This double bill features two excellent saxophone bass drums trios. Saxophonist Iain Ballamy has always been at the forefront of UK jazz as a member of the Loose Tubes big band and his own projects with Norwegian drummer Thomas Strønen. Here he appears with bass player Arnie Somogyi and drummer Mark Sanders.

The other set will present three graduates of the Birmingham Conservatoire jazz course: bass player James Owston leading a trio with saxophonist Alex Merritt and drummer Euan Palmer.

Expect a nice and interesting contrast between the two trios.