Jazz Articles about Joel Stedman

About Joel Stedman

Album Review

The British alto saxophonist, flautist and composer Jasmine Myra is based in the north of England, which is far enough away from London to have its own distinctive jazz scene, much of which is in the ambit of auteur, trumpeter and producer Matthew Halsall, who founded the Manchester-based Gondwana label in 2008. More about this can be found here, in a review of Myra's first album, Horizons (Gondwana, 2022). Horizons was an auspicious debut. Recorded with a ...

Album Review

Ancient Infinity Orchestra: River Of Light

Read "River Of Light" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
December 17, 2023

Since 2008, when he released his first album, Sending My Love, Yorkshire-based trumpeter and Gondwana label founder Matthew Halsall has been the catalyst for the emergence of a regionally distinct, Northern English sound in which spiritual jazz is the primary ingredient. This is unusual in England, a small country where most roads lead to London. The latest beneficiary of Halsall's energy is bassist Ozzy Moysey's Ancient Infinity Orchestra, which, like Halsall, is based in the city of Leeds.