Graham Costello's STRATA, Scotland On Sunday, 18 February 2018

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 18 February 2018 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com in association with EmuBands GRAHAM COSTELLO'S STRATA Artist of the Week in Scotland On SundayGraham Costello's career started at the age of six when his father brought home a battered drum kit for him. By his teens he had graduated to performing across Europe with noise outfit Young Philadelphia and Krautrock synth act Outblinker.A love of jazz led to him taking a degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the formation of Graham Costello's STRATA. Gigging as a quartet and sextet – with each adapting according to the instrumentation, the band’s performances are based on improvisation around a musical framework composed by its founder.Featured on the BBC’s Jazz Nights at the Quay (see http://bit.ly/UTRGCStrata ) as well as performing at the Glasgow Jazz Festival 2017, a residency at Glasgow's Bar Bloc+ has allowed STRATA to bring jazz to a whole new audience. Based on current form, this is set to grow exponentially. Find out more at www.facebook.com/STRATAband and https://twitter.com/gcstrata Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run the Born To Be Wide music industry events and seminars www.borntobewide.co.uk Under the Radar is in association with EmuBands EmuBands, is a simple-to-use digital music distribution service for artists and labels to sell music through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and more. Artists and labels earn 100% of the royalties generated, and maintain full ownership and control of their rights. EmuBands’ one-off pricing model means there are no annual fees visit www.emubands.com * For consideration as our Artist of the Week please click HERE scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands in Scotland On Sunday. Then email: Derick Mackinnon with all the info