Tim Kilphuis Trio

Award-winning violinist Tim Kliphuis (NL) is a legend in the gypsy world. His Trio with Nigel Clark (guitar) and Roy Percy (bass) perform “the most breathtaking instrumental show you’ll hear this year” – an exciting and profoundly musical blend of gypsy jazz, classical and folk music.

The Tim Kliphuis Trio were founded in 2006, after meeting in a small Russian cultural café in Glasgow called Café Cossachok. Starting out with Grappelli jazz on their first tours in the Scottish Highlands, they quickly developed a personal sound including other styles and repertoire from classical and folk music. Their first CD, Live in Glasgow, came out in 2007 and after that, they started touring more often, including one-off festivals such as Baltimore Fiddle Festival, Fiddles on Fire, Brecon, Edinburgh and Glasgow Jazz festivals and Derry Fiddlefest.

Classically trained at the Amsterdam Conservatoire, taught to improvise by fiery gypsy jazz guitar legends, Tim Kliphuis combines dazzling perfection and complete musical freedom like no-one else in the world.

Nigel Clark (guitar) has worked with some of the biggest names in jazz and pop throughout the last 15 years and has toured the world as a leader, sideman and accompanist.

Roy Percy (double bass) has been a driving force in many bands since the 1980s. Starting out in the New Orleans tradition, he soon added swing, big band and Jump-Jive to his repertoire, leading to collaborations with UK jazz names Forrie Cairns, Alan Barnes and David Newton. Roy brings raw street rhythms and infectious grooves from New Orleans to the Trio’s style. His unique bass slapping techniques, unrivalled in Europe, and his subtle dynamic feel make for a great range of emotions.