SUE RICHARDSON performs in Paris with Archie Shepp

Sue performed at Mina Agossi's album launch at Le Trianon Theatre in Paris on 24th March. Sue and Archie Shepp were guests on the new CD Red Eyes. As well as performing with Mina Sue was also invited by Archie to join him on a special rendition of Jiving Miss Daisy. "C'est si rare aujourd'hui, un album avec de grands professionnels (Sue Richardson à la trompette), des légendes vivantes (M. Archie Shepp)" Le Monde.

Praise for Fanfare, Sue Richardon's latest album, Fanfare

The Times gig review – “At the end of her opening set she even set sail into the audience, firing off a tattoo of notes on the irresistible, hand-clapping calypso beat of Out for a Duck, one of the tunes from her newly released album Fanfare” (Monday's launch gig at Pizza Express Jazz Club)
The Observer CD review – Trumpet-playing singer-songwriter Sue Richardson is anything but a gimmick, says Dave Gelly

New blues EP to be released this summer by The Andy Drudy Disorder

Long overdue debut EP coming out in July on Splash Point Records - outstanding blues originals, with a jazz tinge... played with passion by guitarist/singer Drudy.
A veteran of LA’s Guitar Institute, Drudy has worked worldwide in rock, jazz, blues and beyond; in film, TV and radio; from New Orleans to Hong Kong to Glastonbury. Ridiculously hook-y :-)

The 5 track EP is produced in new environmentally kind packaging.
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IAN SHAW WILL RECORD A NEW ALBUM OF FRAN LANDESMAN SONGS in APRIL 2012 more to follow soon...
PLUS... Ian will be performing A BIT OF A MOUTHFUL...with IAN SHAW at the prestigious EDINBURGH FESTIVAL for the four weeks of August. This show will be previewed at assorted UK venues through the year.

With sold-out shows in Italy and Canada this Spring, and the Abbey Road Sessions album nearly out of stock already, the UK's busiest jazz singer is due back into the Splash Point studios to record a brand new CD of Fran Landesman songs next month, to be released in August in time for his three week run in Edinburgh.

PRAISE FOR THE ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS

"It was a joy to watch them dismantle and re-build well-known tunes, making them afresh, and to witness how seven highly individual musicians can meld into a single tight unit." Robert Ryan

“Shaw is at the peak of his powers, especially here alongside Brit-jazz royalty Peter Ind”
Time Out

"his voice has never sounded better . . . Shaw's take-no-prisoners approach carried the day". Jazzwise

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splash point records summary

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.

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