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Nat Birchall

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Nat Birchall is a British saxophonist, composer, and bandleader of the Nat Birchall Quartet and Nat Birchall Sextet. He lives in Derbyshire in the north of England.

Biography

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Birchall was born and lives in the North of England. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire and lived as a child Brinscall, Lancashire. His father was a tree cutter and his mother worked in the weaving mills.[1] As of 2018 he lives in rural Derbyshire.[2]

Discography

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Nat Birchall

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  • Sixth Sense (1999)[3]
  • Akhenaten (Gondwana, 2009)[4]
  • Guiding Spirit (Gondwana, 2010)[5][6][7][8]
  • Sacred Dimension (Gondwana, 2011)[9][10]
  • World Without Form (Soul and Spirit, 2012)[11][12]
  • Invocations (Jazzman, 2015)[13]
  • Creation (Soul and Spirit, 2016)[14]
  • Cosmic Language (Jazzman, 2018)[15]
  • Mysticism of Sound (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2020[16])
  • Ancient Africa (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2021) – Birchall plays reed and percussion instruments, piano, bass and drums[17]

Nat Birchall Quartet

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  • Live in Larissa by Nat Birchall Quintet (Soul and Spirit, 2014)[18]
  • The Storyteller: a Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef (2019)[19][20]

Nat Birchall Sextet

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  • Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 (Parafono, 2020)[21]

References

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  1. ^ "'I aim for a sound that conjures up vistas of sunrises and wide open landscapes'". Morning Star. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Nat Birchall Interview – 1BTN". 1WORLD, 1LOVE, 1BTN. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Nat Birchall Musician". All About Jazz Musicians. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-akhenaten-gondwana-1839114.html
  5. ^ Fordham, John (20 May 2010). "Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ^ Gendre, Kevin Le. "BBC - Music - Review of Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-guiding-spirit-gondwana-1980973.html
  9. ^ Fordham, John (8 December 2011). "Nat Birchall: Sacred Dimension – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-nat-birchall-sacred-dimension-gondwana-6265178.html
  11. ^ Fordham, John (3 January 2013). "Nat Birchall: World Without Form – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/ios-album-review-nat-birchall-world-without-form-sound-soul-and-spirit-8348271.html
  13. ^ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Invocations album review". All About Jazz. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Creation album review". All About Jazz. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Nat Birchall: Cosmic Language album review". All About Jazz. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Mysticism of Sound". Jazzwise. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Nat Birchall: Ancient Africa album review". All About Jazz. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  18. ^ Fordham, John (8 May 2014). "Nat Birchall: Live in Larissa review – penetrating Coltrane tribute". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  19. ^ Morton, Brian (22 October 2019). "Nat Birchall Quartet: The Storyteller". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Nat Birchall: The Storyteller: A Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef album review". All About Jazz. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Nat Birchall Sextet: Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 album review". All About Jazz. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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