{"title":"Mark Kavuma","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ultrasound-3","title":"Ultrasound","description":"\u003cp\u003eUltrasound', the fifth release under the Banger Factory umbrella, is a further stride forward toward founder and trumpeter Mark Kavuma's vision of bringing together seemingly disparate elements from within the bubbling London jazz scene, uniting sounds, and players from across generations and creating a unique, exciting, and fresh sound all its own\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banger Factory Records","offers":[{"title":"Black LP.","offer_id":50396551217483,"sku":"2167211","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_00019302_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726483210"},{"product_id":"arishi-no-ato-after-the-storm","title":"Arishi No Ato (After The Storm)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeading trumpeter and composer, Mark Kavuma, launches his new label, Banger Factory Records with the release of \u003ci\u003eArashi No Ato\u003c\/i\u003e. \"It was something I wrote just before the pandemic and has somewhat become the theme on gigs. Originally it was just \"after the storm\" but I really loved how it sounds in Japanese,\" explains Kavuma. \"I thought it to be a fitting title for the album with everything that has been going on over the last year and a half.\" Over the last decade Mark Kavuma has established himself as a key player in London's rapidly expanding jazz Scene. As leader, he has released two albums, 'Kavuma' (2018), voted among the best albums of the year by Downbeat magazine and The Banger Factory (2019), both released on Ubuntu Music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirmly rooted in the hard bop tradition, Kavuma infuses this indelible musical movement with the energy, attitude, and swagger of a new generation of creators. Musically, he has a unique and distinctive sound on the trumpet and an assured, finely crafted and personal approach to the instrument. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Mark Kavuma (trumpet), Will Cleasby (drums), Michael Shrimpling (double bass), Deschanel Gordon (piano), Reuben James (Hammond organ\/piano), Artie Zaitz (guitar), David Mrakpor (vibraphone), Musshinghi Brian Edwards (tenor saxophone), Trevor Edwards (trombone), Ruben Fox (tenor saxophone)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial Guests: Dylan Jones (trumpet), Theon Cross (tuba), Misha Fox (trombone\/voice), Deji Ijishakin (tenor saxophone)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoir: Marcina Arnold, Megan Linnell, Livi Graham, Leena Chabula, Felicia Thandie Bhebhe, Misha Fox, Django Booker-Roi Edwards, Ritchie Seivwright\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Banger Factory Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50459612086603,"sku":"1131886","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/194a33e9-df8d-4f43-9424-77f618f2e22e_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1727225163"},{"product_id":"the-banger-factory","title":"The Banger Factory","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Kavuma rapidly became a key trumpet player on the British Jazz scene. He leads his own Quartet, The Banger Factory and the 'Floor Rippers' House Band, as well as playing with Jean Toussaint's Young Lions, Jazz Jamaica, The Alan Weekes Quintet and as one of the brass teachers at London based carnival band, Kinetika Bloco. Mark has been featured as guest soloist with Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. He's also had the pleasure playing and touring with greats in the line of Salif Keita and Les Ambassadeurs, Mulatu Astatke, Barry Harris, Jeff 'Tain' Watts, Kano and Scritti Polliti, to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark's main outfit, The Banger Factory, is a collective that is contingent upon bringing the people a good time. Born in the heart of Brixton, south London, the band has developed and nourished a truly unique and unmistakable sound. The ensemble explores original material that gets people moving.Mark's debut album, Kavuma, was released last year on Ubuntu Music to worldwide critical acclaim and was selected by USA's Downbeat Magazine as one of the best jazz albums of 2018. The Banger Factory features some of the most gifted, engaging and masterful musicians on the scene today, including Mussinghi Brian Edwards and Kaidi Akinnibi (saxes), Artie Zaitz (guitar), David Mrakpor (vibes), Reuben James (piano\/organ), Deschanel Gordon (piano), Michael Schrimpling (double bass) and William Cleasby (drums). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark explains: \"As Keith Richards once said, 'Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it. You have to sweat over it and bug it to death'.\" Concerning his signing with Ubuntu Music for his second release on the Label, Mark elaborates, \"Re-signing with Ubuntu is a dream. Nothing but good times and I am grateful for the opportunity to do it all again, especially with all the support, love and encouragement I have received. It has been a beautiful journey and I cannot wait for you to hear this project and the new music. Very exciting times ahead.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ubuntu","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50866893128011,"sku":"1071342","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/321b151d-4910-492e-9abe-4f09f327b1fb_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732110085"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/mark-kavuma.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}