good as gold

straight-ahead

 

good as gold

good as gold is a london-based, vocal-fronted jazz quartet. their repertoire spans a mix of standards from the great american songbook, straight-ahead numbers from the 1950s, soulful ballads and a selection of contemporary arrangements. founded in 2011 by the icelandic singer ösp eldjárn and the canadian double-bassist sam bailey, the band has quickly become a mainstay of the local jazz scene with regular gigs and residencies in and around the capital. 
david soin tappeser joined the group on drums upon his arrival in the u.k. in mid-2014. after several personnel changes over the years, david took over as bandleader in 2017 to re-invent good as gold with a brand-new, all-star line-up, featuring the award-winning miriam ast on vocals, mick raggatt on keys and chris hyde-harrison on double bass.  

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