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The multi award-winning UK jazz ensemble launch their long-awaited new album, with special guests. 'Wonder is the Beginning' will be released on Whirlwind Recordings on the day of this concert. Having started their journey in 2007, Empirical make a triumphant return, re-taking their rightful place at the centre of the UK scene, with their first full-length release since 2016. "Empirical is still a reliable touchstone of contemporary British jazz at its most sophisticated." (Jazzwise) Wonder is the Beginning is a mature musical statement that shows the band’s fire is still undimmed and their commitment to maintaining the legacy while forging their own unique path is as strong as ever. The personnel of the quartet have remained the same for fifteen years featuring Nathaniel Facey (alto sax), Tom Farmer (double bass), Lewis Wright (vibraphone) and Shaney Forbes (drums). For this show, as on the album, special guest Jason Rebello adds his unmistakable presence on piano as well as the towering reputation he’s built over a thirty-five-year international career.
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Empirical Biography
'Empirical denotes the gathering of information through means of observation, experience and experiment' Empirical is a band involving 4 young, British Jazz musicians, that aims to expand on the traditions of Jazz. They perform new compositions and improvisations that express ideas beyond music in an uniquely equally approach. Each member is given equal responsibility for the direction of the music in composition and in the moment of improvisation. Empirical has been presenting projects, performances and recordings since 2007. The eponymous debut 'Empirical' and the 2009 release 'Out 'n' In' have been extensively toured throughout the jazz circuit in the UK and abroad. 2011 'Elements of Truth' and 2013 'Tabula Rasa' have secured Empirical's place in the Jazz Canon. The band's 5th studio album 'Connection' is available from Feb 2016, and marks the start of the 'Pop-up Jazz Lounge' project The band has received many awards and accolades from winning the 2008 EBU jazz Competition, Jazzwise album of the year 2008, to winning the 2010 MOBO award for Best Jazz Act. Empirical has toured previous projects extensively throughout the UK appearing at the London Jazz Festival, Bath International Festival, Glasgow International Jazz Festival and Cheltenham Jazz Festival. They have performed in Europe at Jazz Sous les Pommiers, Molde Jazz Festival and Jazz a Liege. The band has presented projects in venues in Scandanvia such as Fasching Stockholm and Nefertiti Oslo. In 2008 Empirical toured in North America, playing New York JVC Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, the IAJC in Toronto and a rare British performance at Newport Jazz Festival Rhode Island. Read more: www.empiricalmusic.com www.empiricalmusic.com twitter.com/empiricalmusic
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