Richard Fairhurst Trio, new album and UK live dates, June 2024.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Pianist and composer Richard Fairhurst will release his new trio album "Inside Out" on 14th June 2024. The trio will perform a short series of UK live dates during the same month.

We have received the following press release;

PRESS RELEASE

Richard Fairhurst
INSIDE OUT
Ubuntu Music – UBU0161
Release date (CD, Digital & Vinyl): Friday 14 June 2024
Inside Out by Richard Fairhurst

TOUR DATES:

8 June - Clun Valley Jazz, Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire

11 June - The Vortex, Dalston, London (album launch)

13 June - Corn Exchange Jazz Club, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

28 June - 1000 Trades, Birmingham

“Award-winning pianist Richard Fairhurst, is a powerful keyboard virtuoso capable of both meditation and funkiness, but he is as sophisticated a composer as he is a player. He is one of the UK’s most inventive pianists.” The Guardian

Inside Out is Richard Fairhurst’s latest recording with his longstanding trio featuring Dave Whitford on double bass and Tim Giles on drums. “The album is the culmination of how the music and the trio have evolved together,” says Fairhurst. “I’ve always been drawn to the sonic blend and warmth of the acoustic piano trio and the many possibilities for exploration it creates.”

The recording presents a collection of Fairhurst’s original compositions alongside two covers by one of his favourite composers, the great Carla Bley. “The concept behind this record was to bring together my own compositional style and explore the world of free improvisation that I have become increasingly drawn to,” explains Fairhurst. “There are structured composed pieces with intricate harmonies, melodies and rhythmic complexities, with each track reflecting unique facets of my musical journey. Inside Out represents where I stand creatively as a pianist and composer to date.”

“When we play as a trio there is always a sense of exploration and freedom within the music and this feeling is what makes this band, and this record, a special one for me.”

Richard Fairhurst: http://www.richardfairhurst.com

Inside Out was recorded at Livingston Studios by Marcus Locock; mixed by Alex Bonney and mastered by Peter Beckmann.

Richard Fairhurst is a Steinway Artist: http://www.steinway.co.uk

Ubuntu Music, a division of Ubuntu Management Group, is a progressive recorded music label that is committed to bringing quality, accessible jazz and related music genres to increasingly wider audiences. Our approach includes collaborative efforts with an array of performing artists who have a passion for jazz and who possess unique and diversified talents.

Distribution – The Orchard: http://www.theorchard.com