Jake Fryer

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Primary Instrument: Sax, alto

Jake has performed at Ronnie Scotts as part of the Brit Fest celebrating the clubs golden anniversary with the group the LJC.

As well as playing Lead alto with the Four Tops he has played with Malene Mortensen at Soho's Pizza Express Jazz Club for the London Jazz Festival and headlined at the Duc des Lombards Jazz Club in Paris.

His group are also featured in the BBC funded feature film ‘Nativity’ starring Alan Carr, Martin Freeman and Ricky Tomlinson.

Last Updated: April 30, 2011

”Jake solos after Bud and it's clear right away that he belongs with musicians of this caliber, and that the bebop idiom is as much his as Bud's. Traces can be heard of Bud's influence, and that of Phil Woods too.” --Reggie Marshall, U.S. jazz agent on reviewing Jake Fryer/Bud Shank Quintet album “In good company”

“The British Jake Fryer and the London BeBop Collective featuring Fryer on the alto sax, promises to be a treat for mainstream jazz buffs” --Sanil Sampat, The Times of India

“Jake Fryer Quartet-This soulful saxophonist will blow Mumbai away” --Colin D'Cruz, Hindustan Times

“The lightning guitar and sax of Bollywood Bop reveal impressive technique” --John Bungey, The Times

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