Raffy Bushman
Having honed his craft along like-minded musicians over the years as musical director of Unit 31, and founder of The NuShape Orchestra, Pianist and composer Raffy Bushman’s music tells the honest and personal story of his lifelong musical journey through Hip Hop, Jazz, Classical, and Gospel, all major voices contributing to his own individual sound.
His second EP 'Beginner’s Mind' (May 2021) follows Raffy's 2020 debut EP 'Look Up' which caught the attention of the likes of Jazz FM, WWFM, Stepping Tiger, Music Is My Sanctuary, Bandcamp Weekly and Soho Radio with strong editorial support from Spotify, 'Look Up' currently sitting at just over 200k streams.
This new EP sees him work with a new band featuring drummer Finn Booth and bass player Mikele Montolli. On 'Beginner’s Mind', Raffy says " 'This is a piece about being conflicted and not knowing the best way through a difficult situation. I really like the recording has turned out, especially the sound of the drums, which have a real intensity to them and sound very immediate despite being played with brushes, often associated with 'quiet jazz' "
July 2022 sees the release of Raffy’s new project : he dropped the piano to play his second instrument the cello, in a string quintet he wrote a suite of tunes for, supported by a rhythm section of drums, bass and percussion. Classical music meets hip-hop and groove with Raffy’s trademark love of intricate harmonies and moody melodies.
