European Union Quartet Gavin Barras - acoustic bass (UK) Iman Spaargaren - tenor sax (Netherlands) Ulrich Elbracht - guitar (Germany) Marek Dorcik - drums (Slovakia) The European Union Quartet was formed in 2007 when British bass player Gavin Barras and Dutch saxophonist Iman Spaargaren met whilst studying in Rotterdam. Assisted by the tutelage of jazz masters Hein van de Geyn and Billy Hart, they were inspired to form their own quartet, made up of musicians from other parts of the European Union. Slovakian drummer Marek Dorcik and German guitarist Ulrich Elbracht subsequently joined the group, and in April 2008 a tour of England’s North West jazz venues was arranged, followed by a studio recording of original compositions to be released on November 4th 2008 on GLP Records. Website: http://www.jazzquartet.eu CD's: European Union Quartet »»»