First pre-release from Polar Waters is now available to stream
Deception Island, the first pre-release from our upcoming album Polar Waters is now available to stream. Johannes Mann and Marc Doffey are featured soloists and it’s awesome to be able to share the first part of this project. The composition is inspired by Catherine Fauld’s poem Deception Island, whose travels to the antarctic and arctic…
John William’s Alto Saxophone Concerto with the Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg
Since the beginning of the year I have been preparing to play Escapades – John Williams’s alto saxophone concerto – with the Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg. This has been a long-term ambition and it was great fun last week recording the first movement in the magnificent Babelsberger Film Studio.
UK Winter Tour
In just under a month’s time my octet will be doing a small series of concerts in the UK.The band features a really eclectic mix of musicians from the German, Dutch and UK jazz scenes, and I’m really looking forward to presenting this project for the first time in Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and London.Anna Serierse…
New Octet Recording
Recorded earlier this year in Berlin, the octet’s second album is now mixed and mastered and I am looking forward to its release with Ubuntu Music in 2023. More info to come soon
5-Star Review for Silent Sea from BBC Music
Many thanks to BBC Music Magazine for awarding Silent Sea a 5-Star Review!
4-Star Reviews for Silent Sea
I’m very happy to be able to share with you recently published 4-Star reviews for Silent Sea in Jazzwise Magazine, The Scotsman and The JazzMann.All reviews for the album can be seen in full in the PRESS section of the website
Jazz In Europe Spotify Playlist
Thrilled that TWO(!) tracks from Silent Sea are featured in this week’s Jazz In Europe New Releases Spotify Playlist. And that the album’s opening track Maurice was chosen as the lead-off track for the playlist 🙂 Check out the full playlist via the link below:
Album Release Tour cancelled due to Corona
Sadly, but not surpisingly, our album release tour due to take place this week is cancelled
Worldwide Release Day!
The debut album from the Joshua Jaswon Octet, Silent Sea, has now been released worldwide!
Jazz London Live Radio Interview
The full-show from Sarah Chaplin’s Jazz London Live radio programme is now available to listen to online. It was a pleasure doing the interview with Sarah last week, where we speak about the upcoming album Silent Sea, and played through out the broadcast are amazing recordings from Warne Marsh, Sonny Stitt and Chick Corea!
Silent Sea Spotify Release + Jazz X-Press Playlist
Very pleased that the title track to our upcoming album Silent Sea was pre released on Spotify last week and has already gained over 4,000 streams by 3,000 different listeners! We’re thrilled that it was also chosen to feature on the official Spotify Editorial Playlist Jazz X-Press
Japan Radio Broadcast
Very excited that the title track to our upcoming album Silent Sea was broadcast on Japanese Radio this week. Many thanks to the legendary broadcaster Toshio Matsuura for reaching out and playing the track.
JazzFM Broadcast
Thrilled that over the past few weeks @jazzfmuk have played tracks from the upcoming album on three different shows!..Jez Nelson played the full-length 10-minute(!) version of Extinction on the excellent Sunday night Something Else programme…Helen Mayhew played the composition Maurice on her outstanding True Brit programme…And Chris Phillips also played the composition Maurice on the…
Jazzwise Video of the Day Feature
Very exciting that Silent Sea is being featured on Jazzwise Magazine’s Video of the Day Feature! Watch the full-length album trailer here: https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/video-of-the-day-joshua-jaswon-octet-share-silent-sea-album-preview
Silent Sea Spotify Release
The first pre-release single from our upcoming album Silent Sea is now available to hear on Spotify and all major digital platforms.This track features awesome solos by @marc_doffey_music and @jan.lando alongside @miguelgorodi @annaserierse @aacastrillo @jojooooooooooooooooooooooo #sidneywerner Stunning cover artwork by @cecile.bidault Full Album Release Date 30th October – keep posted 🙂
Really excited that the debut album from the Joshua Jaswon Octet is going to be released on Ubuntu Music later this year!
Jazz @ Jane Doe, Neukölln Vol. 2
Really looking forward to playing this week at Jane Doe Bar in Neukölln with Nick Costley-White on Guitar, Vincent Niessen on Double Bass and Jesus Vega on Drums. This is the second installment of our jazz series at the venue and the first was a real blast!
2020 Winter Tour Dates Confirmed
Thrilled to have the following four dates confirmed for our winter tour of Germany – click on the picture for more info
Joshua Jaswon Octet Recordings Mixed!
Very excited that the debut album of my octet has now been recorded and fully mixed – more info coming soon 🙂
Christian McBride Interview Extracts
One for the bass players. Here are three short extracts from a 25-minute interview I did with bass legend Christian McBride
Joshua Jaswon & Nick Costly-White Duo Recital Review
Lovely to receive these kind words from the University of Oxford about mine and guitar maestro Nick Costley-White’s duo recital there earlier this year[….]
Joshua Jaswon Saxophone Quartet – Berlin Instrument of the Year Festival
Really exciting to be performing in this year’s Instrument of the Year Festival in Berlin, which celebrates the Saxophone! I’ve written new music for my Berlin-based Saxophone Quartet [….]
Video Installation Collaboration @ Universität der Künste Berlin
Really excited that a video installation collaboration with Berlin-based South-African designer Sergei Saraiva is being displayed in this years exhibition @ the Universität der Künste Berlin[…..]
Joshua Jaswon Oktett @ Georg-Neumann-Saal, Berlin
So enjoyed playing my European Masters Final Recital with these amazing musicians: Die Internationale Oktett spielen eine neue ‘Long-Form’ Komposition von Joshua Jaswon, um das Thema Klima-Wandel […..]
Jazz-Institut Berlin Big Band Recording Session
Really looking forward to recording and conducting my arrangement of Jerome Kern’s classic Old Man River with this awesome Big Band 🙂
Crescendo Music Festival Berlin
Really excited to be conducting the Jazz-Institut-Berlin Big Band in this evening’s concert @ the Crescendo Music Festival Berlin. It will be a arrangement I’ve done of Jerome Kern’s classic Old Man River featuring Rasmus Holm on trombone
EUJAM Ensemble @ Rhythmic Music Conservatory, Copenhagen
EUJAM Ensemble playing Copenhagen tonight, with these awesome cats[….]
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