The Alex Bryson Trio

The Alex Bryson Trio is a London-based jazz trio led by pianist, singer-songwriter and bandleader Alex Bryson, and featuring Asaph on bass and Joe Dessauer on drums. Alex Bryson’s songs present reflections on love and romance, often comical, poignant and drawing inspiration from the American Songbook, Musical Theatre, Country, Blues and a range of other influences. The trio here will play a program of Alex’s songs, along with a selection of their favourite jazz standards. Look forward to an engaging evening of songs, stories and exceptionally swinging jazz.

ALEX BRYSON

Alex is piano player based in London for the last 10 years after studying and working in New York.  Working with Ralph Moore, Grant Stewart, Mark Kavuma, Emma Smith, Alex also accompanies and writes arrangements for Lucy-Anne Daniels, Georgia Cécile and Pete Horsfall in the vocal group Flightcall. Bryson writes songs for himself to sing primarily, though Flight Call have performed a composition of his with the BBC Concert Orchestra.

ASAPH TAL

Alex’s first gigs with Asaph Tal were in Bedford where he was living, and running a jazz venue. Since moving to London two years ago he’s become a huge asset to the scene here, and you can also hear him in the Bim Williams Trio and Sam Davies Trio, with whom he has a recorded a new album “Live at the Mildmay”. He has also worked with Xhosa Cole, Emma Smith, Tony Kofi, Steve Fishwick, and Jo Harrop among many others.

JOE DESSAUER

Alex first met Joe when moving back to London from New York, at Ronnie Scotts. He was already an excellent up and coming drummer then, and in the 10 years since he has established himself as one of the most in demand players on the scene, working with Stella Cole, Howard Alden, Jon Gordon, Pete Horsfall and many others.

“Dazzling…You’d have to think back a long way to name a jazz piano trio with a more impressive début than this”
The Observer;
“And swinging is what these guys do best, in a programme that it is as varied as it is enjoyable”
Jazz Views