British
jazz quintet led by the cellist Ben Davis, who composes all the music. It features an innovative line-up which hybridises the classical string quartet (two violins, viola and cello) with the jazz rhythm section (double bass and drums).Classically trained but having grown up alongside non-classical musicians, they have developed a unique sound which has earned them many fans. In February 2007, the quintet released their first album, put together with the drummer
Seb Rochford . The album, entitled simply "Basquiat Strings with Seb Rochford ", was announced on July 17 as one of the 2007Mercury Prize nominees.References
* [http://www.f-ire.com/bands/basquiat_strings/basquiat_strings.php Band bio at F-IRE site]
* [http://www.basquiatstrings.co.uk Basquiat Strings home page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/basquiatstrings Basquiat Strings at MySpace]
* [http://www.thejazz.com/Article.asp?id=435983&spid=16843 Interview at theJazz website]
* [http://www.nationwidemercurys.com/ The Mercury Prize homepage]Reviews
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2019124,00.html The Guardian newspaper Arts section, Friday February 23, 2007]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/489x/ BBC Review of Basquiat Strings]
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