Declan Forde – Piano

James Banner – Bass

Since 2015, Practically Married have collaborated with international artists such as Vilde&Inga, Han Bennink, Tony Malaby, Tobias Delius, John Hollenbeck and many more, as well as many hundreds of the Berlin jazz and improvised music scene, of which they have become a regular fixture. They also perform as part of other acts including the award-winning Rachel Sermanni and James Banner’s USINE, and have performed sold out shows at Konzerthaus Berlin and Leeds Jazz Festival in 2018. They have 5 releases with guests available on Bandcamp and in 2023 released their debut duo album, recorded direct to tape. From 2018-2024 they curated a bi-monthly improvised music series with guests at Berlin’s Donau115, named ‘one of the best jazz clubs in Europe’ by The Guardian.

Live 2024

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Video:

Donau115 series teasers:

Releases:

Guests at Donau115, 2018-2024

Evi Filippou, Sofia Borges, Eldar Tsalikov, Liron Yariv, Dima Bondarev, João Lopes Pereira, Will Howard, Mirna Bogdanovic, Jordan Dinsdale, Leo Forde, Fabiana Striffler, Paul Santner, Ugo Alunni, Tobias Delius, Nick Dunston, Rachel Sermanni, Percy Pursglove, John Hollenbeck, Uli Kempendorff, Julian Erdem, Rudi Mahall, Meschiya Lake, Fermín Merlo, Matthew Herd, Max Andrzejewski, Jeff Williams, Richard Koch, Joel Hunter String Trio, Vilde&Inga, Percy Pursglove + more

Collaborations: Rachel Sermanni (UK/Berlin Concerts, ‘So It Turns’ + ‘Dreamer Awake’ Album Recordings), Meschiya Lake (UK/Berlin Concerts + Album Recording 2019)

Festival performances: Festival USA at Konzerthaus Berlin; Leeds Jazz Festival 2018

Tours:

— Practically Married + João Lopes Pereira – Lisbon Tour 2019 —
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