Gondwana Records
Matthew Halsall is an English jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, producer and founder of the independent jazz label Gondwana Records, based in Manchester.
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- Matthew Halsall
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- 2008
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- Manchester
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Matthew Halsall is an English jazz musician, trumpeter, composer, producer and founder of the independent jazz label Gondwana Records, based in Manchester.
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• Name — Matthew Halsall • Origin — Manchester, United Kingdom • Genre — Jazz • Instrument — Trumpet • Label — Gondwana Records • Website — www.matthewhalsall.com
Biography
Biography
Halsall released his debut album Sending My Love in 2008, which was also the first release on his label Gondwana Records, followed by Colour Yes in 2009. Success came with his third album On the Go in 2011, awarded the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winners Award, and nominated as best jazz act in the 2011 MOBO Awards. In 2012 the fourth album Fletcher Moss Park was released, and in 2014 he released his fifth album When the World Was One with the eight-member group Gondwana Orchestra. This album was awarded iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014. In 2015 Into Forever, and a remix of On the Go in 2016, were released. In 2019 he released Oneness. 2020's Salute To The Sun marks the debut of his new band, with young musicians from Manchester. The album draws inspiration from themes of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature. Halsall released his latest album An Ever Changing View on 8 September 2023.
Gondwana Records
Gondwana Records
Gondwana Records is an independent record label based in Manchester, UK. The label was founded in 2008 by Halsall and has released music by artists including Hania Rani, GoGo Penguin, Jasmine Myra, Caoilfhionn Rose and Portico Quartet.
Music style
Music style
Halsall's music is inspired by the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis, with trip hop influences following in the footsteps of The Cinematic Orchestra.
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• Sending My Love (2008) • Colour Yes (2009) • On the Go (2011) • Fletcher Moss Park (2012) • Oneness (2019) • Salute To The Sun (2020) • An Ever Changing View (2023)
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra
• When the World Was One (2014) • Into Forever (2015)
EPs
EPs
• The Temple Within (2022) • Changing Earth (2022) • Bright Sparkling Light (2024)
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Singles
• "Journey in Satchidananda" / "Blue Nile" (2015)
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- 1.Fordham, John. Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: When the World Was One review – jazz looks far east. The Guardian. 29 May 2014.
- 2.Album: Matthew Halsall, Colour Yes (Gondwana). The Independent. 29 November 2009.
- 3.Album: Matthew Halsall, On the Go (Gondwana). The Independent. 16 April 2011.
- 4.Matthew Halsall: Matthew Halsall: On the Go (Special Edition) album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. July 2016.
- 5.Pickup, Oliver. GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE AWARDS. Mixmag.
- 6.SOFI. Matthew Halsall Blows His Trumpet. Properganda Online.
- 7.MOBO Awards 2011 nominations. The Independent. 31 August 2011.
- 8.Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park – review. The Guardian. 20 December 2012.
- 9.Album: Matthew Halsall, Fletcher Moss Park (Gondwana). The Independent. 20 October 2012.
- 10.iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014 for Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra. Gondwana Records.
- 11.Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Into Forever review – frequently gorgeous. The Guardian. 24 September 2015.
- 12.Matthew Halsall: Oneness album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. 17 December 2019.
- 13.Matthew Halsall: Salute To The Sun album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. 7 November 2020.
- 14.Video of the Day: Matthew Halsall shares 'Water Street' video and announces new album An Ever Changing View. Jazzwise.
- 15.Fordham, John. Fanfares: GoGoPenguin – review. The Guardian. 2012-12-06. 0261-3077.
- 16.Kalia, Ammar. Jasmine Myra: Rising review – gently insistent jazz. The Guardian. 2024-05-18. 0261-3077.
- 17.Lewis, John. Portico Quartet: Art in the Age of Automation review – reunited foursome make dreamy, layered trance. The Guardian. 2017-08-24. 0261-3077.
- 18.Spicer, Daniel. Matthew Halsall on the Go Review. BBC Music.
- 19.Matthew Halsall: Colour Yes album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. 2 November 2009.
- 20.Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. 21 October 2012.
- 21.Spicer, Daniel. BBC - Music - Review of Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park. BBC Music.
- 22.Review. Jazzwise.
- 23.Endless summer: why sunny, out-of-season albums are in this winter. The Guardian. 27 November 2020.
- 24.Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Into Forever album review @ All About Jazz. All About Jazz. 30 September 2015.
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