Long before he ever played in public, Nat Steele had worked out most of Milt Jackson’s solos by ear, and he still plays that way: two mallets only, melody first, chords a distant second. His 2017 debut, Portrait of the Modern Jazz Quartet, sold out its launch night at Ronnie Scott’s; BBC Music Magazine named it Jazz Album of the Month, and it reached the jazz charts as far away as Japan. He has since toured the UK with the American saxophonist Grant Stewart and, last year, released a new collaboration with the veteran tenor player Scott Hamilton. Expect a set built on space and swing rather than showmanship, from a player Googlies keeps inviting back for good reason.