http://porticoquartet.com New album Isla out Oct 19th Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:46:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Isla is released today across Europe - The album is a spotlight feature on iTunes stores in Spain & Italy www.itunes.com/porticoquartet http://porticoquartet.com/2010/02/isla-released-in-europe/ Just back from Poland- looked after in style and played a packed out show. Big vibe. Thanks to Anna and Hipnoza. We’ll be back… In the meantime… Australia here we come! 10 days of sun- 3 shows, 1 workshop and plenty beach. Perth get ready. Ahh ... http://porticoquartet.com/2010/02/poalnd-to-perth/ Eeeeee yo! Heading to Poland this Sunday to play the Hipnoza Jazz Club in Katowice. This will be our first time to this part of the world and our first show of 2010 so we are darn excited. The Katowice Jazz Festival started in the autumn with ... http://porticoquartet.com/2010/01/first-show-of-2010/ Kicking back after the tour, we’re all getting back into the normal swing of things. What a wicked tour it's been! Just thinking it over now and I can safely say we are darn pleased with the whole thing. Very happy indeed. All gigs were top- ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/12/post-tour-pre-2010/ * John L Walters * guardian.co.uk, Thursday 5 November 2009 22.00 GMT Known for playing intimate clubs and village halls, Portico Quartet have no trouble filling this famous rock dive. The venue is packed, and the set begins dramatically, with a repeated pulse ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/11/a-4-review-of-us-in-the-guardian/ This tour offers two Mercury Prize nominees: both groups have occupied the slot on the shortlist reserved for acts that record in sheds, whose victory would be a cause for delight but is improbable in the extreme. Success has not yet spoiled Sweet Billy Pilgrim, who still amble on stage like ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/11/a-review-of-us-and-sweet-billy-pilgrim-in-the-ft/ Boomtown. On Friday night we played the Tampere Jazz Happening in Finland and it was wicked. Finland was cold and fresh and snowy and friendly and the festival was rockin. We played to about 500 Fins who went crazy for our music and then jumped ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/11/touring-continues-tampere-jazz-happening-finland/ The second album from ex-London buskers, The Portico Quartet, Isla follows on from their critically acclaimed album, Knee Deep in the North Sea, which was nominated for a Mercury Music Award in 2007. Their fusion of post-jazz ambience is spellbinding; this is a group of four extremely talented musicians who make ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/10/recent-review-from-allgigs-com/ New album is flying off the shelves and the promo rolls on. Had a little spot on BBC1 Breakfast News this morning. Well fun. It was as light and pithy as you’d expect from a chat on the couch with morning presenters but will reach a lot of ... http://porticoquartet.com/2009/10/a-large-mushroom/ http://porticoquartet.com/2009/10/107/