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beats & pieces ep

1. bake

2. yafw (part iii)

3. toan

4. djimi

5. broken

all tracks composed and arranged by Ben Cottrell

Efpi Records is proud to present the eagerly anticipated debut EP from the Beats & Pieces Big Band. The EP’s 5 tracks feature many of Manchester’s finest young improvising talents performing original compositions for jazz ensemble influenced not only by jazz, but by rock, electronica and contemporary classical music amongst others.

Ben Cottrell : musical director

Sam Andreae, Kenji Fenton, Sam Healey, Jo McCallum : reeds

Tim Cox, Simon Lodge, Owain Roberts, Paul Strachan : trombones

Owen Bryce, Chris Snead, Graham South, Nick Walters : trumpets

Anton Hunter : guitar

Patrick Hurley : piano, Rhodes

Nick Blacka : bass

Finlay Panter : drums

Available now as a limited edition CD of 100 in unique handmade packaging for £5 (+ £1 p&p) or as a free/donation requested high quality MP3 download.

Click below to order the limited edition CD.

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** Re-issue of the EP will be available from Monday 2nd August for £5 (+ £1 p&p) Pre-order now! **

Click below to donate and download the MP3 package.

Or click here to download the MP3 package without making a donation.

live recordings

The following live recordings are in high quality mp3 format (although recording quality may vary from gig to gig…). Click to listen, or right click/Cmd+click to download to your computer to add to iTunes etc. Get in touch if you have any problems downloading!

The recordings are made available for free – if you enjoy them and would like to make a donation, you can do so via Efpi Records.