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Sean Khan

Sean Khan is a London based saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Having studied classical music at Goldsmiths College during the 90s, with a lack of jazz modules available on the course, Sean would study jazz theory and technique in his spare time. It was in the early 2000s that Sean first started to infiltrate London’s jazz scene and make a name for himself, gaining enough momentum to almost clinch a record deal with Sony. Perhaps too progressive for a major label, it was that very same recording that caught the ears of Mike Slocombe of Goya Music, the keystone label and distributor at the epicentre of the the broken beat movement

Benet McLean: Green Park

by Chris May
November 11, 2023

Best known as a pianist, with four critically acclaimed albums behind him, on Green Park Benet McLean returns to his first instrument, the violin. The press release says he began studying the instrument at the age of 3, and Wikipedia tells us he was at some stage mentored by classical maestro Yehudi Menuhin. It stacks up. ...

Supreme Love – A Journey Through Coltrane

By Sean Khan

Label: BBE Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: A Love Supreme; Starchild; Afro Blue; Azawala; Emilia's Pick; Naima; As We Came Out Of; Giant Steps; Moment's Notice; The Savage Detectives; Starchild (Kaidi Tatham Remix); Azawala (Kaidi Tatham Remix); Equinox; Impressions; Cousin Mary; Equinox (Alternate Take); Giant Steps Outro.

Sean Khan: Supreme Love – A Journey Through Coltrane

by Chris May
November 5, 2021

One thing you can count on with alto and soprano saxophonist Sean Khan is that he will never approach a project from a predictable angle. In this he resembles tenor saxophonist Steve Williamson. Both are among the most idiosyncratic of British jazz musicians as well as being uncompromising exponents of jazz as rebel music. Both first ...

Georgia Anne Muldrow, Hal Willner, Butcher Brown & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 22, 2020

Genre-bending, re-imaginings of masters past and present, and eclectic alliances of musicians from different scenes and backgrounds are at the heart of this week's roll-call of new and upcoming releases, with the latest albums by Jyoti (a.k.a. Georgia Anne Muldrow), and Hal Willner, deserving special attention. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo ...

New Jazz From London: Top 20 Paradigm Shifting Albums

by Chris May
June 1, 2020

After a lifetime trying to get on an equal footing with its American parent, British jazz has finally come of age. Since around 2015, a community of young, London-based musicians has forged a style which, while anchored in the American tradition, reflects the Caribbean and African cultural heritages of many of its vanguard players. The scene ...

Distant Voice

By Sean Khan

Label: BBE Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Feel The Light; The Chaos; The Long Goodbye; The Savage Detectives.

Sean Khan: Distant Voice

by Chris May
November 1, 2019

Sean Khan is among the most interesting of British jazz musicians, a prime exponent of jazz as rebel music with a unique voice. And yet, twenty years after he debuted with his band SK Radicals, Khan remains one of the scene's least celebrated players. Khan accurately describes himself as a “career outsider." Like another outsider, fellow ...

Palmares Fantasy

By Sean Khan

Label: Far Out Recordings
Released: 2018
Track listing: Moment Of Collapse; Waltz For Hermeto; Palmares Fantasy; Said; Montreux; The Conversation; Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser; The Blonde; Your Way Not My Way.

Spoken Jazz & New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
August 17, 2018

Spoken word is performance art that goes hand in hand with jazz because words often sound great and notes can speak loud and clear. In this episode we will explore the best of it, together with outstanding new releases that are making our summer even hotter than it already is! Happy listening!