Touring in October with a new album New Cities released by Whirlwind Recordings out as well to coincide The Kora Band, led by pianist Andrew Oliver, joins the dots between contemporary jazz and west African Mandinka music the ensemble melding the sound of the kora with trumpet, clarinet on a few tracks, and a jazz rhythm section.

Together for some seven years with a couple of albums under their belt already tour dates are Jazz Bar, Edinburgh (14 October); Jazz Cafe Newcastle (16 Oct); Whitby Musicport Festival (17 Oct); Dempsey’s Cardiff (20 Oct); Mau Mau Bar London (22 Oct) and Harrow Arts Centre, London (23).