Jonny Phillips (musician)
Jonny Phillips (born 11 January 1971, in Kendal, Westmorland, England) is an English jazz guitarist and composer.[1] He played the violin and studied theory from the age of five, however he swapped to guitar at fifteen to study jazz, Brazilian and African music. After his studies at , Phillips moved to London where he set up his group Oriole, with whom he has released three albums on the F-IRE Collective label. Oriole is perhaps one of the few groups to feature two Mercury nominated artists: Ben Davis on cello and Seb Rochford on drums.[2] Phillips is now based in South London after three and a half years living in Andalusia, Spain.
Oriole[]
Albums
- Song for the Sleeping (F-IRE Collective, 2005)[3]
- Migration (F-IRE Collective, 2006)[4]
- Every New Day (F-IRE Collective, 2011)[5]
Lineup
- Jonny Phillips – guitar
- Ingrid Laubrock – tenor Saxophone
- Ben Davis – cello
- Idris Rahman – tenor saxophone
- Nick Ramm – piano
- Adriano Adewale – percussion
- Ruth Goller – bass
- Fernando De Marco – bass
- Seb Rochford – drums[6]
Magical Realism
The music of Oriole has on occasion been associated with magical realist literature.[7]
Associated bands[]
Phillips has also played and recorded with:
- Soothsayers
- Julia Biel
- F-ire Large Ensemble
- Seb Rochfords Polar Bear
- Renato D'Aiello
Discography
- The Perrier Award Winners -JazzFm compilation (Jazz-Fm, 2000)
- Song for the Sleeping – Oriole (F-IRE Collective, 2005)
- Migration – Oriole (F-IRE Collective, 2006)
- Not Alone – Julia Biel (Rokit, 2006)[8]
- Held on the Tips of Fingers – Polar Bear (Babel Label, 2006)[9]
- F-ire Works Vol. 1 (F-IRE Collective, 2006)
- Tangled Roots – Red Earth, 2006[10]
- F-ire Works Vol. 2 (F-IRE Collective, 2007)
- ZOOM! European Jazz Collective (Yolk, 2007)[11]
Reviews[]
- Timeout
- The Guardian
- The Guardian – live review
- Ronnie Scott's Magazine
- Straight No Chaser
- Cheltenham Jazz Festival Review
- The Guardian
- Echoes, Kevin Le Gendre
- The Independent
- Jazzwise
- The Herald
- Straight No Chaser 2
References[]
- ^ John L. Walters (27 May 2006). "CD: Oriole, Migration". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ John L Walters (6 September 2006). "Oriole, Vortex, London". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRE Collective-Releases | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRE Collective-Releases | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRE Collective-Releases | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRE Collective – Bands – Oriole | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Jonny Phillips | Guitar". All About Jazz. Allaboutjazz.com. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Julia Biel | Not Alone". All About Jazz. Allaboutjazz.com. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Polar Bear | Held on the Tips of Fingers". All About Jazz. Allaboutjazz.com. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Soothsayers | Tangled Roots". CD Baby. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRE Collective – Releases: ZOOM! European Jazz Collectives | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
External links[]
- 1971 births
- Living people
- English jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- English male composers
- English jazz guitarists
- English male guitarists
- 21st-century British guitarists
- 21st-century British male musicians