Tori Freestone – saxophone

Alcyona Mick – piano

Make One Little Room an Everywhere was the much anticipated second release by the Ivor Novello Award winning duo pairing of Tori Freestone and Alcyona Mick. They’re currently creating a stir in the UK jazz scene after the premiere at the Royal Albert Hall (as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival) of one of the new compositions for the new album ‘Birds of Paradise’ resulted in the Ivors Award for Jazz Composition 2022. Tori and Alcyona formed their duo in 2015 after being invited to perform together at the Manchester Jazz Festival. Both much in demand players on the London jazz scene, the two have known each other for years, working together in manydifferent ensembles including Ingrid and Christine Jensen, Yazz Ahmed, Natacha Atlas, Nikki Iles Jazz Orchestra, Cleo Laine/ Alec Dankworth band, and are permanent members ofthe London Jazz Orchestra. They recorded their debut album Criss Cross at the famous Artesuono Studios in Italy in 2017, released in 2018 to wide critical acclaim followed by a tour of the UK, Germany and Spain with live radio performances.

The duo has a very spontaneous, interactive approach and shares a large range of musical influences that fall not only within the jazz genre, including English folk, Brazilian music, Arabic music, free playing, Monk and more. Performances have included Birmingham Symphony Hall, Museo del Grifo (Spain), Emotion Festival (Bremen), Hale 242 (Hamburg), Salle Krieps auditorium (Luxembourg) and the Manchester and London Jazz Festivals.

The new album (released in 2023) features the distinctive voice of renowned world musician Natacha Atlas plus award winning jazz vocalist Brigitte Beraha.

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In a tightly held discourse theregrows this never before heardsound, full of esprit, insight, experience and joie de vivre. Concerto, Österreich


The no-hiding-place exposure of an improvising sax/piano duo is a tough call but the British pairing of pianist Alyona Micka n d tenor saxophonist Tori Freestone make light of it. The Guardian (Jazz Album of the Month review)

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More information:

https://www.torifreestone.com/tori-freestonealcyona-mick-duo-1

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