NEIL MAYA QUARTET
"Electrifying Performance from a band that has everything - Crisp melody lines and improvisation to match "
Dave Phillips, Chairman Teignmouth Jazz Festival 2009
Band Line-Up
The Neil Maya Quartet was set up by Neil Maya and Tom Unwin in 2001, and since then the quartet has been delighting audiences with top level modern and contemporary jazz at many of the main jazz venues in the Southwest and beyond.
The quartet is led by Neil Maya on saxes. As a teenager Neil trained as a clarinettist at the Royal College of Music. He took up the sax when he was fifteen and got the jazz bug soon after. He has since studied jazz sax with a number of eminent players including Jean Toussaint and Richard Ingham. Neil moved to Devon in 2001. As well as playing with the quartet and taking freelance work, Neil now plays in a number of function bands. He also teaches instrumental music, runs a big band, and runs jazz workshops.
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Kevin Sanders has been a professional bassist for over twenty years. In that time he has worked and recorded with some of the best musicians and soloists around from the finest of the British jazz scene. He has worked with the likes of singer Clare Teal and legendary saxophonist Pete King, and has recorded with musicians as diverse as the Levellers and multi award winning Korean pianist Ingrid Wu, as well as numerous BBC radio and television sessions. He is a veteran of over 4000 live performances.
Tom Unwin is a highly accomplished pianist, composer and bandleader who is much sought after in the Southwest, where he has based himself since the early 90's. He has played with players such as Mark Nightingale, Scott Stroman, Jacqueline Dankworth and Pee Wee Ellis. Tom has also become heavily involved in composing over the last few years, including works for TV and film.
Nick Carter graduated on drums from Leeds College of Music in 1995 and then went on the road as a professional musician, before permanently settling in Cornwall in 2001. Nick now plays with many notable jazz outfits in the Southwest, including the Milverton/Dale Quartet, Louise Parker and the Neil Maya Quartet, and also two superb function bands. He has also played with names such as Alan Barnes, Lee Gibson and Derek Nash.
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