His dbut album Be Where You Are netted him a Mercury Music Award for An Album Of The Year and a MOBO Award for Best Jazz Act. After two years of successful touring with his Quartet and featuring in bands led by McCoy Tyner, Manu Dibango and Ernest Ranglin, Denys Baptiste returned with a fantastic new eight-piece band with vocals, guitar and augmented horns section and a stunning album: Alternating Currents, a wonderful blend of funky jazz grooves, hip hop undertones and wiry acoustic fusion.