Jasper Høiby’s 3Element

A jazz concert by bassist Jasper Høiby, leading the piano trio 3Elements with drummer Naíma Acuña and pianist Xavi Torres, at the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds.

Jasper Høiby is a bassist, composer and bandleader whose international profile was largely built through Phronesis, a group formed in 2005 that has been influential in shaping the modern piano trio. Høiby now leads 3Elements, whose third album, Conversations of Hope, was released on Edition Records.

The trio brings together Høiby on bass, Naíma Acuña on drums and Xavi Torres on piano. Their music is fast and forceful, built on clear melodic ideas, shifting time signatures and a careful use of space. Acuña's precise, driving drumming and Torres's harmonically focused piano sit closely with Høiby's bass-led writing, giving the music a sense of urgency and physical momentum.

The concert takes place at the Howard Assembly Room, a concert and performance venue at 46 New Briggate in Leeds.