Klara Devlin Quartet
Klara Devlin Quartet at 606 Club, London
About the show
A 2024 BBC Young Jazz Musician finalist, 19-year-old jazz trumpeter and composer Klara Devlin is making her debut tonight at the Club with her quartet. Featuring Chris Outhwaite-piano, Tom Sheen-bass and Emmanuel Ampong-drums she will perform original compositions and arrangements inspired by bebop, blues and just a touch of free jazz. Having already appeared at numerous jazz venues and festivals this is an exciting group of seriously talented, highly regarded, young players. Well worth checking out.
“Devlin‘s…take on the classic small band format was…powerful, exuberant and transformative” UK Jazz News; "Devlin…one of the most amazing…unique new trumpet voices to emerge onto the UK jazz scene" Tony Kofi
Featuring - Klara Devlin
A finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2024, Klara’s material draws inspiration mainly from the Bebop and Hard Bop eras, mixed with a soupcon of Funk and improv, while her influences span Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Chick Corea, and Wayne Shorter.