"...World class guitarist’s organ trio featuring UK saxophone legend Stan Sulzmann."

Alimentum is very pleased to welcome back UK guitar hero Jim Mullen with his very fine Organ Trio and special guest, saxophonist Stan Sulzmann - one of the most respected and recognizable voices on the UK and International jazz circuit.

Jim Mullen is a truly original voice in contemporary jazz guitar. Originally from Glasgow he moved to London in 1969, going on to work in the groups of Pete Brown, Brian Auger, Vinegar Joe and Kokomo. In 1975 he met sax player Dick Morrissey, and they began a 15 year association working as the legendary funk band Morrisey Mullen.

After the demise of this band he began regularly collaborating with jazz vocalist Claire Martin and formed a series of quartets with the likes of drummer Gary Husband and pianist Gareth Williams. As sideman he is in demand from visiting US stars such as Gene Harris, Mose Allison, Jimmy Smith, Weldon Irvine, Percy Sledge and Teddy Edwards. He is twice winner of 'Best Guitar' in the British Telecom Jazz Awards and 'Best Guitar' in the British Jazz Awards for 2000.

Stan Sulzmann is admired by musicians and audiences alike for his boundless creative imagination, and is a source of inspiration to many of Britain's emerging young musicians. Sulzmann’s career stretches back to the 1960s when, as part of a uniquely talented crop of British musicians, he played with Graham Collier, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler and Gordon Beck, as well as leading many groups of his own. Since that time Stan has been at the forefront of European contemporary jazz, playing with Gil Evans, Mike Gibbs, Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland and Michael Brecker. Constantly in demand as a guest soloist, he has appeared with bands across Europe, including the Hilversum Radio Orchestra, NDR Big Band (alongside Chet Baker), Hanover Radio Symphony Orchestra and the New York Composers Orchestra.

“It's the perfect setting for Mullen's mellow, soulful guitar and his legendary fluency. He and organist Mike Gorman have evolved a whole new vocabulary, while drummer Matt Skelton supports it all with the lightest of touches.”
Dave Gelly, The Observer

That evocative organ sound, complete with its built-in bass line, seems to reach parts that other instruments never quite do, a machine tailor-made for generating compelling grooves. Add Mullen’s tersely swinging guitar and a crisp beat and you have a formula geared to pleasure.
Peter Vacher, Jazz UK