#andy sheppard

Espen Eriksen Trio — In the Mountains. 2022 : Rune Grammofon.

Jazz Appreciation — Carla Bley, 84 and Counting

Having done sound for Carla Bley's first tours in the 70s, I came to admire her unique approach over a sweep of time. Carla's a most singular composer, where Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, and Don Cherry can collide with Gilbert & Sullivan or Pink Floyd. Best listened to over several albums across decades, Carla's latest set of three albums of trios, with longtime collaborators Steve Swallow (electric bass) and Andy Sheppard (tenor saxophone) "are not a casual sequence...[providing] a refreshing reminder of her greatness," says Steve Ellman in The Arts Fuse.  "Some people seem to think that admiring Bley and listening raptly to her recordings are guilty pleasures. She is not a flashy pianist. She likes to be funny in a puckish, not-at-all-jazzy way. Her bands have, at times, been like traveling vaudeville troupes. She is not afraid of schmaltz, although she often adds lemon juice to it. "She is not Serious, as in “self-important.” But she is very serious, as in “true to an artistic vision.”"She is one of the greatest living jazz composers. She is not the only one, especially in these days of talent aplenty, but she is too often overshadowed, and that is something of a shame. "She stands apart."

I’m REALLY, REALLY Bored at work today! (Can You Tell?)

“And A Day” ... · Andy Sheppard Quartet 

From the recording: “ Romaria”

ECM recordings

Performer, Saxophone: Andy Sheppard 

Performer, Guitar: Eivind Aarset 

Performer, Double  Bass: Michel Benita 

Performer, Drums: Sebastian Rochford 

Composer: Andy Sheppard