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Nick Costley-White
Nick Costley-White is one of the most in demand guitarists in the UK, renowned for a deep understanding of the jazz tradition, alongside a virtuosic technique and progressive approach to improvising.
Nick has released two albums to date, “Detour Ahead” (Ubuntu Music 2018) features a mix of his own writing and jazz standards and “Nice Work!” released in 2023 showcases his longstanding trio with drummer Josh Morrison and Tom Farmer on double bass.
Nick has performed all around the world in jazz clubs including Ronnie Scott’s, the Duc Des Lombards, Blue Note (Milan, Shanghai & Beijing) A-Trane, Unterfhart, and at jazz festivals including Jazz in the Vines (Australia), Birmingham, Manchester and London Jazz Festival. Nick has performed with some of the most renowned jazz musicians in the UK including Stan Sulzmann, Gareth Lockrane, Jason Rebello, Ivo Neame, Kit Downes Alex Garnett, Mark Taylor, Steve Fishwick and Jeff Williams and holds the guitar chair with the London Jazz Orchestra.
Awards
2011 Yamaha Scholarship for Outstanding Jazz Musicians
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read more“One of the brightest stars on the British jazz scene, elegant and impressive” The 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 “The impressive guitar playing of Nick Costley-White, embracing jazz chord and rock- fusion vocabulary” Bebop Spoken Here “We get to hear Nick Costley-White’s guitar in all it’s glory, splendid guitar work” UK Vibe “Costley-White on his breaks and rhythmic excursions navigates territory a little familiar from Phil Robson’s imaginative acoustic approach over the years” Marlbank
