
The Definite Collective
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The Definite Collective combine jazz, funk and latin with groove, pocket, odd meter and experimental structure as a jumping off point for improvisation around compositions by musical director Jamie Howell. Band leader and co-creator Paul Glover draws from his experiences within jazz, alt-rock, funk, folk and prog to drive the projects direction.
The band leaders:
Paul Glover - Band leader/Drums. Paul's reputation as a solid, versatile and hard-working drummer has brought him huge success, including international tours, major festivals, national radio and television appearances, drum masterclasses, studio sessions and more.
Notable festivals include: Reading+Leeds, Secret Garden Party, Glastonbury and Bestival.
Notable artists include: Scroobius Pip, Pure Reason Revolution, Lisa Knapp, Marisa & the Moths, B.Dolan and Izo Fitzroy.
Jamie Howell - Composer/Music director/Guitar. Jamie is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher, and educator based in the South of the UK. With a broad stylistic palette covering jazz, funk, rock, pop, and experimental music, his guitar playing has been heard at venues across the UK and Hungary. As a composer, his portfolio includes rock songs, jazz tunes, and contemporary experimental pieces, and in 2018 Jamie was awarded the University of Southampton Presidential Scholarship to study for a PhD in composition. He has presented academic papers at conferences in London and Southampton, is a music examiner for Trinity College London, and teaches guitar.
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