Ruby Rushton

Ruby Rushton Are A London-Based Jazz Outfit Led By Multi-Instrumentalist Producer And 22A Label Boss Tenderlonious Ed Cawthorne . They Are At The Spearhead Of South London's 21st Century "new Jazz" Movement Playing A Highly Original Meld Of Yusef Lateef- And John Coltrane-Influenced Modal Post-Bop Soul-Jazz Afro-Beat And Latin Grooves Often Melded To Funk Electronica And Hip-Hop. Its Somewhat Fluid Membership Has Circled Around From A Quartet To A Septet And Back Again Over A Series Of Albums And Singles That Began With 2011's Widely Acclaimed Two For Joy. The Group's Core Lineup Has Remained Consistent With Cawthorne On Flutes Saxes Percussion And Synths Trumpeter Nick Walters And Keyboardist Aidan Shepherd. Though Initially A Jam- Oriented Outfit On Their Debut Offering They Developed Into A Band That Relies On Tight Arrangements As Much If Not More Than Improvisation As Evidenced By 2019's Ironside. read less