Results for "Matthew Herd"

Matthew Herd

Effra

By Misha Mullov-Abbado

Label: Ubuntu Music
Released: 2026
Track listing: Traintracker; Bridge; Rose; The Effra Parade; Red Earth; Canção De Sobriedade; Subsonic Glow; Nanban.

Misha Mullov-Abbado: Effra

by Neil Duggan
January 28, 2025

Effra is the fourth album from multi-award-winning bassist, composer and arranger Misha Mullov-Abbado. It is a collection of the music he has written for his long-standing sextet over the last four years. An experienced bandleader and multifaceted sideman, his talents have led to him working alongside Tim Garland and Rob Luft. He is probably best known ...

Happy Music for Orchestra

By Alex Paxton

Label: Delphian Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Love Kitten; Od Ody Pink'd; Strawberry; Water Music; Sweet Wishes; Bye.

Alex Paxton: Happy Music for Orchestra

by Marat Ingeldeev
May 20, 2023

British composer and improvising-trombonist Alex Paxton seems to have been enjoying the life of a rising star. In the past few years he has managed to release two albums: Music for Bosch People in 2021 on Birmingham Record Company and ilolli-pop in 2022 on Nonclassical. He has won three awards: the Ivor Novello British Composer Awards ...

Will Glaser: Climbing In Circles

by Chris May
January 6, 2021

Women musicians seem more inclined to describe their albums as “playful" than their male counterparts. We need not spend time speculating on the reasons for that here. Playful, however, is the word that best sums up this delightful trio album by two generations of male musicians. Young bloods drummer Will Glaser and saxophonist Matthew Herd have ...

Climbing In Circles

By Will Glaser

Label: Ubuntu Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Pre Lewd; Mood Indigo; Mopti; Fish Pillows; I’m An Old Cowhand; Mumbo Jumbo; Lonely; Song For The Snake Man; The Magician Longs To See.

Tom Green Septet: Tipping Point

by Chris May
March 26, 2020

The second album from British trombonist, composer and arranger Tom Green's Septet follows the little-big-band's locally acclaimed Skyline (Spark), released back in 2015. Rather remarkably, the only change to the lineup since then is the replacement of alto and soprano saxophonist Matthew Herd by Tommy Andrews. Green's specialism appears to be big bands. His ...

Misha Mullov-Abbado: New Ansonia

by Bruce Lindsay
September 13, 2015

Bassist and composer Misha Mullov-Abbado may be a new name on the UK scene but he's already won the 2014 Dankworth Prize for jazz composition and was a 2014 City Of Music Foundation Artist. The 2014 Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize also came his way, with the release of debut recording New Ansonia forming part of that ...