Nat Evans Quartet

Nat Evans - saxes, Nathan Thomas - piano, Kyle Welch - bass, Dom Holyoake - drumsNat Evans is a fairly recent graduate from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and has a growing UK reputation having performed at prestigious jazz festivals including Cheltenham, London and Birmingham.

He has also taken to the international stage, travelling abroad to perform at the LAVA Jazz Festival (Portugal), the Velo Swing Festival (Germany), as well as a bespoke performance at the Eastman School of Music (New York).

Whilst at Birmingham Conservatoire he was mentored by guitarist Steve Banks as part of an Arts Council funded project, culminating in having his arrangements performed by Wiltshire Youth Jazz Orchestra at Wiltshire Music Centre.Nathan Thomas is a UK-based jazz composer and pianist and is also a graduate of Birmingham Conservatoire.

He was awarded the 2026 Mike Gibbs Prize for composition and arranging.

His recent album features saxophonist Alex Clarke alongside leading Birmingham musicians including Shanti Jayasinha and Dave Sear.

He has performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Tara Lily, Walt Weiskopf, and The Voice winner Dennis van Aarssen, and has appeared at venues including the 606 Club and Peggy's Skylight, with additional work spanning jazz quartet and string quartet writing that explores the intersection of improvisation and chamber orchestration, and he is currently preparing to pursue further studies in composition in Europe.Kyle Welch is a highly dexterous and adaptable bass player, performing and touring in jazz, prog rock, hard rock, and hip hop ensembles as well as running his own renowned jazz fusion band, Boomslang.

With a vast history playing at festivals like Love Supreme, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival and alike, his musical voice is incredibly versatile, allowing him to mesh with an ensemble and guide it to fresh and exciting new narrative spaces.Dom Holyoake is sought after as both a talented drummer and producer.

Known for his dynamic and technical approach to the drums, he has toured extensively around the UK with projects such as jazz-fusion outfit Boomslang, math-rock band Ranger and has appeared at venues such as the Windmill, Brixton; 606 Club; Peggy's Skylight, and Band on the Wall (Manchester).

Notably, he has opened for Jazz at Lincoln Centre with the Josh Bailey Trio at the Birmingham Town Hall, shortly followed by the trio's performance at the Mostly Jazz, Funk, & Soul festival.Videos: I'll Never Be The Same Yet Another