Jazz Articles about James Batten

Will Barnes Quartet: Outside the Light

by Neil Duggan
November 18, 2025

Once an area of contention, the border between England and Wales, known as the Welsh Marches, is now a lovely rural region of farms, valleys, hills and castles. The Will Barnes Quartet draw inspiration from this landscape, as well as that of Mid Wales, to drive their compositions and improvisations on Outside The Light. This major step forward follows on from their debut album Source of the Severn (AAB Records, 2023). Across the album's eight tracks, guitarist Will ...