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A soulful jazz-funk quintet Rapidly establishing themselves as one of the must-see live bands in the UK. GETNOTGOT create musical landscapes that are fused in the Blue Note heritage with contemporary acid-jazz nuances and a funk-fuelled musical energy. Their debut release came in the form of a 4-track EP in January 2023, whereupon interest from music festivals and jazz clubs soon followed, whilst the bands follow-up EP Pull To Open was released on 14th June 2024 to critical acclaim - available on digital platforms, CD and Ltd Edition Orange vinyl! This EP presents the quintets first collection of original tunes which reflect the development of the band over the last 24 months of shows, whilst retains the influences of the past masters of the Soul Jazz and Acid Jazz movements. Their sonic connection and musical union can be felt at a deep level if you are fortunate to catch them live, having had well-received support slots with Smoove & Turrell and Izo Fitzroy as well as dates at the heart of the jazz circuit in London, with shows in Soho and Shoreditch in the summer of 24. 2025 looks super busy already, with some great club and festival dates already confirmed, further under-pinning the demand for the quintets infectious soul-bearing vibes. Contact 07841 978 838 or email [email protected] getnotgot.co.uk The quintet ramp up the groove... Jazzwise Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email [email protected] to book a table for groups of 3+.

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Band Line Up: Alcyona Mick (Piano), Calum Gourlay (Bass), Paul Clarvis (Drums) Alcyona Mick is a London based pianist and composer, nominated for a Parliamentary Jazz instrumentalist award in 2023. She has performed internationally working with a wide array of artists and bands including a co-lead duo with saxophonist Tori Freestone, the London Jazz Orchestra, Natacha Atlas, Brigitte Beraha Lucid dreamers, Josephine Davies' Satori, Perfect Stranger, Casimir Connection, Randolph Matthews, Zeroclassikal and many others. She recently featured on an album of improvisations - 'Convergence & Variations' with cellist Kate Shortt. As a composer she has worked in the commercial field writing music for documentary, short film and TV and also performed live to silent film and a music TV series in Istanbul. She won an award for best soundtrack at the Anima Mundi International festival, Brazil. Alcyona Mick is an unusual powerhouse of a talent' - MOJO Calum Gourlay - Jazz Bass Calum Gourlay was born in Glasgow and grew up playing in Fife Youth Jazz Orchestra, The National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Scotland and Tommy Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra, in which he was the very first bassist selected from across Scotland aged 16. In 2004 he was the only bassist enrolled for the jazz course at The Royal Academy of Music. He graduated with first class honours in 2008. He has held the acoustic bass chair with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Tommy Smith, since 2006. He has also featured prominently with Tommy Smith's own quartet. Since 2018 Calum has been a professor of Jazz Bass at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance. His debut album 'Live at The Ridgeway' (2015) received rave reviews from the UK jazz press, not least because of its confident format - a solo, live recording in front of an intimate audience. In 2019 Calum released his first quartet album 'New Ears' on Ubuntu records. In 2020 the album was nominated for both a Scottish Jazz Award and an Ivor Novello Composer 'It wouldnt be too much of a stretch to say that accomplished percussionist Paul Clarvis has performed with everyone you know and on everything you love. Clarvis was the late Leonard Bernstein's preferred London percussionist and helped Rick Smith with the drum arrangement for the London Olympics 2012 show-stopping opening, as well as having worked with high-profile musicians like Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, and Elton John. His film slate is just as impressive, including memorable films like Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Twilight, Skyfall, Tron, Shrek, and The Hobbit. Beyond his ongoing and in-demand work as a session musician, Clarvis is also an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music Karamel - 4 Coburg Road, London N22 6UJ. The Karamel vegan kitchen will be serving food until 9.30pm. Email [email protected] to book a table for groups of 3+.

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