Trish Clowes

Clowes' fourth with her jazz-rock-edged My Iris quartet of Ross Stanley (piano/Hammond organ), Chris Montague (guitar) and James Maddren (drums), and features music mostly composed and developed on live-streams during lockdown – which in turn fed into the subject matter of the album, as Clowes explains: “Many of the tracks make direct reference to issues created and exacerbated by the global pandemic, commenting on personal loss and creativity as solace, the climate crisis, and the ever-growing migrant crisis. The title track, for example, suggests a surreal, and yet strangely relatable concept, forced upon much of the world during these deeply isolating times.”

PERSONNEL:

• Trish Clowes (tenor & soprano saxophones)
• Chris Montague (guitar)
• Ross Stanley (piano, Rhodes & Hammond organ)
• James Maddren (drums)

Recorded in London, England on August 31st & September 1st, 2021

TRACKS:

• 01. A View with a Room
• 02. The Ness
• 03. Amber
• 04. Morning Song
• 05. No Idea
• 06. Ayana
• 07. Time
• 08. Almost