Band members
PAUL BIGGINS - bass, spanish guitar, piano & keyboards, electronic rhythms, live sound
KAREN CLEGG - lead & harmony vocals, piano & keyboards, recorders, whistles & flutes, percussion
REG CLEGG - electric, acoustic & nylon guitars, bass, vocals, electronic rhythms, percussion, production
Influences
Sting, Ben Folds, Philip Glass, Steely Dan, Kate Bush, Steve Reich, Paul Simon, Pat Metheny, Miles Davis, kd lang, June Tabor, Peter Gabriel, Beatles, Antonio Forcione, George Michael, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, John Adams, Radiohead, Vince Guaraldi, The Police, Yes, Queen, Suzanne Vega, Huw Warren, Martin Taylor, Pet Shop Boys, Jan Garbarek, Anita O'Day, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, George Winston, Michael Nyman
Sounds like ...a unique blend of jazz-infused songwriting and grooves ...warm, absorbing and emotive, beautifully intimate ...atmospheric, with rich harmonies and instrumentation ...Everything but the girl meets Suzanne Vega ...the Mamas & Papas on acid ...ZOO have been compared to the Isely Brothers, Lalo Schifrin, Radiohead, Matt Bianco, All About Eve Massive Attack, and a psychedelic New Seekers ...Steely Dan, Ben Folds, Sting, George Michael, kd lang ~~~
ZOO...new-century jazz & grooves
ZOO
"ZOO...BEST JAZZ ARTIST at 2007 New Music Awards"
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About ZOO
2007 : *** WINNER of BEST JAZZ ARTIST at the 2007 Glasswerk UK NEW MUSIC AWARDS in London - also nominated finalists for 2 other awards Best Trio and Best Use of Instruments *** Selected for the East Midlands Jazz 'Rhythm-a-ning' project collaboration with major UK Jazz artist *** Release 'Suddenly' single on Oct 15th to coincide with awards *** Release fifth CD 'Greenhouse' on Red Admiral Records and through Cringe Music Publishing. UK distribution and worldwide downloads available through I-tunes and all major sites plus previews on www.zoo-music.co.uk *** Perform at Y Theatre, Leicester *** Headline Normanton Acoustic Club *** Headline Envirofest at Rufford Park, Notts *** Headline Stamford Rivercare event (both accompanied by David Ives on flute) *** 'Unravel' collaboration with Cascade Dance ~~~
2006: Headline Envirofest at Rufford Park, Notts *** Acoustic Lounge Summer Session, Clapham, London *** Headline Ufford Beer Festival *** Headline Deepdale Food & Drink Festival *** Headline Stamford Rivercare event *** Start recording fifth CD 'Greenhouse'~~~
2005: Third appearance at Bar Vida residency, Derby *** Headline Thursday night at Derby Beer Festival *** Perform at Stamford Riverside Festival on Acoustic Stage *** First appearance at Bar Vida, Derby ~~~ 2
004: Record and produce fourth CD 'Endangered Species' *** Appear as one of the headline acts at Kilsyth International Festival, Glasgow *** Perform at Stamford Riverside Festival on outside Riverside Stage ~~~
2003: Record and produce third CD 'In between the silence' *** Headline The Marr's Bar, Worcester ~~~
2002: Support Silverman & Lorna at The Marr's Bar, Worcester *** Appear as part of BBC OneLive Alternative Festival at Junktion 7, Nottingham *** Live multimedia launch event for 'Discovery of Land' at Oldknows Studios *** Record second CD 'Discovery of Land' *** Headline The Maze ~~~
2001: Launched The Monastery's Thursday night live music sessions in Nottingham *** Performed as closing act of Nottingham's Visualise Festival at The Maze *** Record first CD 'Sinistra' ~~~
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