Matthew Halsall

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Matthew Halsall
Born (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 37)
OriginManchester, United Kingdom
GenresJazz
InstrumentsTrumpet
LabelsGondwana Records
Websitewww.matthewhalsall.com

Matthew Halsall (born 11 September 1983) is an English, Manchester-based jazz musician, composer, producer and founder of the independent jazz label Gondwana Records.[1][2]

Biography[]

Matthew Halsall first album was Sending My Love in 2008, that was also the first release of his label Gondwana Records, followed by Colour Yes in 2009. The success came with his third album On the Go in 2011, awarded with the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winners Award,[3] and nominate as best jazz act in the 2011 MOBO Awards.[4][5]

In 2012 the fourth album Fletcher Moss Park was released,[6] and in 2014 he released his fifth album When the World Was One with the eight-member group Gondwana Orchestra.[7][8] This album was awarded as iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014.[9]

In 2015 Into Forever and a remix of On the Go in 2016.[10] were released. In 2019 he released Oneness.

2020s 'Salute To The Sun' marks the debut of his new band, a hand-picked ensemble featuring some of Manchester’s finest young musicians. For Matthew it was important to have a band based locally and able to meet and play each week. The album draws energy from these sessions and inspiration from themes and ideas that have inspired Halsall through the years (on albums such as Oneness, Fletcher Moss Park and When the World Was One) ideas of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature.

Music style[]

Matthew Halsall's music is inspired by the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis, with trip hop influences following the road opened up by The Cinematic Orchestra.[11]

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • 2008: Sending My Love (Matthew Halsall)
  • 2009: Colour Yes (Matthew Halsall)
  • 2011: On the Go (Matthew Halsall)
  • 2012: Fletcher Moss Park (Matthew Halsall)
  • 2014: When the World Was One (Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra)
  • 2015: Into Forever (Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra)
  • 2019: Oneness
  • 2020: Salute To The Sun

Single[]

  • 2015: Journey in Satchidananda / Blue Nile

References[]

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ "MATTHEW HALSALL". Gondwana Records. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. ^ Pickup, Oliver. "GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE AWARDS". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. ^ SOFI. "Matthew Halsall Blows His Trumpet". Properganda Online. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "MOBO Awards 2011 nominations". Independent. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ Mann, Ian. "Fletcher Moss Park – Matthew Halsall". thejazzmann.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra: When The World Was One". All about jazz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. ^ Fordham, John. "Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: When the World Was One review – jazz looks far east". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  9. ^ "iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014 for Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra". Gondwana Records. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Matthew Halsall". All about jazz. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. ^ Spicer, Daniel. "Matthew Halsall on the Go Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

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