Five-Way Split: Modus Operandi

Quentin Collins – Trumpet

Vasilis Xenopoulos – Tenor Saxophone

Rob Barron – Piano

Matyas Hofecker – Bass

Matt Home – Drums

Five-Way Split is a jointly led band, formed in 2020, featuring some of the finest contemporary bebop musicians in the UK. It is fronted by internationally renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins, saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos and the golden touch of pianist Rob Barron. Added to this is virtuosic Matyas Hofecker with his rich-toned bass and rock-solid drummer Matt Home driving things along with beautifully controlled dynamics.

The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well as mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience.

With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with hip, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver, Five- Way Split delivers a great night of swinging and soulful music.