Jonathan Bratoëff (born 1974 in France) is a Berlin-based guitarist. Bratoëff is a member and co-founder of the

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. He has released several albums on the F-IRE Collective's own label, and has also played with musicians like

Julian Siegel Julian H. Siegel (born 1966 in Nottingham) is a British jazz saxophone and clarinet player, and a composer and arranger, described by MOJO Magazine as "One of the UK's most creative saxophonists" Siegel has toured and recorded with Greg Cohen an ...

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, and

Orphy Robinson Orphy Robinson MBE (born 13 October 1960) is a British jazz multi-instrumentalist who plays vibraphone, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, piano, marimba, steelpans and drums. He has written music for television, film and theatre. Career Robinson ...

Discography (in selection)

* ''Episodes'', 2001 * ''Between Lines'', 2005 * ''Points of Perception'', 2006 * ''Chapters'' (with Chris Vatalaro), 2009 * ''Mindscapes'', 2010 * ''Words of my father'', 2014

Reviews

*"Bratoëff's brittle phrasing and rhythmic energy put him up there with leading UK guitarists". *"Bratoëff's voice is touched by an enigmatic, introspective quality and stands out on a set of sombre, serpentine elegance."

Kevin Le Gendre Kevin Le Gendre is a British journalist, broadcaster and author whose work focuses on Black music. He is deputy editor of '' Echoes'' magazine, has written for a wide range of publications, including ''Jazzwise'', ''MusicWeek'', ''Vibrations'', ' ...

– ''

Jazzwise ''Jazzwise'', launched in 1997, is the UK jazz monthly magazine. ''Jazzwise'' has a broad sub-genre coverage, from jazz, improv, hard bop, and jazz-rock to bebop and classic jazz, and also covers jazz crossover, including jazz-funk, jazz hip-h ...

''.

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* 1974 births Living people English jazz guitarists English male guitarists French jazz guitarists French male guitarists 21st-century British guitarists 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians {{UK-jazz-musician-stub