Lionel Loueke Trio

The Improvised Music Company follow up their excellent 12 Points! festival - a remarkably diverse and continually fascinating celebration of new jazz - with a visit from the Lionel Loueke Trio, who play JJ Smyths on Sun 15 & Mon 16 March. Loueke, the guitarist who wowed audiences at Herbie Hancock's recent Tripod show, is joined by long-time collaborators Swedish bassist Massimo Biolcati and Hungarian drummer Ferenc Nemeth for an intimate evening of jazz that draws on the seductive sounds and folklore of Loueke's native Benin and neighbouring West African countries. Karibu, Loueke's debut for Blue Note, has just been released.