Southampton Jazz Club with Byron Wallet and Nick Ramm

18th October Byron Wallen and Nick Ramm black flag duet “It’s effectively a transformed incarnation of works from nearly two decades back, but with video accompaniment, and some illuminating explanations from Wallen, between each highly evocative composition. Trumpet was looped and built up rapidly via a peppery repeat, then soloed over, as Ramm introduced sensitive swathes. The mood was introspective, with a nostalgic melancholy, Ramm moved from Nord to acoustic piano, ‘Twilight’ offering a more conventional nature, as its tune was examined. ‘Lost Souls’ was the most ethereal of all, and ‘Debris’ the most desolate. Even though solemnity ruled, the composite result was strangely uplifting”. – Martin Longley – JazzWise “This music is a discovery” – Ben Okri