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Treading a singular musical line between jazz and beats, which, according to The Fader, is "Just as fitting on the London artist's album… as it would be in some mid-century spy movie", Ed Cawthorne is the flautist and producer whose vision under the moniker Tenderlonious has captured the imaginations of everyone from Bradley Zero to Gilles Peterson to The Guardian.

Alongside other key players including Moses Boyd, Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchins and more, he's helped turn the UK jazz and beats scenes on their heads and shifted the focus back from aesthetic and sartorial posturing to live musicianship.

Hot on the tail of The Shakedown featuring the 22archestra, his debut album released on June 15th, we pinned him down in an effort to decode the rampant cross-pollination of influences his music implies. 

The Shakedown featuring the 22archestra is out now. Buy it HERE. Stream the new video for the title track HERE. Lastly, Tenderlonious headlines Oslo, Hackney tonight. For tickets, head HERE.

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Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute

One of the most beautiful flute tones I’ve ever heard. He is one of my biggest inspirations.

  • Yusef Lateef - The Golden Flute

    One of the most beautiful flute tones I’ve ever heard. He is one of my biggest inspirations.

  • Booker Ervin - A Lunar Tune

    Could have picked anything from this guy, surely one of the most overlooked sax players of all time. A massive influence on me.

  • Slum Village - Jealousy

    That groove, that bassline – the absolute nuts.

  • John Coltrane - Mr. Syms

    Absolutely had to have some Coltrane in here – Coltrane baby, say no more!

  • Gang Starr - Mass Appeal

    Absolute bloody classic, don’t make them like this anymore.

  • Armand Van Helden Ft. Roland Clark - Flowerz

    A childhood favourite of mine, one of my Dad’s favourites. Straight Daddio shit.

  • Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Quintet - Aggression

    I used to own a bass clarinet. I wanted to play it like Dolphy.

  • Nathan Davis - Sixth Sense In The Eleventh House

    Another massively overlooked and underrated player who has had a lasting effect on my playing.

  • Herbie Hancock - Butterfly

    I love Benny Maupin and Herbie Hancock’s playing on this track, so much so that we covered it with
    Ruby Ruston on Trudi’s Songbook: Volume Two.