This, my offering for summer solstice 2021 - Day of Light - from my heart, in the spirit of love, healing, and unity. 
It remains deliberately unfinished as we, humanity, have more to do. What happens next is our collective choice.

Summer Solstice - Day of Light

Satori is a brand new band from Perrier award winning saxophonist Josephine Davies, featuring the remarkable talents of drummer and percussionist Paul Clarvis, and bassist Dave Whitford.

Satori: Something Small

Satori: Paradoxy

From our debut album out now on Whirlwind Recordings.
Updates available at: http://www.josephinedavies.co.uk/
To watch tracks from a live gig: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc8bgaexrAiQbefYB5xUMDA?view_as=public

Satori: Insomnia

From the 2010 album 'PERSPECTIVE', available from Trio records. 
Personnel: Josephine Davies (tenor sax), Robbie Robson (trumpet), Ross Stanley (piano), Dave Whitford (bass), Nick Smalley (drums)

The Picasso Suite - excerpt

Magister Ludi

This was recorded live at St James Wine Vaults in Bath on 06.02.18 with Oli Hayhurst (bass) and Paul Clarvis (drums). According to the Independent (Aug 17), drinking wine can make you more creative - so we experimented on this gig.

Satori - Isfahan

This is from a live gig in Bath on 6th February 2018, with Paul Clarvis (drums) and Oli Hayhurst (bass).

Snakes - Live

Intrepid Shoes Album Launch

The first track from Satori's second album 'In the Corners of Clouds' out now on Whirlwind Recordings 
https://josephinedavies.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-corners-of-clouds

Wabi - Sabi

Voice - Brigitte Beraha
Piano - Alcyona Mick
Soprano Saxophone - Josephine Davies
Poem - William Blake
Recording - Jac Jones

Poison Tree

An improvised piece of music around the poem 'Shetland Winter' by Gwendoline Coates
Recorded live @ the Vortex, London on 31.07.19
www.josephinedavies.co.uk/orenda
Brigitte Beraha: voice
Alcyona Mick: piano
Josephine Davies: tenor saxophone

Orenda - Shetland Winter

A live performance in the beautiful space RomanFabrik in Frankfurt with the truly spectacular musicians Dave Whitford (bass) and Will Glaser (drums). This tune is going to be recorded for the third album, to be released next year on Whirlwind Recordings
www.whirlwindrecordings.com
www.josephinedavies.co.uk

Satori - Nirodha

Satori - Wabi-Sabi live @Bonington Theatre

Yggdrasil is an immense tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse mythology.

Yggdrasil

Live from Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton
05.12.19
James Maddren - drums
Dave Whitford - bass
Garry Corbett - photos

Satori - Samvego

North Of Everywhere

Extract from my big band gig featuring tenor saxophonists James Allsopp and George Crowley

The Brink

A live performance from the 'Enso Ensemble' 2019
Bass clarinet: Tamar Osborn
Soprano saxophone: Mike Chillingworth
Flute: Sam Bullard
Piano: Tom Cawley

Aletheia

Josephine is a saxophonist and composer at the forefront of the contemporary British jazz scene. Winner of the 2019 best jazz instrumentalist UK Parliamentary Award, and winner of the Perrier Award whilst studying at the Guildhall School of Music, she has continued to play and write for various ensembles including her quintet, the  London Jazz Orchestra, and her new projects 'Satori' and 'Orenda'.

Josephine Davies

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