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Nick Costley-White
As well as leading his own quartet Nick has been apart of many successful musical projects as a contributing musician. He is featured on 8 studio albums, including A New Start by UK sax veteran Pete Hurt, (2nd place in the 2016 Jazz awards New Release category) and Fini Bearman’s Burn the Boat (2nd in JazzWise “Best Albums of 2016”). Nick will be releasing his debut album as a leader in 2018
Nick’s been apart of several UK tours and performances across Europe, Australia and South America with world renowned jazz musicians such as Gareth Lockrane, Stan Sulzmann, Jeff Williams and composer John Warren (ECM). Nick has performed on several live broadcasts including Radio 3’s In Tune with the Martin Speake Trio and Radio London with the Dixie Ticklers.
Upon graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011 with the highest mark in his year, Nick was awarded the Yamaha Scholarship for Outstanding Jazz Musicians.
Awards
2011 Yamaha Scholarship for Outstanding Jazz Musicians
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Jim Rattigan: Duos
by Neil Duggan
The name Jim Rattigan may be unfamiliar but probably more familiar are his contributions to the music in Batman, Lord Of The Rings, The Bourne Ultimatum or Moulin Rouge... or maybe his work with Tom Jones, Burt Bacharach, George Michael, Adele or Tony Bennett. Globally, he is certainly one of the foremost exponents of the French Horn. In a career that, has spanned over forty years, he has played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the major London symphony orchestras, chamber ...
read moreNick Costley-White: Detour Ahead
by Roger Farbey
Nick Costley-White has appeared on a couple of significant albums recently; Henry Spencer's The Reasons Don't Change (Whirlwind, 2017) and Snowpoet's Thought You Knew (Edition, 2018). Graduating from London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2011 with first class honours and a Yamaha Jazz Scholarship prize for Outstanding Musicians, Detour Ahead is his long-anticipated debut album. Costley-White's guitar style is archtop-typically warm toned but he can swing with the best of them, as heard on the timeless ...
read moreThe Jazz Mann
“Guitarist, Nick Costley-White has a flair for melody and he crafted some beautiful lines”
Jazzwise
“Guitarist Nick Costley-White is a subtle, unselfish player whose unison playing with the saxophonist is a hidden gem of the album and whose solos and lead lines are similarly understated yet effective”
All About Jazz
“Boppishly fluent and sensitive”
John Fordham, The Guardian
“A classy player with an elegant and subtle way with a good tune”
Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
