Peter Whittingham Award winners Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat are setting sail this Autumn on their first national tour, performing music from their debut album Worry Not which was released to great acclaim in July of this year.
Supported by funding from Arts Councils England, the tour will see the cinematic jazz quintet return to cities including Newcastle and Wakefield, and branch out to London, Birmingham, Sheffield and more, to perform their blend of melodic, accessible jazz influenced by film scores, hard bop and contemporary European jazz.
Ahead
of their performance at The Globe on the 28th November, Gravy Boat are asking
local folk, audience members and other artists to share their favourite places
in Newcastle. From the comfiest coffee shops and the best record stores to
cultural landmarks and favourite food spots, the group are looking for
recommendations of where they should visit whilst on tour, ideally accompanied
by a story about what makes it special to you.
These
places and stories will be woven amongst music from the band and live footage
to create a digital tour guide to Newcastle, which will be shared in the New
Year. To be a part of this project, you can either share your place on social
media with the tag #mymusiccity or email voice notes, pictures or text to emma@johnsonmusic.co.uk This callout
for places was launched on Instagram in a ‘Gravy Boat Guests’ episode with Newcastle
musician Faye MacCalman (Archipelago, John Pope Quintet) and will run up until the
group visit Newcastle to perform at the end of November.
Emma Johnson: 07976 528099
emma@johnsonmusic.co.uk/ www.johnsonmusic.co.uk/epk
Lineup: Emma Johnson – Tenor Saxophone/ Fergus Vickers – Electric Guitar/ Richard Jones – Piano /Angus Milne – Double Bass/ Steve Hanley – Drums
Recent press quote: "Emma Johnson and her Gravy Boat are one of the most refreshingly imaginative and perfectly configured acts in contemporary Jazz. Surely they will be occupying bigger platforms very soon". Neil March
2 comments :
Well Emma, I don't do coffee shops but I do know music shops. J.G. Windows Ltd. in the Central Arcade near Monument Metro has been around since 1908. Instruments, accessories, sheet music, CDs etc. I worked there for x years and just about anyone who was any one (or their roadies) looked in. Many local musicians have, over the years, worked there. Put it on your bucket list. See you at The Globe.
Hi Lance,
Thanks so much. Will be returning on a week day in the New Year to check this place out - sounds brilliant!
Really appreciate you sharing our call out and tuning into the gig on Sunday. Was lovely to play.
Hopefully catch you soon! Emma
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