It's Always About Love Ancient Infinity Orchestra

• 1 All I Can Say of the Blossoms 05:42
• 2 Golden Meadow 03:59
• 3 Chant for Don Cherry 04:47
• 4 Joy of a Natural World 06:04
• 5 Nilgoon 05:38
• 6 The Seeker 07:21
• 7 Old Friends 04:14
• 8 At Yoshino Mountain 02:00
• Total Runtime 39:45

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Based in the North of England. Ancient Infinity Orchestra is a joyous large ensemble that has communal music-making at the heart of everything they do. And that includes the melodies that flow out of their new album It’s Always About Love which blossom with uplifting improvised contributions that circle around bandleader Ozzy Moysey’s beautiful compositions; generous sonic gifts of healing and repair.

The 15-member Spiritual Jazz ensemble has a distinctive line-up: two double basses, harp, saxophones, clarinets, violin, viola, cello, oboe, flutes, mandolin, congas, piano, drum kit, with bells, shakers and other percussion instruments scattered on the floor of live sets and recording sessions, ready for members to use whenever the spirit takes them. This orchestration, and the overlap between membership and friendship, gives Ancient Infinity Orchestra a sound that is at once expansive and intimate, earthy, and cosmic, constantly shifting yet grounded in shared intention.

Ancient Infinity Orchestra can be described as melody-driven improvised music, made by people who are deep into different types of traditional music, including folk, jazz and classical. “The tunes are a vessel,” he says, “with everyone doing their thing. It exists so that my friends can be musically fulfilled.”

“There is a need for love and connectedness. You pour the love you have into the music and people listening can feel it”

"With compositions that masterfully lean into elements of folk and underpinned by uplifting orchestral scores and exuberant chant-like vocals, highlights throughout the album include the rousing and gloriously frenetic energy of ‘The Seeker’, the playful summer-tinged ‘Nilgoon’ and the somewhat nostalgia-inspired ‘Old Friends’. And while ‘River of Light’ found the Orchestra paying due reverence to the works of Pharoah Sanders through the track ‘Pharoah Sings’, ‘It’s Always About Love’ takes the time to express its affection for the great Don Cherry via ‘Chant for Don Cherry’ which is an elegantly-paced and joyful number that I couldn’t imagine Cherry being prouder to have been gifted." (Imran Mirza, ukvibe.org)

Ancient Infinity Orchestra

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Ancient Infinity Orchestra
is a 15-member jazz ensemble led by double-bassist and composer Ozzy Moysey, based in the bustling creative city of Leeds in the North of England – home to one of the most innovative and community-based jazz scenes in the UK. Saxophonist Mathew Cliffe who also performs with Matthew Halsall is a key member of the rotating line-up which includes drums, two bassists, keyboards, harp, violin, cello, two tenors, alto, oboe, flute and percussion.

Their Gondwana Records debut ‘River of Light’ drinks deep from the well of spiritual jazz and is especially inspired by the soulful sounds of Pharoah Sanders, Alice and John Coltrane – all of whom are mentioned in the brilliant track ‘Pharoah Sings’ – but also channels a certain Northern sensibility that can be heard in the music of Matthew Halsall or Alabaster de Plume. Melodic, warm and honest this is music that is happy to wear its heart on its sleeve.

This is also communal music made by friends, which offers a deep celebration of togetherness and of music-making. It’s confidently deep music, moving and meditative, and Ozzy draws on philosophy and nature as well as musical inspirations to foster a focus on giving and sharing beautiful things with one another and with the listener.

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