St Martin’s in the Fields, one of London’s grand names of music making, hosted The Reliables at its jazz venue in The Crypt on 18th April 2018. Playing to a sold out house, The Reliables performed their trademark mix of fresh and original compositions and great standards. As one of London’s larger jazz venues, the intimacy of St Martin’s jazz “cave” contributed to an engaging and joyful rendition of jazz music, weaving together the grand global music traditions from bebop and west coast cool to bossa nova, to Indian music inspired compositions like Dave Barrows’ “Shock Teaser”. Tight and precise playing was testament to the fact that the band has been going strong for over 5 years, while the musicians’ joy of playing together and trading improvisations felt infectious. Expect The Reliables back at St Martin’s in November!