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NEXT GIGS:
12 May_Pizza Express Jazz/Soho:LONDON:UK
15 Jun_Sofar @TechWeek Festival:LONDON:UK
23 Jun_Off the Cuff:LONDON:UK
15 Jul_Brainchild Festival:UK
03 Aug_Wildness Festival:EastSussex:UK
12 Aug_OutJazz Festival:Lisbon:PT
Zoe Pascal/drums, Noah Stoneman/keys and Laurence Wilkins/Trumpet+effects met through the young jazz scene in London, and came together in 2016 to create original music, applying their jazz improvisation background to a MIDI based electronic set up.
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Their uniqueness and fresh sound approach mashing virtuoso Jazz and Electronica with thundering grooves has wowed audiences at Love Supreme Festival 2017, London Jazz Festival 2016, Sofar London, Cambridge Jazz Festival 2016 & 2017, New Generation Jazz 2017 at The Verdict, Lancaster Jazz Festival 2017, MFYPROMS at the Royal Albert Hall, etc.
They started 2018 with a killing gig at Jazz Re:freshed/Mau Mau and airplay at BBC 3 Jazz NOW.
"They next generation are coming through STRONG! @zeneltrio proved that last night with a storming show @jazzrefreshed! @wilkinslaurence blazing on trumpet & electronics!...Noah Stoneman on some insane left brain right brain flex!! Bass synth and keys!! Unbelievable skills!...@zoepascal first played at a jazz refreshed event with his dad when he was 14 he was sick then... 2 years on he’s killing... imaging what he’ll be alike in another 2 years." -@JAZZREFRESHED
Despite their young age, their level of skill have earned them already positions on the Top 10 Best UK Young Drummer of the Year (2015, 2016 and 2017) and as a finalist at BBC Young Musician jazz award 2016.
CONTACT: Patricia Pascal - info@jazznewblood.org
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Zeñel reviews:
"– a hip, cooking, super-talented trio of players who aren’t even old enough to vote yet!"
- Artists to watch in 2017, Jazzwise Magazine, UK
Listed also on "The shape of jazz to come: Who to Look out for in 2018"
Jazzwise magazine, UK
"They deliver, though, in the finest traditions of jazz: memorable tunes that are a cloak for complex, challenging and thrilling improvisations. Process Z is a bared-teeth cavalry charge that might have been cooked up by Jimi Hendrix with advisory input from Darth Vader. Laurence Wilkins’ electronically-modified trumpet carries the crushing energy of a lightning strike. After this, we’re relieved to find our limbs still intact."
- Cambridge Jazz Fest 2017, LondonJazzNews
"The initial, unavoidable, observation I made was their age – this is a trio of musicians not even old enough to buy a pint at a festival where they’re playing. The second observation, immediately perceived by the entire crowd, is the incongruous level of talent these young musicians exhibit. Coasting through track after track of original material, Noah Stoneman (keys/synth), Lawrence Wilkins (trumpet) and Zoe Pascal (drums) played as tightly and as comfortably as any act at Love Supreme. Their calculated and stylish inclusion of electronic elements throughout the performance was an early reminder that, like all genres, jazz is still changing."
-Love Supreme Review, Radar.fm
"stunning sold-out show... jaw-dropping brilliant cutting-edge music that would have satisfied all ages"
-New Generation Jazz Review
@The Verdict-Brighton
"I caught a few numbers by the talented teenage trio Zeñel, who were playing on the Bandstand stage programmed by local (Brighton) jazz club The Verdict. With an irrepressible drummer, trumpet, keyboards and a hard-working laptop, Zeñel is a band to watch out for, with a sound both precise and exuberant."
- Love Supreme Review, London Jazz News
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"A bright future awaits these talented young musicians." - - London Jazz Fest 2016 #jazznewbloodALIVE
LIVE REVIEW, thejazzmann.com
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Zoe Pascal (17) is a Portuguese drummer based in South London since 2008. He was born in Lisbon into a musical and artistic family. His father, Theo Pascal, one of Portugal´s best bass players, taught him the foundations of being a musician and Zoe started playing, in a family relaxed Environment, at 3 - 4 years old. Once he moved to London he had access to the best music education and with 12 Years old he join award winning Jazz talent development organisation Tomorrow´s Warriors. He´s presently drummer at Tomorrow´s Warriors Youth Orchestra. At 14 he was selected to study at Royal Academy of Music Junior academy under the mentorship of Gareth Lockrane, finishing the advance level at 16 with outstanding results. Other achievements include receiving a sponsorship from Soultone Cymbals at 11yrs (youngest UK endorsee), from Vater at 14 and to be included in the Cympad Class of 2017 with other young talented drummers from around the World. He was also part of the TOP 10 Best UK young drummer of the year in 2015+2016+2017. You find his performances as guest drummer in several cds released by Carmen Souza and Theo Pascal including their most recent cd - CREOLOGY. At age 16/17 his record of concerts is impressive having played in major venues like Ronnie´s Scott, Southbank, Lso St Lukes, Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer, Royal Academy of Music, London Jazz Festival, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Cambridge Jazz festival, Love Supreme, Royal Albert hall in UK and important International Festivals like Au Fil des Voix Festival in Vaison-la-Romain in FR, Bardentreffen in Nuremberg in Germany, Xabia Jazz Festival in Spain. In 2016, he started Zeñel, a modern Jazz trio based in London, already listed by Jazzwise Magazine "Artists to watch list" in 2017 & 2018.
Noah Stoneman (17) is a pianist, organist and multi-keyboardist from North London. He began playing piano age 6, and by age 9 already had a growing passion for jazz music. He started out playing vibraphone in his local youth big band before they recognised his potential on piano and he started developing his improvisational skills. Whilst studying with pianist Hans Koller, he attended the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) Academy Big Band, before later attending the Royal Academy of Music Junior Jazz course under the direction of Gareth Lockrane. During his studies here, Noah was a finalist in the 2016 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year competiton. Influences include Wynton Kelly, Aaron Parks, Madlib, James Blake, Sons of Kemet, Kit Downes, Cedar Walton and Tennyson amongst many others.
Laurence Wilkins (18) is a trumpet player and producer from South London. He was Brought up in a musical family playing various instruments classically (he completed all the classical grades on trumpet and violin), before starting to pick up guitar and learning rock and funk music by ear. At about the age of 11 he started to produce electronic with his Dad's software and equipment, and by the age of 14 had developed an internet following and had a couple of released on underground dubstep labels. By a year later, he started getting into jazz, and was involved with various educational programs such as Barbican Creative Learning and Tomorrow's Warriors. Next he started to attend Junior Royal Academy of Music, where he met Zoe Pascal and Noah Stoneman, with whom he started to form his main project, Zeñel, to which he brought his Trumpet and producing skills to create a unique live electronic performance environment. He´s now at year 1 at Royal Academy of Music jazz course. His creative output is a melting pot of all the styles he has absorbed over the years, with key influences including Allan Holdsworth, Mr Carmack, Herbie Hancock, Meshuggah, Bill Bruford, Noisia, Kenny Garrett, Shabaka Hutchings, SOPHIE, Drake and Black Sabbath.
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