Roller Trio

Roller Trio
OriginLeeds, Yorkshire, England
GenreJazz
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelEdition Records
MembersJames Mainwaring, Chris Sharkey, Luke Reddin-Williams
Past membersLuke Wynter
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Roller Trio are a British jazz-rock trio, who formed whilst studying at Leeds College of Music in 2011. In 2012, their eponymous debut studio album was nominated for the Mercury Prize alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards that year. In performance, John Fordham of The Guardian described their preview gig for the Mercury prize [as having] "the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air." DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!" They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs".

In May 2017, the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album was released in June 2018 on Edition Records.

Members

Current

Past

Discography

Studio albums
Live albums

References

  1. ↑ Fordham, John (19 October 2012). "Roller Trio – review". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ Fordham, John (19 October 2012) "Roller Trio – review", The Guardian, 19 October 2012
  3. ↑ Peterson, Gilles "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO", Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012
  4. ↑ "Review of "Fracture" by Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise, December 2014/January 2015
  5. ↑ "Roller:Trio | Edition Records". Editionrecords.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Welcome". Roller Trio. Retrieved 6 May 2016.