Early-April sees the release of Symbiosis the latest album from Dennis Rollins’ Velocity trio on which the trombonist is joined by The 11th Gate bandmates Hammond organist Ross Stanley and drummer Pedro Segundo.

The Dogwithabone Music label release features band-written originals plus a swinging treatment of Roger Waters’ ‘Money’ from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon; a respectful version of revered Portuguese anti-fascist songwriter Jose Zeca Afonso’s ‘Senhora De Almortão’; and a suitably sentimental version of Amanda McBroom weepie ‘The Rose’ from the late-1970s, a song usually identifed with the version Bette Midler sang in the film of the same name based on the life of Janis Joplin.

Ross Stanley, Dennis Rollins, and Pedro Segundo above

Dennis Rollins is a headliner at this year’s City of Derry Jazz and Big Band festival