Derby-born guitarist Phil Robson is rather sharp when picking transatlantic collaborators. Last time he toured the region he had US saxophonist Dave Liebman in the band; this time he has one of the most fascinating of the new order of American horn men, Mark Turner.

The band is called Instant Message Service, which is a pretty apt adaptation of a modern communication term to describe the kind of instant emotional connection improvised jazz makes.

With Robson and Turner are another Brit, Gareth Lockrayne on flute, another American, bassist Michael Janisch, and a Cuban drummer Ernesto Simpson.

With Robson’s consummate skill in guitar styles from mellow to rocking, with Turner’s intriguing and complex use of harmony, with Lockrayne’s strong sound and inventiveness, with Janisch’s rich, lithe bass lines, and with the energy and fire of Simpson’s Cuban rhythms this should be fascinating and fresh-sounding music.

Instant Message Service is just starting out on a Derby Jazz-commissioned, Jazz Services-backed tour and arrives in Birmingham on Wednesday, January 19 at the recital hall in Birmingham Conservatoire and the gig starts at 7pm. It’s a Birmingham Jazz promotion, and tickets are a mere £6 (or £4 for members). More details: www.birminghamjazz.co.uk