Led by the winner of BBC Radio Scotland Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2023, now based in Berlin, Ben Shankland brings his wonderful trio to The Lescar.
With a clear reverence for the jazz tradition and lineage, marked by an unmistakable personality in every phrase, this trio’s music is driven by melody and lyricism, with a nuanced take on rhythm and texture, and a playfulness that’s always present.
Joining Ben are Ewan Hastie (bass), winner of BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year 2022, and another talent emerging from the Scottish jazz scene, an imaginative drummer with an effortless sense of time, Chun-Wei Kang.
Ben has featured at jazz festivals including Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Birmingham, as well as collaborating with Harben Kay, Lucy-Anne Daniels and opening for Pablo Held and Jason Rebello.
‘Shankland’s playing combines lyricism with drive and precision, as well as a penchant for melody’ - The Scotsman
"What a Career Ahead of Him” Claire Martin OBE, Vocalist, about Ewan Hastie.
Join Jazz at The Lescar for these three remarkable new voices emerging from the flourishing Scottish jazz scene.
