Led by the fiery London-based trumpeter and developed during a long-term residency at the Prince of Wales, Brixton, The Banger Factory is a quintet that expands to an octet, playing danceable straight-ahead jazz. Core members are bassist Michael Shrimpling and drummer Will Cleasby, who like Kavuma studied at Trinity Laban, plus father-figure tenorist Mussinghi Edwards and fleet guitarist Artie Zeitz, who both played on Kavuma's 2018 debut album. But we also hear David Mrakpor on vibes and the sleeker tenor sax of Kaidi Akinnibi; and as Kavuma says, 'there aren't really any egos in the band'. It's the feeling of the whole that makes this music so enjoyable. SH.
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