British, London-based baritone and alto sax player Cath Roberts and Hastings-based double bass player Olie Brice are two of the most distinctive improvisers of the local vibrant, free music scene and have collaborated in many outfits and settings. The duo of Roberts and Brice came together over the internet during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2021. Since then, the played live around the United Kingdom, including at London’s Cafe Oto.
Setpieces is the duo’s sophomore album, following Conduits (Relative Pitch, 2022), when Roberts and Brice found an escape from the musical isolation of lockdown and recorded remotely in real-time in London and Hastings, using
