New World - album launch concert
Nat Birchall Unity Ensemble plus special guests

Nat Birchall returns this spring with a new studio album with an expanded Unity Ensemble. Six original compositions played by a seven-piece group featuring the legendary UK tenor saxophonist, Alan Skidmore and guest percussionist Mark Wastell.

Both musicians joined the group onstage at a John Coltrane tribute concert at Café Oto last year, the resulting performance showing just how compatible all the musicians were, so Nat thought it would be propitious to record the group in the studio with their special guests.

Both Nat and Alan are Coltrane devotees of the highest order, but they each have their own individual style, and at the sessions their playing complimented each other’s beautifully. With no trace of anyone attempting to “outdo” the other one the recording dates were a testament to the whole group’s selfless approach to music making.

https://natbirchallmusic.bandcamp.com/album/new-world

Nat Birchall / tenor, soprano saxophone
Adam Fairhall / piano
Michael Bardon / bass
Paul Hession / drums
Lascelle Gordon / percussion

Special guests –
Alan Skidmore / tenor saxophone
Mark Wastell / percussion