MATT HALSALL: TRUMPET/COMPOSER/ARRANGER,
NAT BIRCHALL: TENOR SAX/SOPRANO SAX,
ADAM FAIRHALL:PIANO,
GAZ HUGHES: DRUMS,
GAVIN BARRAS: DOUBLE BASS,
RACHAEL GLADWIN: HARP,
CHIP WICKHAM: FLUTE/ALTO SAX,
Etkilendikleri
Alice Coltrane, Art Blakey, Arun Ghosh, A Tribe Called Quest, Augustus Pablo, Bill Evans, Billy Gault, Blue Note, Bobbi Humphrey, Cannonball Adderley, Cecil McBee, Cedric Im Brooks, Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, The Cinematic Orchestra, Clifford Jordan, Curtis Mayfield, Danny Breaks, Dave Pike, David Axelrod, Digable Planets, Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Reece, DJ Cam, DJ Krush, Donald Byrd, Dorothy Ashby, Dwight Trible, Elan Mehler Quartet, Earnest Ranglin, Fat Freddy's Drop, Fats Waller, Fela Kuti, Fingathing, Flying Lotus, Freddie Hubbard, Gil Evans, Gil Scott-Heron, Gilles Peterson, Herbaliser, Herbie Hancock, Horace Andy, Impulse Records, Isaac Hayes, Jamie Lidell, Jazzman, Jazztronik, Jean-Michel Basquiat, DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Henderson, John Coltrane, Johnny Osbourne, Jose James, Kid Koala, King Tubby, Leon Thomas, Lonnie Liston Smith, Luke Vibert, Madlib, Mara Carlyle, Marvin Gaye, Matthew Herbert, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Mixmaster Mike, Moodymann, Moondog, Mr Scruff, Mulatu Astatke, Nat Birchall, Nicole Conte, Nightmares On Wax, Ninja Tune, Nostalgia 77, Pepe Bradock, Pharoah Sanders, Prefuse 73, Q-bert, Quantic, Quasimode, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Rashied Ali, Ravi Shankar, Rob Swift, Ron Carter, Roots Manuva, Roy Ayres, Roy Hargrove, Sahib Shihab, Serge Gainsbourg, Sleep Walker, Soil & Pimp Sessions, Soul Jazz, Sneaky, Steve Reich, Steve Reid, St Germain, Sun Ra, Teo Macero, The Beatles, The Congos, The Funk Brothers, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Theo Parrish, Treva Whateva, Wayne Shorter, Yabby You, Yusef Lateef.
26 year old trumpeter, composer, arranger, DJ, producer and band leader.
Halsall picked up the trumpet at just 6 years old after being taken to a jazz gig by his parents. From the age of 14 Matt has toured the world playing in France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Holland, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Australia and America.
His debut album ‘Sending My Love’ was released in October 2008 on the newly formed independent jazz label Gondwana Records. The album received rave reviews and heavy airplay from the likes of Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1), Stuart Maconie (BBC 6 Music), Tom Robinson (BBC 6 Music) and Mike Chadwick (Jazz FM).
“A real pleasant surprise of the last few weeks of picking up music. A beautiful 5-track album… you know I’m always happy when I can find some new jazz, something fresh, new players, new generations, holding the flame, keeping it alight…new music from Matthew Halsall from Manchester, album called Sending My Love... “
Gilles Peterson - BBC Radio 1 Worldwide
The album was also in Gilles Peterson’s top 40 albums of 2008.
“A meditative player, one more into setting moods than high tempos, he’s made a fine album here, one that should appeal to those who revel in the reflective work of Miles Davis and Bill Evans.”
Fred Dellar - Mojo Magazine
“A really incredible album - a set that's filled with far more soul and feeling than you might guess from the youthful image on the cover! Matthew Halsall's a pretty young player, but his sound here is really amazing - not just on his own trumpet solos, but on the overall feel of the album - which is beautifully composed, and put together with a sense of spirit that takes us back to Strata East at its most sophisticated in the 70s!... Tremendous stuff throughout - a record that held us rapt from start to finish…”
Dusty Groove America
“It's an exquisite piece of jazz… especially 'Reflections' and 'Freedom Song'. Beautiful stuff and highly recommended!”
Fat City Records
“Jazz lovers... this one's a treasure. Matthew Halsall's "Sending My Love" is one of those rare albums that is truly more than the sum of its parts. While a lot of "nu-jazz" is either mawkish nostalgia, a too-clever pastiche of the old and new, or an awkward grope after something edgy. This just nails it on the head. This album doesn't try to recapture something lost or pose as something hip--it's just flipping beautiful, unpretentious jazz.”
Amazon UK 5.0 out of 5 stars a delightful album, 22 Oct 2008
In September 2008 he was asked to perform a special live session at the legendery BBC Maida Vale Studios for Stuart Maconie’s Freakzone show on BBC 6 Music to coincide with the release.
Following on from this Matt began work on his first co-production project with saxophonist/composer and arranger Nat Birchall. The album titled ‘Akhenaten’ was released on Gondwana Records on Monday 22nd June 2009 and features four beautiful tracks composed by Nat Birchall.
In July 2009 Matt flew out to Genoa to spend a week working with world-class producer, songwriter, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and orchestral composer Nitin Sawhney.
He has just released his new album 'Colour Yes' which is out now on Gondwana Records.
Build an Ark - Love - Kindred Spirits cdr Sebastian Tellier - L Amour Et La Violence (Floating Points rmx) - Lucky Number cdr Starkey - Multidial - Planet Mu cdr Aardvarck - Bloom3 - Rushhour Roof Light - In Your Hands - Styrax Portformat - Everything U Change ft Obey the Altar Native - Tokyo Dawn cdr Robert Strauss - Love and Self Respect ft Leroy Burgess - BBE Shafiq - The UN Plan - Plug Research Portformat - Knock Knock ft Bless1 - Tokyo Dawn Kazzzzz - Beat00M05 - cdr Debruit - Dalston Airline - Civil Music cdr Yosi Horikawa - Grasshopper - Eklektik cdr Yosi Horikawa - Twilight - Eklektik cdr
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KZRC ft Kemi - Feeding (Andres Remix) - NDATL Muzik Red RackEm - Picnic (The Revenge Remix) - Deep Freeze Recordings Norm Talley - The Journey - Third Ear Delano Smith - Something For Myself - Third Ear Mike Huckaby - Love Filter - Deep Transportation Moodymann - Dont Be Misled - KDJ Loose Joints - Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Remix) - West End Brennan Green - Untitled - Wurst Edits Oasis - Oasis No4 - FXHE Records KZRC ft Kemi - Power Thru Pt 3 (Mushs Unreleased Classic Sax Mix) - NDATL Muzik
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Julien Dyne - Spirits - FTC BBE Deep Jazz - Starlings Talk - Perfect Toy cdr Matthew Halsall - Mudita - Gondwana Build an Ark - More Love - Kindred Spirits cdr Timo Lassy - Some Love - Ricky Tick cdr
Thank You For Being A Friend Matthew. I bought yesterday from London 'Sending My Love' Beautiful Sounds!! Looking Forward The New Album Release. Sending You All My Positive Vibes.
hey yo Matthew:) long time no see, how are you? im good. i went to c Pharoah Sanders concert the other day. was one of the happiest time in my life!! we miss you here. got any plans touring in Japan yet?
Hi Matt Thanks for the invite. Sadly, I won't make it this time round. Good news is that I'm performing myself at an artist's weekend of music, art and performance in Kent. All going well, I'll be performing in London on Friday the 12th of June. if you happen to be in town then its at a show in MaidaVale. Let me know if your around and I'll send you the details. Never been to the Lumiere but I've heard of a lot of great things happening there. Good luck and have lots of fun xxx Sally
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