33 Jazz Records
Encyclopedia
'This article is about the UK based jazz label '33' Jazz Records
'33' was created in 1990 to develop a wider market for jazz and related music artists passing through the defunct 33 Jazz Club.
Over the past 20 years '33' have, via the 33 Jazz and 33 WM labels, released over 250 albums of contemporary jazz and world music.
The label has developed an ongoing creative relationship with the vocalist Tina May
, since the release of her debut album 'Never Let Me Go'
in 1992.
The label was founded by musician / producer Paul Jolly, whose previous work includes playing with '70's progressive rock band Sweet Slag, and leading improvising musicians such as
Maggie Nicols
, The Loverly Band, the People Band and EAWO. His professional work included tours of Europe and the Far East. He also appeared, playing as a member of the Krakow Jazz Ensemble, in the Mike Figgis
film 'Stormy Monday
' which featured Sting, Melanie Griffiths & Tommy Lee Jones.
Among leading UK artists represented on the '33' label are singers Tina May
, Jacqui Hicks, Juliet Kelly, Louise Gibbs, Paula Rae Gibson
, Zoe Schwarz; saxophonists Theo Travis
, Ed Jones, Dick Heckstall-Smith
,
Don Weller, Martin Speake; trumpet players Damon Brown; pianists Tim Richards, Jonathan Gee, Mike Gorman, Andrea Vicari, Kate Williams, Alex Hutton; and harmonica player Julian Jackson.
International artists represented include: American vocalists Deborah Brown, Shaynee Rainbolt, Jackie Ryan, Kat Gang, Sandi Russell and Gospel singer LD Frazier, UK based Australian vocalist Karen Lane, UK based American composer/band leader Scott Stroman, saxophonist Michael Hashim, UK based German composer / pianist Hans Koller, and Italian artists including pianists Andrea Pozza and Aisha HR, bassist Silvia Bolognesi, and the saxophonist Renato D'Aiello.
Among major releases from the label are the following highly acclaimed albums:
Dick Heckstall-Smith's - Celtic Steppes
Tina May's - Tina May Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook
Hans Koller's - London Ear (featuring the legendary saxophonist Steve Lacy
)
Clark Tracey's - We've Been Expecting You
Renato D'Aiello - Sintetico
John Law's - Art of Sound' (volumes 1-4)
Theo Travis - Heart of the Sun
Paula Rae Gibson - No More Tiptoes
Stan Tracey's - The Durham Connection
Zoë Schwarz & Rob Koral's - Celebration
Sources
The Rough Guide to Jazz
All About Jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com
The Jazz Rag Magazine
Jazz Services http://www.jazzservices.org.uk
33 Records http://www.33jazz.com
'33' was created in 1990 to develop a wider market for jazz and related music artists passing through the defunct 33 Jazz Club.
Over the past 20 years '33' have, via the 33 Jazz and 33 WM labels, released over 250 albums of contemporary jazz and world music.
The label has developed an ongoing creative relationship with the vocalist Tina May
Tina May
Tina May is an English female jazz vocalist who has recorded several albums on the 33 Records label, born in Gloucester, U.K.. She lived in Frampton-on-Severn when she was young, and attended Stroud High School. Her ex-husband, Clark Tracey, appears on most of her albums for the label. May has...
, since the release of her debut album 'Never Let Me Go'
in 1992.
The label was founded by musician / producer Paul Jolly, whose previous work includes playing with '70's progressive rock band Sweet Slag, and leading improvising musicians such as
Maggie Nicols
Maggie Nicols
Maggie Nicols , is a Scottish free-jazz and improvising vocalist, dancer, and performer.-Early life and career:...
, The Loverly Band, the People Band and EAWO. His professional work included tours of Europe and the Far East. He also appeared, playing as a member of the Krakow Jazz Ensemble, in the Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis
Michael "Mike" Figgis is an English film director, writer, and composer.-Personal life:Figgis was born in Carlisle, England and grew up in Africa. Figgis for several years had a relationship with the actress Saffron Burrows and cast her in several films...
film 'Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday is the 1988 feature film debut of director Mike Figgis. Starring Sean Bean, Tommy Lee Jones, Sting and Melanie Griffith, it is an atmospheric, noirish thriller. The notable jazz soundtrack is also by Figgis. Being set in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the film is something of an homage...
' which featured Sting, Melanie Griffiths & Tommy Lee Jones.
Among leading UK artists represented on the '33' label are singers Tina May
Tina May
Tina May is an English female jazz vocalist who has recorded several albums on the 33 Records label, born in Gloucester, U.K.. She lived in Frampton-on-Severn when she was young, and attended Stroud High School. Her ex-husband, Clark Tracey, appears on most of her albums for the label. May has...
, Jacqui Hicks, Juliet Kelly, Louise Gibbs, Paula Rae Gibson
Paula Rae Gibson
Paula Rae Gibson is a photographer, singer-songwriter and filmmaker. She is the widow of film director Brian Gibson and has one daughter.-Work:...
, Zoe Schwarz; saxophonists Theo Travis
Theo Travis
Theo Travis is a British saxophonist and flautist.Travis received his degree in flute and saxophone from the University of Manchester and has worked among others with Robert Fripp, Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bill Nelson, Bass Communion, No-Man, Steven Wilson, David Sylvian, Harold Budd,...
, Ed Jones, Dick Heckstall-Smith
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Dick Heckstall-Smith was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most important English blues-rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:...
,
Don Weller, Martin Speake; trumpet players Damon Brown; pianists Tim Richards, Jonathan Gee, Mike Gorman, Andrea Vicari, Kate Williams, Alex Hutton; and harmonica player Julian Jackson.
International artists represented include: American vocalists Deborah Brown, Shaynee Rainbolt, Jackie Ryan, Kat Gang, Sandi Russell and Gospel singer LD Frazier, UK based Australian vocalist Karen Lane, UK based American composer/band leader Scott Stroman, saxophonist Michael Hashim, UK based German composer / pianist Hans Koller, and Italian artists including pianists Andrea Pozza and Aisha HR, bassist Silvia Bolognesi, and the saxophonist Renato D'Aiello.
Among major releases from the label are the following highly acclaimed albums:
Dick Heckstall-Smith's - Celtic Steppes
Tina May's - Tina May Sings The Ray Bryant Songbook
Hans Koller's - London Ear (featuring the legendary saxophonist Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy
Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
)
Clark Tracey's - We've Been Expecting You
Renato D'Aiello - Sintetico
John Law's - Art of Sound' (volumes 1-4)
Theo Travis - Heart of the Sun
Paula Rae Gibson - No More Tiptoes
Stan Tracey's - The Durham Connection
Zoë Schwarz & Rob Koral's - Celebration
Sources
The Rough Guide to Jazz
All About Jazz http://www.allaboutjazz.com
The Jazz Rag Magazine
Jazz Services http://www.jazzservices.org.uk
33 Records http://www.33jazz.com