leading music magazine Fonoforum. In 2011 his album Good Days At Schloss Elmau was one of the twelve nominees for the Mercury Music Prize, ultimately losing to PJ Harvey's Let England Shake. He was a member of Tim Garland's Lighthouse Trio, however left in 2013 being replaced by John Turville. He was a member of Malcolm Creese's Acoustic Triangle, Stan Sulzmann's Neon, and Bill Bruford's Earthworks. He has also played with musicians including Dave Holland, Lee Konitz, Bob Mintzer, Bobby McFerrin, Kenny Wheeler, Iain Ballamy, Julian Argüelles, Pete King, Don Weller, Steve Waterman, and Torsten de Winkel / New York Jazz Guerrilla. He is a founder member of The Impossible Gentlemen. He also plays French horn and has played with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO), the BBC Big Band, and with Kenny Wheeler on his 2003/2005 tour. In recent times he has been on tour with legendary US guitarist Pat Metheny in a quartet featuring Linda Oh and Antonio Sanchez. Commissions/collaborations A commission to compose and perform a piano concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall in London (Progressions) A commission for a new work for the Aronowitz Ensemble at the City of London Festival, July 2008 A commission and recording for a piano concerto with big band with the NDR Big Band in Germany (Hamburg Suite) A Big Band project at Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2007, broadcast on BBC Radio on 1 June 2007 (The Lichfield Suite) A 2007 commission and tour with The Scottish Ensemble (Chamber Orchestra), broadcast on 1 July 2007 on BBC Radio Scotland and again on BBC Radio 3 on 12 October Guest soloist on Mark Antony Turnage's commission with London Sinfonietta for the re-opening of the Southbank Centre at Queen Elizabeth Hall, June 2007 A commission for the Britten Sinfonia, premiered at the London Jazz Festival 2007 (Jackie's Dance) New Horn Sonata performed at the Wigmore Hall with French horn player Chris Parkes Performed the première of Tim Garland's piano concerto with the Northern Sinfonia, May 2005 A commission and major Arts Council-funded tour of cathedrals with Acoustic Triangle and Sacconi Strings, 2008 Performing with his trio at the BBC Young Musician of the Year Jazz Award 2014 and 2016 with the finalists of the competition Awards and nominations Winner of Perrier Award 2001: Young Jazz Ensemble Winner of BBC Jazz Award 2005: Rising Star Winner