The Misha Mullov-Abbado Group is made up of some of the finest, multi-award-winning musicians in London, and under Misha’s direction the group performs his original compositions and arrangements with a broad variety of influences. The band has performed at a variety of prestigious jazz and classical festivals across the UK, as well as undertaking overseas ventures to France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium and Mexico. London highlights include the Southbank Centre, King’s Place, Vortex and Barbican Centre.

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The group is due to release its fourth album “Effra” in early 2025 on Ubuntu Music. Having previously been signed to Edition Records the group previously released “Dream Circus” in 2020 (produced by fellow Edition bassist and bandleader Jasper Høiby), “Cross-Platform Interchange” in 2017 and Misha’s debut “New Ansonia”, the latter of which was included in “Best Jazz Albums 2015” of both The Telegraph and BBC Radio 3. All of the band’s releases have received an overwhelming amount of praise, and the group appears regularly on Radio 3 and Jazz FM.

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The band’s repertoire is influenced by a broad spectrum of music in the classical, jazz and pop genres as well folk traditions from around the world, particularly from South America. Misha’s music contains chorale-based and contemporary styles that are influenced by classical giants from Bach to Bartok and beyond, and also pays tribute to jazz and groove-based music including swing, samba, funk and fusion. As a bass-led band Avishai Cohen, Ray Brown and Charles Mingus are all important role models for this exciting sextet.

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Having originally met while studying together over a decade ago this ensemble of old friends has a lot of history of working together in many different combinations and bands. Many of them have their own projects performing their own incredible and unique music and all play in variety of successful groups such as the Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Orchestra, Seafarers, and Alfa Mist.

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James Davison trumpet

Matthew Herd alto saxophone

Sam Rapley tenor saxophone

Liam Dunachie piano

Misha Mullov-Abbado double bass

Scott Chapman drums