Ed Cawthorne – aka Tenderlonious – has a growing reputation in South London’s burgeoning jazz scene. The 22a label founder, flautist, saxophonist, producer and DJ, joins a number of leading lights that are helping turn the UK music scene on its head and shift the focus back from aesthetic posturing to live, real musicianship.
You might catch him dropping deep house / broken beat 12”s on 22a, releasing via the likes of Ninja Tune, Brownswood, Yoruba Sounds Of The Universe and Far Out, or making music with his other band Ruby Rushton. With strong credentials in both the electronic and jazz worlds, he already has a show on Solid Steel Radio, a monthly slot on Gilles Petersons Worldwide FM mix and NTS shows under his belt, whilst his productions have gained praise and club plays from Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Huey Morgan, Lefto, Bradley Zero, Bonobo, Soul Clap, Osunlade, Alexander Nut. Mr G, Henry Wu and Banoffee Pies.
In June he and his new band the 22archestra, a coalescence of certified talent, are set to take the scene by storm with a debut album The Shakedown that will showcase the breadth of Tenderlonious’ technical and compositional skills, ranging from subtly meandering jazz, to hip-hop, afrobeat, Latin and free form jazz.
Check out the first single on the 22a label Yussef’s Groove which sees drumming maestro Yussef Dayes taking the reins and gives a taste for the grooves in store…
Founded in London in 2013, 22a is a collective family of artists sharing work through the vehicle of the label, for the love of the music itself and aims for a consistent output of quality releases spanning house, hip hop, broken beat, rare groove and jazz. They are residents on Worldwide FM and hosted and sold out the re-launch of Jazz Cafe in 2016.
The 22archestra was conceived after Tenderlonious was invited to record at Abbey Road Studios. The whole crew was rounded-up and the album was recorded during a single 8 hour session – a testament to their musicianship and ability to nail a take, which has been honed on stage.
The 22archestra are:
Ed ‘Tenderlonious’ Cawthorne – flute & synth
Hamish Balfour – keys
Fergus Ireland – bass
Yussef Dayes – drums
Tim Carnegue – drums
Mo Kolours – Percussion
Al Dobson Jr – percussion
Aidan Shepherd – keys
Nick Walters – trumpet
Reginald Omas Mamode IV – percussion
Jeen Bassa – percussion
Konrad – percussion
Live Dates:
May 19th – Paris – La Petite Halle
May 26th – Liverpool – The Reeds
May 27th – Leeds – World Island
June 1st – Bristol – Louisiana
June 7th – Brighton – Patterns
June 8th – Wales – Gottwood Festival
June 14th – Manchester – Soup Kitchen
June 15th – Poland – Wrocław 22archestra show
June 22nd – London – Oslo
July 30th – Croatia – Soundwave
31st August – Cornwall – Knee Deep Festival
Tenderlonious’ The Shakedown featuring the 22archestra will be released on 15th June on 22a Records.
Order your copy here.