Line-Up:

Quentin Collins - trumpet

Vasilis Xenopoulos - saxophone

Rob Barron - Piano

Matyas Hofecker – Bass

Matt Home - Drums

Band Description:

Five-Way Split is a jointly-led band formed in 2020 featuring some of the finest

contemporary jazz musicians in the UK, fronted by internationally renowned trumpet

star Quentin Collins and Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos. The

rhythm section features the golden touch of pianist and composer Rob Barron,

virtuosic bassist Matyas Hofecker and dynamic drummer Matt Home. 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 by

each member along with hip, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar

Walton and Horace Silver, Five-Way Split delivers a night of the best swinging and

soulful music in town.

The band members have collectively have worked with the likes of Al Jarreau, Kyle

Eastwood, Stacey Kent, Gary Smulyan, Harold Mabern and Barry Harris.

They have played sold out shows at London’s Ronnie Scott’s & 606 Jazz Club,

Pizza Express Live, as well as to appreciative full houses at jazz clubs up and down

the country.