Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Line up:
Quentin Collins – trumpet
Vasilis Xenopoulos – saxophone
Rob Barron – piano, composer
Matyas Hofecker – bass
Matt Home – drums
Five-Way Split is a new jointly-led band formed in 2020 featuring some of the finest contemporary bebop musicians in the UK. Five-Way Split is fronted by internationally renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins, Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos and the golden touch of pianist Rob Barron. Added to this is virtuosic bassist Matyas Hofecker and rock-solid drummer Matt Home.
The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with hip, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver, Five-Way Split delivers some of the best swinging and soulful music.
Here is live version of Rob Barron's original composition "Dr Stol" from new West London venue, Ladbroke Hall.
Visit Ladbroke Hall: ladbrokehall.com/live-programme/jazz
Line up:
Quentin Collins – trumpet
Vasilis Xenopoulos – saxophone
Rob Barron – piano, composer
Matyas Hofecker – bass
Matt Home – drums
Five-Way Split is a new jointly-led band formed in 2020 featuring some of the finest contemporary bebop musicians in the UK. Five-Way Split is fronted by internationally renowned trumpet star Quentin Collins, Greek saxophone phenomenon Vasilis Xenopoulos and the golden touch of pianist Rob Barron. Added to this is virtuosic bassist Matyas Hofecker and rock-solid drummer Matt Home.
The band’s vision is to carry on the lineage of groups like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers as well mirroring the New York contemporary-bop scene. From this inspiration, the band presents a sound that respects the tradition of the hard-bop era whilst also bringing it up to date for today’s audience. With an extensive repertoire of carefully crafted and imaginative original compositions, along with hip, swinging material by greats like Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton and Horace Silver, Five-Way Split delivers some of the best swinging and soulful music.
Here is live version of Rob Barron's original composition "Dr Stol" from new West London venue, Ladbroke Hall.
Visit Ladbroke Hall: ladbrokehall.com/live-programme/jazz
