Ultrasound, the fifth release under the Banger Factory umbrella, is a further stride forward toward founder and trumpeter Mark Kavuma’s vision of bringing together seemingly disparate elements from within the bubbling London jazz scene, uniting sounds and players from across generations and creating a unique, exciting, and fresh sound all of its own.

Marking the start of a new partnership with saxophone player Theo Erskine strengthening the imprint's artistic reach and sparking ever more creative ideas, Ultrasound is the product of hours and days spent together during the pandemic -hours and days that turned into time spent plotting, planning, and putting in place future musical collaborations and projects when getting together in person became impossible.

The recording itself captures the zeitgeist of a unique moment in time when musicians starved of creative, collaborative music making during the pandemic met again and each track is suffused with the palpable joy yet tinged with reflection. 

Inspired by a shared love of Thelonious Monk's 'Live At The It Club', opener 'IT' encapsulates the sound, the emotions, and the energy of that rediscovered togetherness better than words could express.  

Theo Erskine - tenor sax
Mark Kavuma - trumpet
Deschanel Gordon - piano
Michael Shrimpling - double bass
Jack Thomas - drums