Saxophonist Composer Arranger
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
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 the show here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001lrds
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.
Landfill, the third and final pre-release single from our upcoming album Polar Waters is now available to stream. This is a through composed piece, featuring solos from Andrej on trombone and myself on alto.
Listen on all digital platforms here:
https://orcd.co/0w22qjn
Swirl and Gather, the second pre-release single from our upcoming album Polar Waters is now available to stream. The music develops through an extended improvisation with Anna Serierse on vocals and myself on alto and the composition is inspired by Claire Cox’s poem Seasick.
Listen on all digital platforms here:
https://orcd.co/mrpjyaq
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 have informed her work.
Listen on all digital platforms here:
https://orcd.co/aojmzxk
Many thanks to BBC Music Magazine for awarding Silent Sea a 5-Star Review!
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
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:
Very exciting that Silent Sea is being featured on Jazzwise Magazine’s Video of the Day Feature! Watch the full-length album trailer here:
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!
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The music sets the texts of contemporary British poems by Jackie Kay, Maura Dooley and Rachael Boast to originally composed music and features these awesome musicians:
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Further info about the album can be found in the PRESS section and more content to come out soon 🙂
Thrilled to have the following four dates confirmed for our winter tour of Germany:
03 / 11 / 2020 Joshua Jaswon Octet @ Bb Jazz Club Berlin
04 / 11 / 2020 Joshua Jaswon Octet @ Urban Jazz Exchange Hamburg
05 / 11 / 2020 Joshua Jaswon Octet @ Linden Jazz Session Hannover
06 / 11 / 2020 Joshua Jaswon Octet @ Blaue Fabrik Dresden
Anna Serierse NL – Vocals
Joshua Jaswon UK – Alto and Soprano Saxophone
Miguel Gorodi UK – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Marc Doffey DE – Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Andrej Ugoljew RU – Trombone
Igor Osypov UA – Guitar
Sidney Werner DE – Double Bass
Aarón Castrillo ES – Drums
Very excited that the debut album of my octet featuring these awesome musicians has now been recorded and fully mixed:
Anna Serierse NL – Vocals
Joshua Jaswon UK – Alto and Soprano Saxophone
Marc Doffey DE – Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Miguel Gorodi ES – Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Jan Landowski PL – Trombone
Johannes Mann DE- Guitar
Sidney Werner DE – Double Bass
Aarón Castrillo ES – Drums
More info to come soon
Joshua Jaswon 