GoGo Penguin

GoGo Penguin is a jazz trio from Manchester, performing at KOKO in Camden Town, London. The group's sound moves between acoustic jazz and electronic textures.

GoGo Penguin is a jazz trio formed in 2012 in Manchester, close to nu jazz and signed to Blue Note. The group is made up of pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Jon Scott, and its music draws on jazz, classical and electronic influences.

The trio's recent album, Necessary Fictions, brings modular synths, a Moog Grandmother and electric bass into their playing more than before, moving from acoustic instrumentation towards electronica with drums to the fore. A Guardian review described the record as hypnotic, with fluttering, junglist drums and digital manipulations in the Eno style, while Mojo praised the taut interplay between percussion and looping keyboards.

KOKO is a concert venue and former theatre on Camden High Street, which mainly hosts concerts with a particular focus on electronic music. The evening is a jazz concert by the trio.