One of Scotland's most accomplished and exciting young jazz musicians, Anoushka Nanguy has created a big impression with Glasgow collective corto-alto and as a regular member of the internationally acclaimed Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. She also leads her own high energy band and will bring extra zest and assurance to the Playtime quartet.
Formed by saxophonist Martin Kershaw and guitarist Graeme Stephen, with bassist Mario Caribe and drummer Tom Bancroft in 2014 Playtime has given the quartet regular opportunities to try out new ideas, play new compositions and pay homage to jazz giants.
Before the Covid-19 outbreak, they created a real buzz around the Outhouse in Broughton Street's loft space every second Thursday by presenting informal sessions of superb quality. Tributes have been paid to Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Keith Jarrett and Pat Metheny, to name just a few of the heroes whose music the quartet has honoured, and an album of completely free improvisation, showing another side of Playtime, has been released to considerable acclaim.
