Jazzwise 4* Album Review by Alyn Shipton + Video of the Day
Very happy that Jazzwise Magazine has announced the album launch through featuring our collaborative video with film makers Anna Maguire and Emily Bailey on their Video of the Day series. The film can watched via the link, with further info about the collaborative process on the YouTube page.https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/video-of-the-day-joshua-jaswon-octet-share-swirl-and-gather-from-new-album-polar-waters
Polar Waters broadcast on Gilles Peterson’s BBC Radio 6
A few weeks to go until Polar Waters is released and awesome to have been played by Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 6. The album’s opening track Swimming in Winter was aired for the first time and either side of us were She Can’t Love You by Chemise and Tiya Mowa by Bokani Dyer.Check out…
4* Review for Polar Waters in The Guardian / The Observer
Neil Spencer’s detailed review of Polar Waters was published in The Observer over the weekend and is available to read in full on The Guardian website via the link. Very happy for the album to be getting this kind of exposure in the UK’s most dedicated newspaper for culture. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/27/joshua-jaswon-octet-polar-waters-review-a-soaring-blend-of-jazz-and-poetry