Ruby Rushton

Biography

Ruby Rushton are a London-based jazz outfit led by multi-instrumentalist, producer, and 22A label boss Tenderlonious (Ed Cawthorne). They are at the spearhead of South Londons 21st century "new jazz" movement, playing a highly original meld of Yusef Lateef- and John Coltrane-influenced modal post-bop, soul-jazz, Afro-beat, and Latin grooves often melded to funk, electronica, and hip-hop. Its somewhat fluid membership has circled around, from a quartet to a septet and back again, over a series of albums and singles that began with 2011s widely acclaimed Two for Joy. The groups core lineup has remained consistent with Cawthorne on flutes, saxes, percussion, and synths, trumpeter Nick Walters, and keyboardist Aidan Shepherd. Though initially a jam- oriented outfit on their debut offering, they developed into a band that relies on tight arrangements as much, if not more than, improvisation, as evidenced by 2019s Ironside. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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