Jazz at The Salisbury Presents - Sunday the 17th of April - Alex Munk's Guitarmageddon + Michael De Souza Quintet

Alex Munk is an award winning guitarist, composer and bandleader living in London.
As a sideman, Alex has performed at all of the major jazz festivals and venues around the UK as part of the Stan Sulzmann Big Band, Gareth Lockrane’s Grooveyard, Trish Clowes’s Tangent, Ivo Neame Quintet, Nick Smart’s Trogon and alongside artists such as Gwilym Simcock, Iain Ballamy and Hammond organist James Taylor. He has performed extensively with the world-renowned CBSO, including tours to the U.A.E as well as all over the UK. Alex has also appeared on a number of critically acclaimed recordings, such as Reuben Fowler’s Between Shadows, Matt Anderson’s Wildflower Sextet and Dave Hamblett’s Light At Night.

Alex graduated from the masters programme at London’s Royal Academy of Music with distinction in 2011, where he was awarded the Elton John Scholarship, the Scott Philbrick Jazz Scholarship and the John Baker Memorial Prize. Upon graduating from Leeds College of Music with first class honours in 2009, Alex was awarded the prestigious Yamaha Jazz Scholarship and had a recording of his featured on the front cover of Jazzwise magazine.

“A wonderful young guitarist with a unique musical voice”
– Stan Sulzmann

“Guitarist Alex Munk is very much a musician to watch, his patient, motivic solos displaying a striking character and maturity”
– Daniel Paton, MusicOMH
Alex will be performing

Alex Munk Quartet
Alex Munk - Guitar
Chris Montague - Guitar
Conor Chaplin - Bass
Tim Giles - Drums



Michael De Souza Quintet
Michael De Souza is a versatile and in-demand electric guitarist, as well as a prominent figure amongst the current wave of improvisers and jazz musicians emerging from the London scene. Having attended both Leeds College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, Michael has learnt from the best Musicians in, and out of the country.

He also leads his own Quintet formed whilst studying on the jazz programme at the Royal Academy of Music and are now individually making waves on the London Jazz scene as instrumentalists and band leaders.The music played by the Quintet is completely original and composed by Michael specifically for the band, infusing Jazz Harmonies, Rock Riffs, Brazilian Grooves and Free Improv Chaos!


https://soundcloud.com/michael-de-souza/sets/quintet

Michael De Souza - Guitar
Matthew Herd - Alto Saxophone
Jonny Chung - Tenor Saxophone
Conor Chaplin - Bass
Ben Brown - Drums

Doors 8pm Music 830 £5 entry