jack banjo courtney
jack banjo courtney is a trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer and improviser from newcastle upon tyne. with an open and exploratory yet versatile sound, jack is an up-and-coming figure on the uk jazz scene, and part of the artist roster at eclipse trumpets.
featuring in the bands of opus kink, cassie kinoshi’s seed., imogen & the knife, brass funkeys, new movement ensemble, new regency orchestra, jack also curates the monthly deptford jazz collective at the dog and bell in south-east london.
along with the above, jack has played/ recorded for a variety of projects, including olivia dean, geordie greep, gregory porter, jean toussaint, jerskin fendrix, declan mckenna, joy crookes, sekou, neue grafik ensemble, ethan p. flynn
snackwall is his latest project, featuring daniel kemshell, matt gedrych and arthur newell. the band peddle their unique brand of avant jazz rock, echoing jazz rock, scandi-jazz, traditional musics and art-rock along with reference to the powerful energies and grooves that have driven the uk jazz scene in recent years.