All Together, Now!

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One doesn’t want to over-praise so young a band on their debut, but Ubuntu continue to build a strong roster of artists who indeed are the new bands of tomorrow. — Jazzwise, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 20th May 2022
Catalogue No: UBU0110CD
Label: Ubuntu
Length: 43 minutes

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Rod Oughton: All Together, Now!

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Rod Oughton: Jemstones

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Rod Oughton: The 40th Day

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Rod Oughton: Waltz For Last Year

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Rod Oughton: Angelou

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Rod Oughton: Eulogy

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Rod Oughton: Three High

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Rod Oughton: The Journey To Your Door

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Rod Oughton: Outro (Flo Lays It Down)

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Tomorrow's New Quartet

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Led by drummer Rod Oughton, Tomorrow's New Quartet was born out of the deepest, darkest depths of lockdown. It was composed in isolation in his north-west London flat, in the latter half of 2020, and rehearsed at irregular intervals throughout the spring months of the following year (restrictions allowing). Rod is a British jazz drummer/composer who is currently based in Amsterdam. He has worked with the James Taylor Quartet, Hailey Tuck and Hudson Taylor, and has performed in Cuba, Dubai and Saudi Arabia as well as all over the UK and Europe. His own band, OK Aurora, released their debut album to a sold-out Pizza Express Soho audience in August 2021. The album went on be featured by BBC Introducing and Jazz FM and received a 5 Star review from Jazz Journal. Rod explains the genesis of his latest project: “I think the music encompasses everything I was feeling during that period, from fear and uncertainty to fleeting moments of optimism. There’s even one tune on the album dedicated to my neighbour who sadly passed away from Covid related complications in November 2020.”

Rod continues: “I named the band ‘Tomorrow’s New Quartet’ as I felt it embodied the optimism that composing this music and arranging the recording of this album gave me. This project provided a sense of purpose during that challenging period, and this album is the final product of all that work. The band’s line up comprises of Helena Kay, Deschanel Gordon, Flo Moore and myself. These guys are some of my favourite musicians to play with and I felt super lucky that they agreed to get involved and continued to contribute so much to the project.” Scottish saxophonist Helena Kay has recently spent time in New York City, studying and playing locally. Electric bass extraordinaire Flo Moore continues to manage her hectic schedule, performing and recording. And keyboard ace Deschanel Gordon, BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year, maintains his relentlessly demanding schedule.

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August 2022

One doesn’t want to over-praise so young a band on their debut, but Ubuntu continue to build a strong roster of artists who indeed are the new bands of tomorrow.

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