London post-jazz collective Polar Bear have joined the ranks of The Leaf Label, alongside A Hawk And A Hacksaw and Wildbirds & Peacedrums (do you notice a certain animalistic trend here?) The band is led by Sebastian Rochford, a drummer who has performed with everyone from Acoustic Ladyland to Pete Doherty, and are understood to be working on the follow-up to 2008′s eponymous third album.
Polar Bear have also announced a string of UK dates this autumn/winter:
September
25th – Croydon Clocktower, London
October
12th – Electric Theatre, Guildford
25th – The Glee Club, Birmingham
November
18th – Broomhill Sculpture Park, Barnstaple
19th – The Phoenix, Exeter
20th – Jazz Cafe, London (with Zed-U and Troyka)
24th – Band On The Wall, Manchester
27th – Howard Assembly Room, Leeds (with The Profound Sound Trio)
28th – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea
29th – Colston Hall, Bristol
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