Matt Ratcliffe Trio ft. Helen Gayle & Ben Martin | The Beatles Songbook

Piano trio jazz, exploring the Beatles songbook featuring vocalist Helen Gayle. The writing talents of The Fab 4 continue to inspire improvisers, from Count Basie to Medeski, Martin & Wood...

Matt Ratcliffe Quartet plays the Beatles Songbook. From Count Basie to Medeski Martin & Wood. The songwriting talents of John Lennon & Paul McCartney continue to provide inspiration and interesting vehicles for jazz improvisation. Here Matt and trio will be exploring some of the interesting takes on the music of the Fab Four and bringing their own fresh arrangements to boot.

Matt Ratcliffe Pianist and composer Matt is a conservatoire educated Jazz pianist, influenced by improvisers such as Thelonious Monk and Paul Bley and conceptualist George Russell, Matt is equally fascinated by rhythmic concepts found in world music as textures and ideas by composers such as Daphne Oram. Matt has long played on the U.K. jazz scene and this is his first original project under his leadership

Joining the trio is vocalist Helen Gayle, known for her blend of jazz, soul, and gospel, which brings a unique dimension to the music.

Line up

Matt Ratcliffe – keys

Martin Spencer – bass

Euan Palmer – drums

Helen Gayle – vocals

Tobie Carpenter – Guitar