Sideslip Alex Western-King

• 1 Make Way (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 05:11
• 2 Disorder Reordered (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 05:18
• 3 Dark Space (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 05:41
• 4 Inner Eye (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 06:57
• 5 SideSlip (feat. James Copus, Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 08:07
• 6 Toe The Line (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 05:11
• 7 The Long Road (feat. Sam Leak, Jonny Wickham & Jay Davis) 05:25
• Total Runtime 41:50

Info for Sideslip

Sideslip ist Alex Western-Kings Debütveröffentlichung mit sieben Eigenkompositionen, eingespielt mit einigen der besten Musiker der Londoner Jazzszene.

Alex Western-King ist ein leuchtender Stern der Londoner Szene, ein Star der „Late Late Show“-Sessions im Ronnie Scott’s. Er hat bei einigen der führenden Jazzmusiker studiert, darunter Jean Toussaint, Iain Ballamy und Stan Sulzmann, und hat die Bühne mit einigen der bekanntesten Jazzmusiker der Welt geteilt, darunter Dame Cleo Laine, Alec Dankworth, Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy) und Alex Garnett.

Für sein Debütalbum Sideslip hat Alex einige der besten Musiker der Londoner Jazzszene ausgewählt, um sein Quartett zu bilden. Der Jazzpianist Sam Leak wird von Jonny Wickham am Bass und Jay Davis am Schlagzeug begleitet.

Alex Western-King, Saxofon
Sam Leak, Klavier
Jonny Wickham, Bass
Jay Davis, Schlagzeug
James Copus, Trompete

Alex Western-King
is fast becoming one of the most talked about players on the London jazz scene. Having started music at a young age, Alex gained a place at the prestigious Wells Cathedral School at the age of 11 as a specialist musician on the Clarinet. Alex first discovered his love of jazz music at the age of 12 when hearing the school big band play, however it wasn’t until eight months before his music college auditions at the age of 16 that he decided to make the daring switch to study jazz Saxophone. The risk paid off and Alex gained a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from which he graduated with first class honours.

Alex has studied with some of the world’s leading jazz musicians including Jean Toussaint, Iain Ballamy, Stan Sulzmann, Gareth Lockrane and Alex Garnett, all of whom have made a lasting impact on his playing. Alex has had the honour of sharing the stage with some of the world's most renowned jazz musicians including Dame Cleo Laine, Alec Dankworth, Justin Stanton (Snarky Puppy), Julian Siegel, Gareth Lockrane and Alex Garnett.

Alex is a regular at the Ronnie Scott’s Late Late Show and has performed in world-renowned venues including The Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Cadogan Hall, Union Chapel, The Vortex, Royal Festival Hall, Etihad Stadium and many others. Alex is also regularly on tour with one of the country's leading swing bands, the award-winning Down for the Count.

In 2021 Alex signed with Ubuntu Records for his much anticipated debut album “SideSlip” which will be released this summer.

This album contains no booklet.