361:. The group released their first album – A Tribute to Benny Goodman – in 2012. They have performed several times at the Wigmore Hall and sold-out Ronnie Scott's, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Bermuda Jazz Festival and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. The Septet includes Julian Bliss (clarinet), Martin Shaw (trumpet), Lewis Wright (vibraphone), Neal Thornton (piano), Colin Oxley (guitar), Tim Thornton (bass), and Ed Richardson (kit).
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