Bryan Spring Trio + Kit Downes/Iain Ballamy Quartet

Mercury-nominated Brad Mehldau-ish pianist Kit Downes lines up here in this highly sympathetic partnership alongside whimsical ex-Loose Tubes sax star Ballamy, to play richly textured modern jazz with plenty of melodic hooks and deft harmonic touches. Exciting hard-bop drummer Bryan Spring's mainstream jazz trio play the late set.