★★★ ‘They hit all the right buttons!’ - Jazzwise Magazine
‘ This release sets the bar really high and, I suspect, difficult to displace from any ‘top ten’.’ - London Jazz News
★★★★ ‘(…) and all that really matters is whether you should press play again. And of course, that answer to that is yes.’ - God is in the TV Zine
Phoenician Blinds are steadily becoming a staple of the London jazz scene. Fusing modern jazz landscapes with hard hitting grooves and exploratory cinematic compositions, they bring a fresh perspective to the classic jazz outfit. London-based, yet Pan-European, Phoenician Blinds combine influences to create a sound sure to make you groove and contemplate the essence of soulful music.
Piano, Fender Rhodes / Tom Sochas
Tenor and Soprano Saxophone / Julian Knapp
Electric Bass / Oli Cross
Drums, Percussion / Filippo Galli
All songs arranged and performed by Phoenician Blinds.
Artwork by Alice O’Donnell
© Phoenician Blinds 2020
For any queries regarding bookings please see the Contact section.
During the Covid19 Pandemic we’ve been trying our best to keep collaborating together and so created a little series of Musical Notes you can watch below.
Here’s a little catch up video of the great time we had touring around europe in 2019. Here’s to more in 2020!
We’re incredibly excited to be launching our latest record The Sight, the Seer and the Seen on the 23rd of February at The BBE store in Hackney! Tickets available on eventbrite : http://tiny.cc/PBLaunch
After a successful few shows outside London in Autumn (including The Verdict in Brighton and Teignmouth Jazz Festival), we can’t wait to be back on home turf for London’s Jazz event of the year… EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL! Details below…
Our very first European tour was everything we hoped it would be, a huge thanks to everyone that came out, can’t wait to come back!
We're really looking forward to this next intimate concert at L'Ulivo in London on the 27th of February 2018! See the 'Tour' Section for more details!
After a great first UK tour around the UK on the 2nd of December we'll be playing at the infamous Pizza Express Jazz Club. It's a big step in our musical journey and we're looking forward to it and hope you can join us there!
This time last year we successfully launched our very first album 'Elephantine'. With your help we managed to head to the studio, mix, master and release 8 little gems, most of them shorter glimpses of our musical world. Well folks that time has come again and we've already recorded half of the material , which this time is taking the form of fuller/longer compositions (you can find one of the tracks in the form of a live video in the media section). Feel free to lend us a helping hand to make our second record come to life! You can donate here : https://www.gofundme.com/helpphoenicianblinds
Also we're very excited to be heading out on tour in October / November so do come out if you're in the area and come hang!
On the the 5th and 6th of November 2016 we launched our debut album 'Elephantine' at Echoes in Dalston and Spiritual Caipirinha Bar in Camden. These ore a few pictures from the first night taken by our favorite photographer (and dear friend) Noela Roibas. We had a great time playing that show and we seemed to get a good reaction from the crowd. One member, and poet, Georgina Norie kindly wrote : 'This is the kind of jazz that undresses your soul, makes you forget the world and remember who you are.'
