Thursday 12th September | 7pm | £12 advance tickets

We are really happy to host Karma Quartet’s EP launch. We love the local band Wax Machine and wanted to support Adam Ash’s other project which is contributing to keeping Brighton’s culture of open jam sessions going. Long live the regular open jam sessions which are so key in fostering improvisation creativity, community and new collaborations!

Hailing from London and Brighton, Karma Quartet craft an expansive blend of soulful UK jazz, post-rock, and breakbeat. Ethereal effects-pedal layers of saxophone, vocal harmonies,  ambient soundscapes and driving, bass-heavy climaxes. Alongside their Karma endeavours, they also host a monthly jam session at The Fortune of War on Brighton's seafront.

Formed in 2020 by Adam Ash (Wax Machine) (keyboards, synthesisers, vocals) and Marko Marsenic (Neue Grafik Ensemble) (saxophones, synthesisers), Karma Quartet initially emerged from a collaborative beat-making project. During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, they communed over their mutual passion for jazz and electronic music, crafting tracks by exchanging stems via email. Rory Murphy-Cload (Town Of Cats) (drums, vocals) joined them to help bring their music to life in a live setting, the quartet completed by Tim Curtis (Honeyglaze) (bass), whom they discovered at a jam night in Hammersmith. In 2024, Karma Quartet is set to unveil their debut EP, ""Make or Breakdown,"" a captivating voyage through moody spaciousness, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of influences including Puma Blue, John Coltrane, and Radiohead. The EP features original compositions by the group, with songwriting and lyrics by Adam Ash, recorded at Total Refreshment Centre in Hackney.