Holborn and Kanani have been partners in jazz for more than a decade, taking the acoustic stylings of Django Reinhardt and the sound of Jazz Manouche as inspiration to create their own improvisational language.
A Duo is a snapshot in time, a culmination of 10 years of playing, thinking and talking about jazz together. A collection of some of their favourite jazz standards played with warmth, humour and care, an album of acoustic, ‘straight ahead but veering off’ Jazz.
KOUROSH
Kourosh is of Iranian/Irish descent, growing up in Leeds, he learnt guitar from a young age picking up music from everywhere. Studying fingerstyle guitar and moving on to Django, then John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Iranian Classical Music and Karnatic Rhythm; Kourosh is an eclectic and powerful guitarist who has toured the world both as a performer and a teacher..
MATT
Matt is a Hull born, Edinburgh raised violinist. Learning classical music as a child before finding jazz and improvised music. A consummate performer who has entrenched himself in the study of Jazz, various forms of Romani and Eastern European fiddle styles and Hindustani Classical music. Matt has played all over the world, recorded on countless albums and also runs the Jazz Violin Podcast.
Doors open 7.30pm. Music starts 8pm. The venue is mixed seated and standing. Tables are limited, and available on a first come first served basis, so if you’d like a seat, we recommend arriving early!