Uphill Game is an acoustic contemporary jazz quartet based in Bristol, UK, led by double-bassist & composer Riaan Vosloo. Uphill Game play open, dynamic, driving, delicate, exploratory, groove and melody focused music, inspired by the likes of the William Parker Quartet but with its own distinctive collective voice. Currently one of the UK's best-kept jazz secrets, the band is delighted to release its first album this spring, recorded live in the sumptuous acoustic of St George's Bristol.

Riaan has played with Nostalgia 77, Tongue Fu, Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, and many more. Drummer Matt Stockham Brown leads his own project 6161, as well as playing with the likes of Massive Attack, Rodriguez (Searching For Sugarman), and Cosmo Sheldrake. Tenor saxophonist Jake McMurchie and flugelhornist Pete Judge are the horn section of BBC Jazz Award winners Get The Blessing, and established composers & sidemen in their own right.

Paddles also features special guest Ed Jones (Horace Silver, George Benson, Dianne Reeves, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Evan Parker, Us3, Jamie Cullum, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, and Tina Turner) on additional tenor saxophone. The famous acoustic of St George's main hall plays its own part in this recording, allowing the musicians to explore extremes of lightness and intensity, and build small choirs of harmony out of the simplest of materials.