news may 09

BBC Award winning vocalist Ian Shaw's new album Somewhere Towards Love is released on Splash Point Records - LISTEN TO CLIPS HERE

Ian will be touring this intimate collection of ballads as well as performing songs from his highly acclaimed 'Life Jacket' album of 2007, throughout the autumn into 2010, taking in the London Jazz Festival, Ronnie Scott's, New York and Canada.

ALBUM LAUNCH: Sun 11th October, 606 Club, Chelsea, www.606club.co.uk 020 7352 5953
Visit Ian's website for tour dates
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Liane Carroll & Brian Kellock Album Launch May 14th

The new "Live at the Lampie" CD with Liane Carroll & brilliant Scottish pianist Brian Kellock was launched in a fantastic gig at Pizza Express. Recorded at 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. This tour de force recording takes duo performances to a new level. 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 duo are also on tour playing numbers from the CD.

Dave Gelly writing in The Observer said "Some musicians are talented, some brilliant and a few just seem to be made out of music. Liane Carroll is one of these. Every phrase she sings sounds unstudied, fresh and somehow inevitable. It's best to experience her in person, but this live set comes close. There's none of her equally amazing piano playing here, but it's hard to think of a better matched keyboard companion than Brian Kellock, Scotland 's finest jazz pianist and probably one of the best anywhere."

*Listen to clips
*Buy the CD

Sue Richardson
Sue will be in the studio this autumn recording new original material. In the meantime here is stunning video of her quintet playing her composition, Eclipse from here previous CD, Emergence. Visit YouTube . Visit Sue's website

OLD NEW BORROWED BLUE
NEW VIDEO ONLINE AT YOUTUBE Click here to view
Starring Ian Shaw, Sue Richardson, Tammy Weis and Nicola Emmanuelle (all signed to Splash Point Publishing), a brand new Song show written + presented jointly by pianists Neal Richardson and Alex Webb. In conjunction with Serious, the show was presented at the Floral Hall (Royal Opera House) 16/11/08, and Blackheath Concert Halls 21/11/08. Along the lines of Norman Granz's legendary "Jazz at the Philharmonic" Tours, this is a great chance to see a whole smorgasbord of performers in one place at one time, with the songs forming a narrative along the theme of Old New Borrowed Blue(s)! OldNewBorrowedBlue.co.uk

 

Sue Richardson & Humphrey Lyttelton Band at Ronnie Scott's, April 2009
photos by David Sinclair

Sue with Barry Cryer	singing Sad, Sweet Song	playing Bad Penny Blues

Sue at the 606 Club for Emergence Album Launch, Nov 2007

[L-R] Jeremy Brown, Neal Richardson, Matt Skelton, Andy Drudy & Sue Richardson at the 606, London

Sue at the Royal Albert Hall, Nov 2007

[L-R] Andy Drudy, Neal Richardson, Sue Richardson, Sam Glasson & George Trebar at the Royal Albert Hall

Somewhere Towards Love Ian Shaw

Live at the Lampie Liane Carroll & Brian Kellock

Sad Sweet Song Ian shaw

Live DVD Liane Carroll

Emergence Sue Richardson

Slow Down Liane Carroll

Standard Issue Liane Carroll

Out Of A Song Sue Richardson

Billy No Mates Liane Carroll