24th April 2017: Whirlwind signs Julian Siegel for January 2018 release + catch him at Jazzahead this week Friday 28
We’re very pleased to announce the signing and January 2018 release from Julian Siegel (saxophonist, clarinettist, writer-arranger) and his band featuring Liam Noble, Oli Hayhurst and Gene Calderazzo.
Over the last two decades, Julian has built a prolific reputation as one of the UK’s premier jazz musicians. A world-class saxophonist and clarinettist who has won mulitple awards for both his playing and compositions, Julian has worked with many of jazz’s leading lights including; Mike Gibbs, Django Bates and Norma Winstone alongside co-leading Partisans for over two decades with guitarist Phil Robson (they released Swamp with us in 2014 and won jazz album of the year at the Parliamentary Awards – they’re on tour in May).
With the Julian Siegel Quartet, Siegel has chosen to work with three distinctive voices on the UK jazz scene, including pianist Liam Noble whose fluid touch and dazzling imagination perfectly complements Siegel’s playing. Adding the creative spark of drummer Gene Calderazzo and the deep groove of bassist Oli Hayhurst creates one of the UK’s most exciting band.
The music the band plays moves freely through varied sound-worlds and colors, from undercurrents of bop to an acoustic quartet playing early-electric Miles into dancing West African drum grooves, searching ballads and joyful melodies.
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“A UK-jazz supergroup, this band sets the bar pretty high for the art of making idiomatic, eclectic contemporary jazz.”
The Guardian
“There’s not a moment that doesn’t fizz with ingenuity and imagination.”
Mojo Magazine
“When the Julian Siegel Quartet perform live it’s a fantastic ride.”
BBC Radio Jazz on 3
“The new material confirms this band are a superb vehicle for Siegel’s varied and adventurous compositions. These are four great players at the top of their game, and the result was unequivocally state-of-the-art.”
London Jazz News
“Virtually unstoppable imaginative flow.”
The Irish Times
“Entirely distinctive and very original”
The Observer
Stay tuned for more info on this release as it develops…
Catch Julian performing at Jazzahead this week in Bremen, Germany
