Preview of The Jac's third studio album "A Gathering".

As The Jac mark a decade of making music together, on 5th June they are releasing A Gathering, their new double album, through Bandcamp. 

Featuring material from their 2017 collaboration with Korean quartet Black String, plus a swathe of brand new original compositions, the album encapsulates a milestone in their sound. Recorded at Roundhead Studios in Auckland, it is a beautifully produced illustration of a band at the height of its powers; showcasing their intricate and immersive compositions; tight ensemble playing, and assertive, individual improvising voices. Two of the tracks from the album, “Beyond the Palace” and “A Gathering” were for the APRA/AMCOS Best Jazz Composition of the Year Award in 2018.

Given the emergence of Covid-19 in March 2020, The Jac’s accompanying tour has now been put on the back-burner until 2021.  A Gathering will now be released in two stages:  This is the first five of 10 tracks and the second five will be released in the lead up to the 2021 tour.

Feat.

Chris Buckland - soprano saxophone
Lex French - trumpet
Jake Baxendale - alto saxophone
Matthew Allison - trombone
Callum Allardice - guitar
Daniel Millward - piano
Nick Tipping - double bass
Shaun Anderson - drums

Recorded by Thomas Voyce and Paddy Hill at Roundhead Studios, Auckland
Mixed by Thomas Voyce.
Mastered by Arnold Kasar at Calyx Studio, Berlin.
Produced by The Jac and Thomas Voyce

Album art by Eden Fainberg

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The Jac