Jazz Articles about George Garford

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Olivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories

Read "Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
June 10, 2026

Olivia Murphy is a young composer and bandleader who has been establishing herself as a distinctive voice on the British jazz scene, leading a large ensemble that mostly performs her own compositions. She makes her orchestral recording debut on this album, which applies her musical ideas to themes of transformation and community derived from mythical portraits of birds. One of the most notable features of Murphy's writing is that she often does not separate her orchestra into individual ...

Album Review

Olivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories

Read "Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
May 16, 2026

Throughout her career, Olivia Murphy has receiyed many awards which have been instrumental in promoting her blossoming career. In 2021, she received the prestigious and influential Peter Whittingham Jazz Development Award, which has been contested annually since 1990 to support an emerging jazz musician with their plans and ambitions. At the time she won it, Murphy was playing clarinet in the Moonrise Trio alongside vocalist Becca Wilkins and pianist Olly Chalk. In 2020, the trio's first EP, Tomorrow ...

Album Review

Myra Brownbridge: The Voyage Out

Read "The Voyage Out" reviewed by Konstantin N. Rega

by Konstantin N. Rega
October 18, 2024

First albums are not the end-all-be-all, but they certainly count for something. London bassist Myra Brownbridge crafts a strong debut that shows a younger musician with spirit and intuition. The Voyage Out delivers softer melodies that still have a groove to them. With guitarist Tom Ollendorff, George Garford on alto sax and Matthew Holmes on drums, the quartet plays together with ease. Striking the right balance between instrumental solos, providing a clear tune to follow and a variety in compositional ...