Andrew Bain Embodied Hope Quartet Jon Irabagon – tenor saxophone George Colligan – piano Michael Janisch – bass Andrew Bain – drums Drummer/composer/bandleader Andrew Bain (Kenny Wheeler, Natalie Cole) premieres a new seven movement work this November, inspired by the seven necessary aspects of embodied hope: listening, surprise, accompaniment, practice, responsibility, trust
Jazzwise Magazine presents an exclusive first look at the video for ‘Going Blind’ which is taken from the trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere’s third Whirlwind album The Darkening Blue. Watch: here The album features Tori Freestone – sax, Ivo Neame – piano, Michael Janisch – double and electric bass, Ted Poor –
“A truly successful jazz album reminiscent of one of the great works of Miles Davis.” Hörerlebnis (website) A broad-thinking musician with a prolific and extensive back catalog of releases – from duo and chamber to big band formats, from West African to North Indian collaborations – renowned Washington DC-born
Released this Friday, trumpeter and composer Andre Canniere’s third Whirlwind album The Darkening Blue is inspired by poems of Rainer Maria Rilke and Charles Bukowski and imaginatively combines the haunting and mystical elements of Rilke with the grit and boldness of Bukowski into a uniquely cohesive programme of music. The
“A fascinating mix of jazz, electronic music, improvised music… It’s really quite uncategorisable this and I think if you’re someone who’s interested in music that has many different layers and complexities to it but is also just a fabulous listen from beginning to end then you’re going to absolutely love
British double bassist and composer Matt Ridley will be taking his band on the road this autumn for a series of shows in support of recent release Mettã Mettã finds him progressing his shared creativity again with his quartet of pianist John Turville, drummer George Hart, and soprano saxophonist Jason Yarde. Matt describes