APRIL 2023 NEWSLETTER ENTENTE CORDIALE - RELEASE MARCH 24, 2023 Nigel Price and Alban Claret have come together to create their new album, Entente Cordiale. Nigel Price needs no introduction as one of the leading guitarists in the UK, and hot on his heels is the young French guitarist, Alban Claret. Putting the two together to form a quartet was an inspired idea. It may be unusual to find a quartet with a two-guitar front line, but with Entente Cordiale we are presented with just that, in an excellent album that takes us on a journey that features some of the great jazz composers of the 20th century. Some of the compositions are old friends while others may be less familiar, but all are handled with authenticity and originality that ensures that the integrity of the composer is uppermost while the quartet are able to breathe life into the music in way that allows for some fiery and lyrical solos form both guitarists, superbly and sympathetically accompanied by bassist Mikele Montolli and Matt Fishwick on drums. Courtesy Nick Lea - Elsden Music. Nigel Price: Guitar. Alban Claret: Guitar. Mikele Montolli: Double Bass . Matt Fishwick: Drums Recorded & Mixed by Greg Dowling gregdowling.com Recorded at Studio 45, London in March 2022 Mastered by Russ Hepworth-Sawyer www.mottosound.com <http://www.mottosound.com> Some rights reserved. Please refer to individual track pages for license info. http://www.nigethejazzer.com http://www.elsdenmusic.com http://www.gregdowling.com Video 1. (Nigel Price & Alban Claret Quartet at Twickenham Jazz Club 11.01.2023): https://youtu.be/6NNn6P11tu8?t=24 Video 2. (Alban Claret plays: Who Can I Turn To?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4v9Z4-luPE https://nigelpricealbanclaret.bandcamp.com/album/entente-cordiale STOLEN GUITAR - FIBONACCI CUSTOM DIABLO AND AER ALPHA PLUS AMP, MILL HILL SERVICE, GATEWAY LONDON This one hits hard…Gareth Fowler's Fibonacci Custom 15” Diablo in MONO gig bag, Serial number 201073, and an AER Alpha plus & TC ELECTRONIC DITTO X4 stolen from locked car in less than 5 minutes out of view at MILL HILL SERVICES, GATEWAY, London on March 5th 2023. This was a custom build for Gareth so there is only one of these guitars in existence. It has a carved spruce top, with carved flame maple back and sides, and fitted with a black Jon Dickinson floating PAF. Please keep a look out for Gareth. If you are offered this guitar to buy, please let us know. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST