jack banjo courtney
jack banjo courtney is a newcastle upon tyne born/ london based trumpet and flugelhorn player, composer and improviser. 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.
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.
along with the above, jack has played/ recorded for a variety of projects, including olivia dean, gregory porter, jean toussaint, declan mckenna, joy crookes, sekou, neue grafik ensemble, ethan p. flynn