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Two years ago, the Fergus McCreadie Octet was the outstanding gig of the 2022 Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival. So when they commissioned new work from McCreadie for this year’s festival, expectations were running high. McCreadie and the octet didn’t [...]
I first saw e.s.t. when they played their first Edinburgh gig, in a crowded cellar bar. I had only gone because the promoter, an old friend, had insisted – something they’d never done before. I got the last seat, right [...]
For their first full length album in eight years, Empirical have teamed up with Jason Rebello, who plays piano on all but one track, and Alex Hitchcock, tenor on three tracks. Hitchcock has been appearing as a guest on all [...]
The compositions are gently understated. The front line comprises Irini Arabatzi‘s ethereal, mostly wordless vocals and Matt Carmichael‘s powerful tenor saxophone. Beneath this, the mood is determined by strings – Bernadette Kellerman on violin, Juliette Lemoine on cello -in addition to Hendry on bass, Dan Brown on accordion [...]
