Sugar Beats

Leo Altarelli - vocals, trumpet
Mike Fletcher, Ed Johnston - saxophones
Chris Mapp - bass
Rob Norman - keys
Alan Gardiner - drums, percussion
Lewis Hornsby - drums

www.sugarbeats.co.uk

With the boundaries of jazz now well and truly blurred, the 2006 Jerwood Rising Stars programme closed with a club night, as Sugar Beats supported modern music pioneer, DJ Norman Jay at Subtone nightclub.

A band fusing improvisation with rare groove, funk and other 'back of the stack' influences, Sugar Beats has emerged from Birmingham’s jazz and club scene over the last two years and went down a treat with the sell-out crowd. They hope to release their first album soon.

Comments and reviews about Sugar Beats:

"Killer!"

Mike Chadwick, Jazz FM

"Excellent... a soul-felt groove with a sprinkle of jazz funky vibes and a style unto it's own that simply says, Sugar Beats have landed!"

Bruce Q, Liquid Fusion

"Sugar Beats' mix of jazz and broken beats makes them both danceable and interesting to listen to. They are representative of a jazz scene that appeals to a new young club audience."

Tony Dudley-Evans

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The Sugar Beats recently returned to Cheltenham to perform at the Cheltenham Gold Cup race meeting in the spring of 2007. Their debut album 'Search for Peace' was released in the autumn of 2006, and the band are touring the album throughout the summer of 2007.