Outhouse - Straw Sticks & Bricks

Outhouse has been turning heads in London since 2005. Part of a new generation of improvisers and a key member of the firmly established LOOP Collective, the quartet has established itself as one of the leading groups of the current modern Jazz scene in England. Outhouse, with its unusual line-up comprising two tenor saxophones, double bass and drums, has developed a unique group sound where spontaneity and interplay prevails whilst forging a strong compositional voice as an ensemble. Outhouse's music is free from stylistic concerns and although it has often been referred as being in the lineage of New York's 1990's downtown scene, it draws on a large palette of interests, to form a sound that is simply contemporary. The group has already recorded two albums, both of which received critical acclaim and has toured in England, The Gambia, Canada, France and Germany. Outhouse is now pleased to announce its forthcoming record to be released on the Babel label. Due in March 2010, the album is the result of a collaboration with Icelandic guitarist Hilmar Jensson. Known internationally through his work with Jim Black's Alas No Axis and his own group Tyft, Hilmar Jensson has been recognised as a major voice to come out both on the contemporary New York Jazz scene and in northern Europe. His work has influenced a whole generation of improvisers keen to incorporate the energy from rock music into Jazz.