(NEW BIOGRAPHY COMING SOON)

The Savage Jazz formed in early 2006 thanks to a great deal of good luck and a common desire on the part of each member of the band to start doing something seriously special - fitting with both personal musical interests and meeting the wider goal of forming a remarkable and distinct musical identity. The Savage Jazz are:

Giles Bennett - Vocality & Guitarilicious
Alex Glover - Backing Vocals & Guitar Sex
Tom Cattermole - Backing Vocals & Bass In Ya Face
Richard Homer - The Drum Dragoon

The Savage Jazz draw on a wide array of musical styles - a sound full of hooks yet constantly unpredictable. A true genre-bridging band, The Savage Jazz heap together elements of Reggae, Blues, Latin, Jazz, Funk, Indie and World music, and emerge with a rare and incomparable mix.

The Savage Jazz met in two halfs. Rich and Giles met by fate in Exeter. Literally. On the outlook for a percussionist/drummer to jam with her boyfriend, Giles' girlfriend - while working in the Uni bar - asked Rich, on a hunch, (while he enjoyed a whisky) whether he was at all musical. Conversation progressed and Rich's affinity with things you can bang or hit came to light. An introduction and a couple of jam's later a musical understanding had begun to flourish. Later, pursuing his musical aspirations, Giles moved to Guildford (henceforth called G-Town) to study and had the good fortune of meeting Alex and Brown. Without wanting to get ahead of ourselves, it's fair to say that the Alex/Giles partnership is a pretty seriously fruitful affair, two different yet equally awesome guitarists making together something even greater than the sum of its parts. Likewise, an instant synergy developed in the bands rhythm section - Tom & Rich ensuring that The Savage Jazz are provided with an abundance of unashamedly naughty little grooves.

One of the most striking features of The Jazz is that each member brings such varied influences to the mix. It would be obscene to list all the artists and bands that have impacted on The Savage Jazz, but they are variously compared to, and cite as influences (among many others): Jack Johnson, Dispatch, The Kooks, Nitin Sawhney, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Xavier Rudd, Damien Rice, Pete Murray and Gomez.

The Savage Jazz are currently planning to record their first full album early next year and alongside recently written material such as Wax and End Of The Song, a glut of good songs are in the creative pipeline.