This young London-based, Danish guitarist-composer attended the Amsterdam Consevatorium, then studied at the Guildhall and has been a sideman for the Tommaso Starace Quartet and the Gareth Lockrane Big Band among others. On his debut, with his London-based quartet featuring pianist Arthur Lea, Kairos 4tet drummer Jon Scott and introducing impressive new bassist Spencer Brown, Borring not only favours a fleet-fi ngered, hip swinging, soul-bop but draws as well from the subtle, gentle lyricism of guitarists such as John Abercrombie and Pat Metheny. If compositions are generally in a laid back, post-bop mould, there is an engaging brightness to Borring’s sound. Occasional signposts of more contemporary, post-MBASE groove infl uences on Borring’s originals arise, a couple on which the band are joined by a guest, the eloquent US-based ex-pat Brit saxophonist Will Vinson who has appeared alongside Borring on some of his occasional London visits. There’s fl uency in the ensemble playing here, and hence the promise of a unique character developing, the more time the band can spend together.