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To promote Sue's upcoming UK tour you an download Sue’s new song Inbetween, recorded especially for her upcoming tour. It’s FREE! Sue’s third CD for Splash Point Records will be recorded April 2010 and released in the Autumn. Inbetween, composed by Sue, is a sneak preview of the material the band are playing. The music can also be heard on their upcoming tour.
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ian shaw album, somewhere towards love, launched october 09

listen to the title track now: more clips available here

Having recorded ten albums over the years in group, big band and orchestral format, this intimate collection of ballads sees Shaw in the studio, alone at the piano. From the poignant title track, composed by Shaw, to Nick Cave’s “Into My Arms”, through Eubie Blake, Noel Coward and Michael Legrand and two new Fran Landesman lyrics, this new recording echoes the great jazz vocalists like Mark Murphy, Carmen McRae and Nat Cole as well as the more contemporary singer pianists such as Billy Joel and Randy Newman. The album was recorded and produced by Neal Richardson, producer of Liane Carroll’s latest 5 releases.
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liane carroll & brian kellock album, launched may 09

watch a clip from the live recording session....

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Vocalist Liane Carroll and pianist Brian Kellock perform on this duo album, recorded live from 2 gigs at Aberdeen's Blue Lamp venue in Oct 2008. It showcases the incredible virtuosity, raw passion and interplay between these two much-loved performers.  It's an out-and-out full-on jazz assault, where one instrument happens to be a voice.... And what a voice! Liane has never sounded better. click here for more

sue richardson plays chichester jazz festival - 'jazz in the city'
Sunday 6th September '09 will see Sue at Chichester for a jazz brunchclick here for more

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splash point records

Splash Point Records is a 3 times BBC Jazz and Ronnie-Scott's Award-winning British jazz record label. Following the success of the first Splash Point release (Liane Carroll's Billy No Mates) the label has gone from strength to strength, enjoying a first class reputation in the jazz world. Just a few years on and the label has a string of successful albums, tours, BBC Jazz Awards, plaudits, and a great reputation for quality recordings. It has recently decided to embrace greener technology and the latest products are now as eco-friendly as possible, using greener inks, recycled cardboard packaging and a minimal amount of plastic.  Also, unlike major labels, a much higher percentage of the profits are given to the artists recorded.

splash point records summary
8 albums to date, recorded at own studios, Festivals and Abbey Road; Produced by Neal Richardson
Guest Co-producer David Hentschel (3 GRAMMY Nominations; Yellowjackets - GRAMMY AWARD; 6 Genesis albums; Goodbye YellowBrick Road...)
5 BBC Jazz awards
Ronnie Scott's Award
Parliamentary Jazz Award
Strong sales of all CDs, well above industry average
DVD product in collab with BBC
Full AP1 UK + European Physical Distrib through Proper
Worldwide didgital distribution through The Orchard
Licensing deals in 7 other Territories - China, HK, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea
Liane Carroll - officially the UK's Best Jazz Vocalist, and regular headliner at Ronnie Scott's
Sue Richardson - the UK's only female trumpet player/singer/songwriter; Sue opened the London Jazz Festival 2007 at the Albert Hall; invited soloist wih the Humphrey Lyttelton Band
Ian Shaw - The UK's Best male jazz singer; single just released of a Humphrey Lyttelton song; donation to the Humphrey Lyttelton Memorial Fund