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new liane carroll & brian kellock album, launched may 14th 09

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

LISTEN TO A CLIP FROM THE FIRST TRACK

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. The launch is at Pizza Express Dean Street on May 14th. The duo are also on tour playing numbers from the CD. click here for more

ian shaw records new cd with splash point records
Following the success on Ian's first recording, Sad Sweet Song, the Humphrey Lyttelton tribute single, he has returned to the Splash Point Studios and recorded a whole album. It is a beautiful collection of ballads featuring Ian, playing the piano and singing. It will be released in October '09.

liane carroll & sue richardson play swanage
Both Liane and Sue (who recently performed with the Humphrey Lyttelton Band at Ronnie Scott's) will be performing at the Swanage Jazz Festival in July. Sue will be on stage on Saturday 11th and Liane on the Sunday. click here for more

Splash Point, East Sussex, UK

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