It's a 26 April release for new album Ninety Degrees Gravity by acclaimed saxophonist composer bandleader Trish Clowes. Fronting her My Iris band the album is released by UK jazz indie Basho.

Oblique, a little reminiscent of the style of Iain Ballamy, this complicated music, prog-like in places always pushes ahead and Clowes has plenty of firepower at her disposal plus lots of timbral resource complete with a careful command of contemporary jazz language that besides Ballamy also is reminiscent of some of Wayne Shorter’s methodology.

Strong on both group interplay and compositional skill this is one of the most outstanding new UK jazz albums to be released this year.

Clowes has been selected to perform at the Made in the UK series to be held in New York state later in 2019 and she will be touring the album in May and June in the UK. SG
Ross Stanley, above left, James Maddren, Trish Clowes and Chris Montague.