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On its debut CD, KNEE DEEP IN THE NORTH SEA, Mercury Prize-nominated combo the Portico Quartet delivers an unusually meditative brand of world music-influenced jazz that matches a minimalist classical music vibe with a pop/jam band-informed compositional sense. Centered on repeated figures played on the hang (a type of steel drum) and soprano saxophonist Jack Wylie’s Wayne Shorter-esque improvisational explorations, Portico Quartet’s music should appeal to fans of Weather Report and the Dave Matthews Band alike.
1. News From Verona 2. (Something’s Going Down On) Zavodovski Island 3. Knee-Deep In The North Sea 4. Too Many Cooks 5. Steps In The Wrong Direction 6. Monsoon: Top To Bottom 7. The Kon Tiki Expedition 8. Cittàgazze 9. Pompidou 10. Prickly Pear 11. All The Pieces Matter (BBC Maida Vale session) 12. Knee-Deep In The North Sea (live in Copenhagen) 13. Steps In The Wrong Direction (live in Copenhagen)