Efpi Records is excited to be sending both of its flagship bands out across the UK (except Scotland – any promoters out there want to make a last minute booking??) from the end of May right through until the middle of July. Dates for HAQ and the Beats & Pieces Big Band are as follows:
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Tuesday [...]

Ian Mann (aka the Jazz Mann) has taken a listen to both the HAQ and Beats & Pieces EPs for his excellent blog, also entitled The Jazz Mann. The site is a great resource for reviews of CDs and gigs, as well as a comprehensive news and listings section – check it out!
Of HAQ’s EP. [...]

Both the HAQ and Beats & Pieces EPs have been reviewed by Sean Gregson in the Tasty Fanzine (www.tastyfanzine.org.uk) – cheers Sean! You can read both by clicking here (HAQ immediately follows Beats & Pieces) but selected highlights for both follow, HAQ first…
Guitarist, Anton Hunter, and sax player, Sam Andreae, weave beautiful melodies that create [...]

Its about time we concluded the epic tale of our business trip to Helsinki – apologies if you’ve been waiting in suspense for the rest of the story…

The main focus of the trip was the Efpi Showcase gig, featuring HAQ, local duo Sagolik, and Beats & Pieces Finland – a big band featuring the cream [...]

So me and Anton have been in Finland for the past few days visiting Sam and for a few gigs and jams and stuff with some Helsinki musicians. Its been great so far, but pretty cold…

Efpi Records’ two releases received a joint review by Mike Butler in yesterday’s (11th December) Manchester Evening News, with the Hunter/Andreae Quartet’s EP. 1 gaining 3/5 stars and the Beats & Pieces Big Band’s EP 4/5.