Nat Birchall
Nat Birchall is a British saxophonist, composer, and bandleader of the Nat Birchall Quartet and Nat Birchall Sextet. He lives in Derbyshire in the north of England.
Biography
[edit]Birchall was born and lives in the North of England. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire and lived as a child Brinscall, Lancashire. His father was a tree cutter and his mother worked in the weaving mills.[1] As of 2018[update] he lives in rural Derbyshire.[2]
Discography
[edit]Nat Birchall
[edit]- Sixth Sense (1999)[3]
- Akhenaten (Gondwana, 2009)[4]
- Guiding Spirit (Gondwana, 2010)[5][6][7][8]
- Sacred Dimension (Gondwana, 2011)[9][10]
- World Without Form (Soul and Spirit, 2012)[11][12]
- Invocations (Jazzman, 2015)[13]
- Creation (Soul and Spirit, 2016)[14]
- Cosmic Language (Jazzman, 2018)[15]
- Mysticism of Sound (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2020[16])
- Ancient Africa (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2021) – Birchall plays reed and percussion instruments, piano, bass and drums[17]
Nat Birchall Quartet
[edit]- Live in Larissa by Nat Birchall Quintet (Soul and Spirit, 2014)[18]
- The Storyteller: a Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef (2019)[19][20]
Nat Birchall Sextet
[edit]- Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 (Parafono, 2020)[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "'I aim for a sound that conjures up vistas of sunrises and wide open landscapes'". Morning Star. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall Interview – 1BTN". 1WORLD, 1LOVE, 1BTN. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall Musician". All About Jazz Musicians. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-akhenaten-gondwana-1839114.html
- ^ Fordham, John (20 May 2010). "Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Gendre, Kevin Le. "BBC - Music - Review of Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-guiding-spirit-gondwana-1980973.html
- ^ Fordham, John (8 December 2011). "Nat Birchall: Sacred Dimension – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-sacred-dimension-gondwana-6265178.html
- ^ Fordham, John (3 January 2013). "Nat Birchall: World Without Form – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ios-album-review-nat-birchall-world-without-form-sound-soul-and-spirit-8348271.html
- ^ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Invocations album review". All About Jazz. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Creation album review". All About Jazz. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall: Cosmic Language album review". All About Jazz. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Mysticism of Sound". Jazzwise. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall: Ancient Africa album review". All About Jazz. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ Fordham, John (8 May 2014). "Nat Birchall: Live in Larissa review – penetrating Coltrane tribute". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ Morton, Brian (22 October 2019). "Nat Birchall Quartet: The Storyteller". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall: The Storyteller: A Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef album review". All About Jazz. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ "Nat Birchall Sextet: Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 album review". All About Jazz. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nat Birchall discography at Discogs
- Nat Birchall Quintet discography at Discogs
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