ATLANTICUS

SPECIAL UPCOMING SHOW! Supporting Randy Brecker!!!

Atlanticus Live in NYC - recorded at the Shrine in Harlem during our 2024 US Tour. Available now on Bandcamp and streaming everywhere October 15

Live at Der Bunglehoff - Terry and Peter performing duo in an intimate setting during our 2023 tour. Available now on Bandcamp and streaming everywhere October 22

2025 UK Summer Tour June 26 - July 13

Thanks to all who helped make our first US tour a success! Please visit our "Gallery" for highlights.

Our third album Oceanic is now available on Bandcamp and all major streaming services!

Featuring the 5-part Oceanic Suite plus concert favorites!

Oceanic album highlights

2024 FALL US TOUR

We are beyond excited for our first US tour from October 19 through November 3, with stops in DC, Baltomore and NYC. Confirmed dates and events can be found on our TOUR page here, with new ones being added soon. Check back often for updates!

Oceanic Tour teaser

2023 OCEANIC TOUR

Last Summer Atlanticus embarked upon our month-long Oceanic Tour which featured the premiere of a multi-media work entitled "Oceanic," a contemplation of the oceans with themes of wildlife diversity, sustainability, and the effects of pollution in conjunction with the UNESCO Decade of the Oceans. The tour was supported by Arts Council England.

We were thrilled to present this new 5-part suite and its timely themes at grassroots jazz venues, clubs, theatres and schools across the UK. The tour also highlighted material from our new album Upstream and debut recording Blue Haven. As is now custom, the band went straight into the studio at the end of the tour to record Oceanic and a few fan favorites from over the years.

See our VIDEO page for a full performance of Oceanic Part IV, "Impact"

"Our planet is defined by its ocean, and therefore so are we. We cannot afford to speak of the ocean as though it is simple or empty or worthless. We have to see this dynamic engine as a critical part of our existing planetary life support, in whose shadow we are privileged to live. Instead of seeing the ocean as a "solution" for climate change, we need to see it as a test of a new attitude to our planet, one that doesn't treat it as a combination of universal rubbish bin and, exploitable resource. Ask not what the ocean can do for you, but what you can do for the ocean."

Upstream released on June 22!

Replicating the successful formula employed in capturing the energy and live vibe of our debut album Blue Haven, ATLANTICUS hit the studio at the end of our 2022 summer tour and recorded all 10 tracks for Upstream in a single day.

This album has an all-original program of tunes by Peter and Terry, featuring the angular funk of the title track, the hypnotic and montuno-infused "The Mentalist," the cool choro of "Underway," and the lush ballad "Ivory, Bone and Gold." Also included are hard-swinging audience favorites like "Three for Le" and "John's Trip," plus the Gershwin meets Go-Go "Rhythm Schtick" that we been playing since some of their first gigs together.

Upstream is available on Bandcamp and all major streaming services.

Promo compilation with newly recorded versions of songs from Upstream and Blue Haven albums:

Jazz Across the “Pond”

ATLANTICUS is a British-American musical partnership bringing together the powerfully distinct musical personalities of US saxophonist Peter Fraize and UK organist Terry Seabrook, trumpeter Jack Kendon, and drummer Milo Fell, delivering a dynamic new entry to the rich transatlantic heritage of jazz.

Steeped in Tradition, Looking Forward

ATLANTICUS draws from the storied tradition of the great Hammond organ groups, with a post-modern sound echoing the ground-breaking organ quartet of Larry Young’s Unity album and contemporary artists like Larry Goldings. The group’s repertoire is comprised of mostly original music spanning a broad stylistic spectrum of Hard Bop blowouts, modal explorations, funk and odd-metered grooves, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, and the Blues. Their engaging compositions, sometimes intricate, always grooving, honor the history while pushing at the boundaries of Organ Jazz.

Instant Connection, Dynamic Performances

The quartet teamed up for their first UK tour in 2016. From the very first gig, their immediate musical and personal rapport sealed the transatlantic bonds for what has become ATLANTICUS. The newly formed band delivered exciting high-energy performances to delighted crowds, culminating in a head-turning performance at the Love Supreme Festival. Building on that success, they reconvened in 2018, then annually since 2022 for tours of the UK and US East Coast. The group has appeared at world-class venues Ronnie Scott’s, Keystone Korner, Love Supreme Festival, and Swanage Jazz Festival, in addition to a wide range of clubs, theatres and educational settings on both sides of the Atlantic.

Touring and Recording

At the end of their 2018 tour, ATLANTICUS recorded their debut album Blue Haven in a single day, capturing the vibe and excitement of their live performances that fans have come to expect. The band has replicated that formula by recording a new album at the end of each tour. Upstream (2023) features a program of 10 all-original tunes. Oceanic (2024), created with the support of Arts Council England, is a 5-part suite with video accompaniment exploring the beauty, diversity, and our responsibility in maintaining the world’s oceans. Live in NYC (2025) presents the full set performed at the Shrine in Harlem during their 2024 US tour.

With a new studio album in the works, an upcoming appearance at the 2025 Brighton Jazz Festival, and a summer 2026 tour planned, ATLANTICUS continues to move forward with exciting, modern, and original Organ Jazz.

“Kendon blows his socks off… Fraize is blistering on tenor… this is the perfect Hammond/horn band setting.”

- Lance Liddle, Bebop Spoken Here

"Sixty-plus minutes of arresting music as blues-charged as it is harmonically literate, Blue Haven is one hell of an album from the striking Anglo-American quartet..."

- Michael Tucker, Jazz Journal

"Blue Haven is a highly enjoyable release, one that finds Atlanticus invigorating the jazz tradition with surprises and consistently inventive ideas."

- Scott Yanow, jazz journalist/historian