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Paul Towndrow

Born: December 13, 1978

Alto Saxophonist/ Composer / Arranger / Educator

Other instruments : Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Whistles,Clarinet

​Saxophonist Paul Towndrow is best known as a bandleader of ensembles ranging from duo to sextet. From 2001-2021 he was a member of Scotland’s flagship jazz orchestra, The SNJO, before leaving the organisation to focus on solo pursuits. More recently he has worked as a composer and saxophonist for the groundbreaking Grit Orchestra. Performing professionally since the age of 15, and having spent his formative musical years studying on both sides of the Atlantic, Towndrow has become one the UK’s busiest musicians.

Watch As The Echo Falls

By Chad McCullough

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Exordium; Parting of the Adriatic; Silere; Prologue; Spell Breaking; Fading Photograph; Past Memories; Cadmus; And Again; Echo Falls; Epilogue; Singularity.

Calligram Records: Chicago Meets the World

by Mark McKergow
June 23, 2026

Chicago-based Calligram Records was founded in 2023 by trumpeter Chad McCullough and saxophonist Geof Bradfield. Three years and 34 albums later, they have emerged as an authoritative and varied voice for creative jazz from the Windy City and around the world. Their output ranges from small groups to chamber jazz to lively, horn-driven soul outings. With third ...

Atlantic Road Trip: Three Voices, One Journey

by Mark McKergow
May 14, 2026

Atlantic Road Trip comprises Paul Towndrow (saxophones, flutes and whistles), Miro Herak (vibraphone) and Chad McCullough (trumpet, flugelhorn and synthesizers). Their debut album ONE (Calligram Records, 2023) appeared in late 2023 to a chorus of international appreciation for its intercontinental folk and traditional influences, combining echoes of Scotland, Slovakia and the United States into an exciting ...

Onta

By Alyn Cosker

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Onta; Lullapalew; And You; Cassillis; Downtown AYR; Fool's Full Heart; Làrach do Thacaidean.

Alyn Cosker: Onta

by Neil Duggan
May 11, 2025

Ayr is a coastal town situated in the southwest of Scotland. It is enjoyed by tourists for its scenic beach and as the location of the birthplace of the national poet Robert Burns. It also serves as the inspiration for Onta, the third album from drummer Alyn Cosker, who makes this his love letter to the ...

Rich Halley, Ethan Philion and Other Releases

by Jerome Wilson
January 30, 2024

Here are a few more albums from 2023 that deserve some belated recognition. Rich Halley Fire Within Pine Eagle Records 2023 This is tenor saxophonist Rich Halley's third recording with a quartet that also features Matthew Shipp on piano, Michael Bisio on bass, and Newman Taylor Baker on ...

ONE

By Atlantic Road Trip

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Other Fulton Street; Nightingale Island; Hore Háj, Dolu Háj; Pale Ale (Pale Ale / Dr. Jones Never Saw It Coming); Auburn; Cacuvela; Kopala Studienku, Pozerala Do Nej; White Cart Water (Cathcart / White Cart Water); Upside Down; Dreams of Matka.

Atlantic Road Trip: ONE

by Jack Bowers
December 24, 2023

Although it is not clear at first (or even second) glance, Atlantic Road Trip is the name of the group on this superb album from Chicago-based Calligram Records, while ONE is the title of the album itself. What is clear is that the music the quintet produces is splendid, overflowing with delightful melodies and tantalizing rhythms, ...

Deepening the River

By Paul Towndrow

Label: Keywork Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Emergo; The Deepening; Wildfire; Loyalty to Neptune; Hamsadhwani; Bunce Island; Second Line for Rick; The Tontine Heads; Waltz for the Forgotten; Deeper Still; The Long Recovery