Beats & Pieces – review

Ronnie Scott's, LondonBeats & Pieces, the inspired four-year-old big band, was formed from a core of Manchester music students under the wing of young composer/arranger Ben Cottrell. On its current tour's stopover at Ronnie Scott's it proved that last year's startling debut there was no fluke. Over the last 12 months, the band has generated enough home-grown material to keep audiences on the edge of their seats across two long sets; it attacks its music with even more infectious zip.Beats & Piec...

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