Empirical (jazz band)
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Empirical is a jazz
ensemble
consisting of Nathaniel Facey on alto saxophone
, Tom Farmer on double bass
Lewis Wright on vibraphone
and Shaney Forbes on drums
and frequent collaborator George Fogel piano
. Musicians who have played with band in the past include John Escreet on piano, Neil Charles on bass, Jay Phelps on Trumpet and Kit Downes on Piano.
Empirical, the band's first album, was produced by Courtney Pine
.
Out 'n' In the band's second album, was produced by Jason Yarde.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
ensemble
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
consisting of Nathaniel Facey on alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
, Tom Farmer on double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
Lewis Wright on vibraphone
Vibraphone
The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
and Shaney Forbes on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and frequent collaborator George Fogel piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. Musicians who have played with band in the past include John Escreet on piano, Neil Charles on bass, Jay Phelps on Trumpet and Kit Downes on Piano.
Empirical, the band's first album, was produced by Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine CBE is an English jazz musician. At school he studied the clarinet, although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass Clarinet and keyboards...
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Out 'n' In the band's second album, was produced by Jason Yarde.
Awards
- Parliamentary Jazz Awards Best Ensemble - 2008
- EBU/European Jazz Competition - 2008
- Peter Whittingham award - December 2007
- JazzwiseJazzwiseJazzwise Publications Limited is a UK-based specialist jazz music publisher and education company. It was founded in 1984 as a mail-order company promoting jazz and improvisation through catalogues and short courses and workshops for musicians...
Album of the year - 2007 - MojoMojo (magazine)MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
Jazz album of the year 2007