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George Garford
George is a saxophonist, composer and improviser active in the UK's intersecting contemporary jazz, new music and free improvisation scenes.
George's primary compositional outlet is the contemporary jazz group ideasthesia which he leads and he also writes music for the post-fusion band dreamscapes.
Frequent collaborators include:
Julien Durand, Dan Kemshell, Tara Cunningham, Olivia Murphy (OMJO), Torin Davies, Josh Walker-Martin, Sam Eastmond, John Bisset, Angharad Davies, Cameron Scott (CSJO), Myra Brownbridge, Leo Morland, London Improvisers Orchestra etc.
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Olivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories
by Jerome Wilson
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 ...
Continue ReadingOlivia Murphy: Fateful Birds & Fledgling Stories
by John Eyles
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 ...
Continue ReadingMyra Brownbridge: The Voyage Out
by Konstantin N. Rega
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 ...
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George Garford
Instrument: Saxophone, alto
