Sarah Gillespie with Gilad Atzmon
In the current climate tour 2011
Album reviewed by Jonathon Blakeley.
This is the second audio offering from Sarah Gillespie and the ubiquitous Gilad Atzmon.
Altogether a more relaxed and chilled affair than her first album; elegant songs, clever phonics and sweet jazz sonics combine effortlessly, weaving together in a seamless harmony. It is a pleasure to hear good finger picking, and Sarah seems to really be developing her own guitar style in this respect. There is space in this music…space to hear. It is not cluttered or over-produced. Jazz guru Gilad Atzmon has fun as usual, playing his horn like a bumblebee buzzing about some flowers on a fresh spring morning.
Sarah is a multi talented for sure, and her creativity is blossoming in her groovy garden. Sarah’s music is surreal, slightly weird, funny even avant garde. But it is definitely not boring.
Cinematic Nectar is particularly good track that starts with a big phat rock loop, and then descends into a psychedelic audio meltdown, a lovely mix. It is very interesting to hear Gilad mix up jazz elements, loops and electro techniques into Sarah’s music.
“I Forget To Get Off Trains, the destination on my ticket, is miles behind again.” An enigmatic line from the 8th track.
It is hard to pigeon-hole Sarah and I am not so stupid as to try. Truth is, singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie is original and unique, with her own distinctive style and sound. In the current climate is cool, jaunty jazz with a subtle twist.
Sarah Gillespie TOUR DATES
Jan 7 BRIGHTON Komedia 8pm 01273 709709
Jan 8 WENDOVER St Mary’s Church, Bucks
Jan 13 NOTTINGHAM Jazz Steps
Jan 14 SOMERSET The David Hall, South Petherton 01460 240340
Jan 15 GLOSSOP Lift Global Music Club 01457 853821
Jan 20 LONDON Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho
Jan 27 NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre 8pm £10/£8 01603 660352
Jan 28 GOOLE, The Junction Theatre, Yorkshire 01405 763 652
Jan 29 MUCH WENLOCK The Edge Arts Centre
Jan 30 ABERGAVENNY Black Mountain Jazz 01873 855074
Feb 2 NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE The Cluny 2 0191 230 4474
Feb 3 GARTLY The Tin Hut, Aberdeenshire 01466 720247
Feb 4 ANGUS Links Hotel, Montrose 01674 671000
Feb 5 BANCHORY Woodend Barn, Aberdeenshire 01330 825431
Feb 6 HALIFAX Square Chapel Centre for the Arts 01422 349422
Feb 10 BRACKNELL South Hill Park Arts Centre 01344 484123
Feb 11 BASINGSTOKE Anvil Arts Centre
Feb 12 CORNWALL The Old Chapel, Calstock 01822 833183
Feb 13 12pm Exiter Bar Venezia Lunchtime Concert for Palestine
Feb 13 BRISTOL Jazz @ Future Inns 07515 051 695
Feb 17 NEWCASTLE UNDER LYME Old Brown Jug
Feb 18 ALTRINCHAM Cinnamon Club 0161 926 8992
Feb 19 BARNSLEY Civic Theatre 01226 327 000
Feb 22 BUXTON Buxton Festival
Feb 27 COLCHESTER Fleece Jazz Fundraising Concert
Feb 28 LONDON The 606 Club
April 9 LICHFIELD Litchfield Arts Centre
April 26 LONDON The Vortex
April 28 ASCOT JAGZ Club
June 7 MILTON KEYNES The Stables
June 18 CUMBRIA Music on the Marr Festival
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