Roy Powell first came to prominence in 1994 with his debut recording A Big Sky which was hailed as “a real bench mark in British contemporary electric jazz” by "Jazz on CD" He then emigrated to Oslo, Norway where he collaborated on an album of free improvised music – "Holus" which was described as “ an outstanding success” by "Jazz journal International". His next release as a leader- "North by Northwest" featuring Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen has also been a critical success as well as being selected as Best Jazz CD of 2001 by Amazon.

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