Ellen Andrea Wang returns with Closeness

'Erasmus' is a bit special, new from the erstwhile Pixel bassist and singer Ellen Andrea Wang along with UK guitarist Rob Luft and Sweden-born drummer Jon Fält. Drawn from Closeness due in September there is a flowing open quality to the ensemble …

Published: 23 Aug 2020. Updated: 3 years.

'Erasmus' is a bit special, new from the erstwhile Pixel bassist and singer Ellen Andrea Wang along with UK guitarist Rob Luft and Sweden-born drummer Jon Fält.

Drawn from Closeness due in September there is a flowing open quality to the ensemble sound as it traverses electronica, spacey jazz-rock and much more with shards of melody shaped around a constantly shifting, compelling beat.

The album includes versions of Ornette Coleman's 'Lonely Woman' and Pat Metheny's 'This Is Not America'. Out on Ropeadope.

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Nubya Garcia, Source

A solid start to her major label career for saxophonist Nubya Garcia following EPs ‘Nubya’s 5ive’ and ‘When We Are’ with dub, calypso rhythms, hard bop and more finding a place on a sprawling collection. With Sam Jones, Daniel Casimir and Joe …

Published: 22 Aug 2020. Updated: 22 months.

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A solid start to her major label career for saxophonist Nubya Garcia following EPs ‘Nubya’s 5ive’ and ‘When We Are’ with dub, calypso rhythms, hard bop and more finding a place on a sprawling collection. With Sam Jones, Daniel Casimir and Joe Armon-Jones as the core personnel and KOKOROKO’s Ms Maurice on trumpet and Ezra Collective’s Richie Seivwright accompanying on trombone also featuring as well as Cassie Kinoshi from Nérija, there is strong representation from the current generation of London jazz players to have made their mark in the last few years. Out now on Concord.