Empirical - All For One
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Internationally acclaimed live performances, topping critic’s polls and winning armfuls of awards have all helped EMPIRICAL become one of the most feted British jazz bands of recent years.
Yet risk taking has always been their hallmark. Tabula Rasa, their ambitious new double album, takes things even further as they integrate the Benyounes String quartet into an expansive M-Base-meets-Messiaen sound palette. Selwyn Harris discovers it’s complete trust, camaraderie, and many a hearty meal that underpins their collective desire to go for broke
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