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Northern Flame

by Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat

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about

Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat return this Autumn for the release of their second album Northern Flame, a free-flowing, cinematic jazz record inspired by stories of the strength and resilience of Northern women past and present.

Developed from a commission for Lancaster Jazz Festival 2022, Northern Flame ties together tales from the history of Lancashire about lighthouse keeper Janet Raby (in first track Force of Light) and local hospice founder Sister Aine Cox (in track 3, Sister) with wider themes of light and the feeling of home.

Celebrating the launch with a debut performance at London Jazz Festival on the 12th November, key Autumn festivals (Marsden, Hull), and tour dates at Howard Assembly Rooms in Leeds, NQ Jazz in Manchester and more, the band share their ‘characteristic Northern warmth & charm’ in live settings through both the music and stories that inspire it.

Recorded at Giant Wafer Studio in Wales and produced by Ivor Novello nominated James Hamilton, the quintet explores dynamic and interplay further in this new album, which marks a more open and exploratory way of writing and recording for Johnson and Gravy Boat.

Speaking about Northern Flame Johnson says: “I’m really happy with the process and feeling of the album as a whole. It was an incredible experience to be commissioned for the first time and have time to research and write from different stories and perspectives, and to go on from there to turn those songs into a full length album has been a new and invigorating way of working for me, and I feel like that comes across.”

“The theme of light ties together all the tracks on the album, from Janet Raby’s lighthouse beam shining in the darkness, to the more figurative idea of the light shared between Sister Aine Cox MBE and hospice patient Anne Charlesworth when all hope was lost, to the light you find left on for you when coming home late. In the current dark times, I think we all need a little more light.”

credits

released November 3, 2023

Saxophone & Compositions - Emma Johnson
Electric Guitar - Fergus Vickers
Piano - Richard Jones
Double Bass - Angus Milne
Drums - Steve Hanley

Recorded by James Hamilton at Giant Wafer Studios
Mixing Engineer - James Hamilton
Mastering Engineer - Tim Thomas
Printing - Pure Music
Artwork Photography - Joe Collinson
Artwork Design - Oliver Deans

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Emma Johnson's Gravy Boat Leeds, UK

Emma Johnson’s Gravy Boat is a cinematic, melodic quintet led by Leeds based saxophonist and composer Emma Johnson.

Their second album, Northern Flame is out now supported by a national tour.

"Emma Johnson and her Gravy Boat are one of the most refreshingly imaginative and perfectly configured acts in contemporary Jazz. Surely they will be occupying bigger platforms very soon." Trust The Doc
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