Curfew (band)

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Curfew
Origin	South England Scotland
Genre(s)	Jazz Fusion
Years active	1988–present
Label(s)	Afterdark Records
Website	www.curfew.co.uk
Members
Steve Marshall Martin Lawrie Nick Andrew
Former members
Russ Wilson Theo Travis Ed Jones Dave O'Higgins Mark Hewins Alex Lawrie Julian Costello Shan Chana Bill Morrison Rena Kev Dyson Paul Francis Mike Nichols Jane Tuff

Curfew are a jazz fusion band from England. Having been described in the press as "jazz rock with a Weather Report sound" (Jack Massarik, Evening Standard)^[1], the band are the self-proclaimed pioneers of the electric jazz genre ^[2]; combining traditional instrumentation and performance with modern MIDI techniques. ^[3]

Tracks from their latest album, Hold The Front Page, have appeared on radio playlists as far afield as USA and Romania. ^[4]

1 New Line-up and Album: 1995-1997
2 Back to Basics: 2004-present
3 Personnel
4 Discography
5 References

[edit] New Line-up and Album: 1995-1997

With the arrival of a new drummer, Russ Wilson (Theo Travis, Adam Wakeman), the band recorded their first album (Somewhere In The City) with guests Dave O'Higgins (Frank Sinatra, Jamie Cullum) and Mark Hewins (Bill Bruford, Bob Geldof). The album was released on Afterdark Records (AFDA0001).^[5]

In 2002 CURFEW released their first album entitled "Curfew". Musicians: Sønke Prigge - keys and production, Fi Stewart - vocals, Suzi B - vocals, Sarah-Jane Mayhew - voc, Roger Francomb - sax & git, Sam Mungai - programing, Chris Knöpfel - piano. www.cdbaby.com/curfew

[edit] Back to Basics: 2004-present

With only occasional session appearances from Jones and Travis (as well as Lawrie's son Alex on saxophone, flute and EWI), the band entered the studio in December 2004, before releasing Hold The Front Page in September 2005.

With Andrews preoccupied through 2006 with his solo album, the band reconviened in early 2007 for an appearance at the Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking. Shortly after this, Wilson announced his departure from the band.^[6]

On July 20, 2007, Andrews stated on his personal website that Curfew will be performing at this year's alloutguitarFEST (formerly Kymfest). The festival is due to take place on September 16 at the Roadmender venue in Northampton.^[7]^[8]