Elftet Jonny Mansfield

• 1 Sailing 08:13
• 2 M&M 08:57
• 3 Falling 02:57
• 4 T&C's 05:21
• 5 Mr Boz 01:04
• 6 Silhouette 07:13
• 7 For You 07:16
• 8 Flying Kites 07:42
• 9 Sweet Potato 07:27
• Total Runtime 56:10

Info for Elftet

Jonny Mansfield, winner of the Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize 2018, vibraphonist and composer, follows previous winners Rob Luft, Misha Mullo-Abbado and Tom Barford as part of a new generation of vibrant musicians emerging from the UK. His debut album, Elftet shines a bright light on his talents as an instrumentalist, composer and orchestrator, and celebrates the close musical bond he shares with his fellow musicians.

Ella Hohnen Ford, James Davison, Tom Smith, George Millard, Rory Ingham, Dom Ingham, Laura Armstrong, Oliver Mason, Jonny Mansfield, Will Harris, Boz Martin-Jones, Guests:
Chris Potter, tenor saxophone (track 2)
Gareth Lockrane, flute (track 4)
Kit Downes, Hammond organ (track 9)

Jonny Mansfield
is a percussionist (specialising in vibraphone and drums) and composer. He has performed at many prestigious venues with respected musicians including Chris Potter, Gareth Lockrane and Mark Lockhart. He has toured throughout Europe and performed at major venues such at the Bimhaus, Love Supreme Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, the Sage Gateshead, Southbank Centre, Ronnie Scotts, Manchester and London Jazz Festivals.

As a band leader Jonny has recorded an album with Elftet. These recordings have received airplay worldwide (BBC Radio 2, WBGO and BBC Radio Scotland) and has been critically acclaimed in the UK. Jonny was the recipient of the Tebbut Exhibition Award, Richard Turner Award, Scott Philbrick Jazz Scholarship and the Principals Award from the Royal Academy of Music and mentioned twice in Jazzwise’s section of ‘who to look out for in 2018’. Jonny was awarded the Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize in June 2018 and will be releasing his debut Elftet album featuring Chris Potter, Gareth Lockrane and Kit Downes on Edition records in 2019.

This album contains no booklet.