TONY KOFI & THE ORGANISATION

There ain’t nothing minor league about this lineup! 

Featuring Tony Kofi (baritone sax), Pete Whittaker (hammond organ), Simon Fernsby (guitar) and Pete Cater (drums).

The ‘Organisation’ all started at ‘The Manhattan Project,’ which was a happening Jazz night and the brainchild of Fernsby. Drummer Cater was an early recruit and has seen the bands various incarnations. With the addition of Organist Pete Whittaker their no-nonsense, hard-hitting style was on lock, and as a powerhouse rhythm section, they were booked all over from multiple festivals, venues and residencies.

 

"A killer band with real bite"  -  Mark Youll, Jazzwise

The award winning, multi-instrumentalist, Tony Kofi joined back in August 2010 completing the quartet! Born to Ghanaian parents, it was a chance attendance at a jazz workshop in Leicester that sent him on his musical odyssey, that took him from Jazz Warriors of the 90's, then Berklee, the BBC Jazz Awards and the world over. Expect sophisticated playing from the heart, hard bob, jazzy blues, commanding solos, and lap up every second you have; with these kings of the U.K. Jazz scene.

The origins of The Organisation go back over a decade and grew from Simon Fernsby's memorable 'Manhattan Project' sessions which were a staple of jazz in South London throughout the 2000s. Drummer Pete Cater was an early recruit having been a jazz tutor on Fernsby's music college course. The band went through several incarnations and with the addition of organist Pete Whittaker honed its no-nonsense, hard-hitting style as the house rhythm section in multiple venues, festivals and residencies.

Tony Kofi is a British Jazz multi-instrumentalist born of Ghanaian parents, a player of the Alto, Baritone, Soprano, Tenor saxophones and flute. Having ‘cut his teeth’ in the “Jazz Warriors” of the early 90’s, he has gone on to establish himself as a musician, teacher and composer of real authority. As well as performing and recording with Gary Crosby’s “Nu-Troop” and “Jazz Jamaica”, Tony’s playing has also been a feature of many bands, and the artists he has worked/recorded with include “US-3” The World Saxophone Quartet, Courtney Pine, Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson, The David Murray Big Band, Sam Rivers Rivbe Big band, Andrew Hill Big Band, Abdullah Ibrahim, and Macy Gray.