Roller Trio are a British jazz-rock trio, who formed whilst studying at Leeds College of Music in 2011. In 2012, their eponymous debut studio album was nominated for the Mercury Prize alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the MOBO Awards that year. In performance, John Fordham of The Guardian described their preview gig for the Mercury prize [as having] "the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air."Fordham, John (19 October 2012) "Roller Trio – review", The Guardian, 19 October 2012 DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!"Peterson, Gilles "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO", Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012 They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs"."Review of "Fracture" by Selwyn Harris, Jazzwise, December 2014/January 2015
In May 2017, the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album was released in June 2018 on Edition Records.
Members Current James Mainwaring – saxophones Chris Sharkey – Guitar/Bass Luke Reddin-Williams – drums
Past Luke Wynter
Discography Studio albums Roller Trio (2012) Fracture (2014) New Devices (2018) Edition Records Live albums Live at Jazz in the Round (2012) Live in Rotterdam (2014)
References
External links
James Mainwaring's official website