4 stars, Editor’s Choice (Sep 2024) — Jazzwise

“Some of the freshest, most stimulating and most enjoyable music that I’ve heard all year” 4.5/5 — The Jazz Mann

“Absolutely brilliant” — Helen Mayhew (Jazz FM)

“The music radiates something special” — Musikansich (DE)

John’s debut album as composer/bandleader, The Northern Sea, is released 12th July 2024. Listen to and purchase the album through Bandcamp or search your preferred streaming service for ‘John Williamson The Northern Sea’.

The album draws on influences such as Konitz, Haden, Mingus and Bley, and a varied musical upbringing. Stylistically diverse, the subtly subversive writing is held together by a ruthlessly focused melodic instinct and brought to life by an all-star band, arranged in combinations from duo to sextet:

ALEX HITCHCOCK — tenor saxophone, JONNY MANSFIELD — vibraphone, JOHN WILLIAMSON — double bass, JAY DAVIS — drums, IMMY CHURCHILL — voice, ALEX WILSON — piano. Produced by NIKKI ILES.

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