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- Running time:
- 2hrs 15mins (incl interval)
Rob Luft, crowned Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2025 Parliamentary Jazz Awards, is undeniably one of the most exciting jazz guitarists of his generation. The London-based virtuoso has drawn comparisons to legends including Bill Frisell, John Abercrombie and Pat Metheny.
Rob Luft – Guitar
Joe Wright – Saxophone
Tom Herbert – Double Bass
Corrie Dick – Drums
His acclaimed debut album Riser (2017) made a major impact on the international jazz scene, while winning the prestigious Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize helped propel his career. His follow-up, Dahab Days (2023), further established his distinctive voice as a guitarist, composer and bandleader. As a BBC New Generation Artist, Luft was commissioned to compose a guitar concerto, premiered with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the 2023 London Jazz Festival.
An ECM recording artist, Luft has collaborated with John Surman, Anders Jormin, Elina Duni, Aaron Parks, Avishai Cohen, Django Bates, Manu Katché, The Cinematic Orchestra and Ben Wendel. His ECM collaboration Lost Ships won Presto Music’s Jazz Recording of the Year in 2020.
Other accolades include the Silver Prize at the 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition, adjudicated by John McLaughlin. In 2026, Luft was named a Rising Star of Electric Guitar in DownBeat Magazine’s 74th Critics Poll, confirming his growing international reputation.
With pre-show Q&A from 7.45pm to 8pm.
Rob Luft – Social Media
Instagram: @robluftjazz
Facebook: facebook.com/robluftjazz
X (Twitter): @Rob_Luft
Thoughtfully Virtuosic Head-TurnerJohn Fordham, The Guardian (UK)
…a singular talent, a fluent improviser and a composer of catchy, earthy, infectiously upbeat tunes. There are echoes of west African high-life, English folk, indie rock and various strands of contemporary jazz, but Luft’s sound is joyously original, robust and in-your-face…The Irish Times (IRE)
Instrumentalist of the YearUK Parliamentary Jazz Awards, 2025