jazz
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Leeds College of Music
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Mercury Prize
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alongside a nomination for the band as "Best Jazz Act" at the
MOBO Awards
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that year. In performance, John Fordham of ''
The Guardian
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'' described their preview gig for the Mercury prize s having"the same wild insouciance that has made their sound a howl of fresh air."Fordham,John (19 October 2012 "Roller Trio – review" The Guardian, 19 October 2012 DJ and broadcaster Gilles Peterson described their music as "Dark, menacing, bass heavy – the new sound of UK jazzzzzzz!"Peterson, Gille "Roller Trio Double Whammy/ Nominated forMercury and MOBO" Gilles Peterson Worldwide, 21 September 2012 They are known for their "epic memorably singalong melody hooks and blistering riffs".
In May 2017, the band reformed with TrioVD and Acoustic Ladyland guitarist Chris Sharkey replacing Luke Wynter; Their third album was released in June 2018 on Edition Records.
Members
Current
* James Mainwaring – saxophones
* Chris Sharkey – Guitar/Bass
* Luke Reddin-Williams – drums
Fracture
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'' (2014)
* ''New Devices'' (2018)
Edition Records
Edition Records is an independent record label that was founded in 2008 by pianist Dave Stapleton and photographer Tim Dickeson.Live at Jazz in the Round'' (2012)
* '' Live in Rotterdam'' (2014)