TRISH CLOWES
Genres: 21st Century Modern, Post-Fusion Contemporary, Eclectic Fusion, Classic Fusion • United Kingdom

Trish Clowes is a saxophonist and BASCA British Composer Award winner based in London. Her fourth album for Basho Records ‘My Iris’ was released in January 2017 and was accompanied by Clowes’ most successful UK tour to date. The album features Clowes’ new quartet, also called My Iris, with Chris Montague on guitar, Ross Stanley on piano and Hammond organ and James Maddren on drums. The album has received plaudits and acclaim from jazz critics. Dave Gelly of The Observer wrote that ‘with just four players, the variety of tone colour is remarkable’ and Cormac Larkin in The Irish Times suggested that ‘(My Iris) represents the front rank of the new generation of UK jazz.’ Clowes’ previous albums focused on ideas spanning a range of genres and involved collaborative larger ensembles. Clowes recorded her third album ‘Pocket Compass’ while a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, working with the BBC Concert read more...