Whats New

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u201cThree great jazz voices entwining. Captivating.u201d Robert Elms BBC Radio LondonWhatu2019s New is a new collaboration between three of the UKu2019s leading jazz musicians playing in chamber format: legendary saxophonist and composer Iain Ballamy (Gil Evans, Bill Bruford, Joanna MacGregor, Carla Bley), his contemporary, vocalist Ian Shaw (Quincy Jones, Kurt Elling, Cedar Walton, Liane Carroll) and one of the finest young pianists of his generation Jamie Safir (Claire Martin, Will Young, Alice Zawadzki, Judi Jackson).The album focusses on the sonic and emotional connection of the voice with Ballamyu2019s saxophone and with the young Safiru2019s astonishing piano stylings, affording the three musicians more space to stretch material is about human connections u2013 friendships, relationships, positive and otherwise u2013 and plunders 80 years of the popular song new arrangements of songs of love and hope u2013 from the title song to Bernsteinu2019s Some Other Time as well as the Bacharach and David classics Alfie and Youu2019ll Never Get To Heaven u2013 it also draws on the connection of Ballamy and Shaw who have known one another almost since the start of both their careers u2013 Iain appeared on four of Ian’s albums in the earlier days u2013 so this work is a timely reunion.