Family Band is the eponymously titled 3rd release from this quartet of like-minded friends and collaborators.

This is a band in the truest sense, with no leader contributions come equally from Kim Macari on trumpet, Riley Stone-Lonergan on tenor saxophone, Tom Rivire on double bass and Steve Hanley on drums. The group met while studying at Leeds College of Music in 2008, founding the band in 2015.

The album includes compositions by all members. Kim Macari's "Deft But Bereft" is a frantic piece of protest music set against the apocalyptic paranoia of a Cold War era radio broadcast. Stone-Lonergan's "Mistake Not" is a coiled spring acting as a jumping off point for his improvisatory fire. Hanley's emancipatory choral "One Road" features spoken word by Macari and acts as a powerful call to action. The freewheeling and unpredictable swing of Rivire's "Monty" takes inspiration from the shifting tempos of Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones on Ornette Coleman's classic New York Is Now!

Kim Macari: trumpet

Riley Stone-Lonergan: tenor saxophone

Tom Rivire: bass

Steve Hanley: drums