Andrew McCormack returns with Graviton: The Calling album and video
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Award-winning pianist Andrew McCormack storms back with the second volume of music from his Graviton project, with new album The Calling, released on 7 June on the Ubuntu Music imprint.
The pianist’s band now features Brit-jazz rhythm section kings Tom Herbert on bass and Joshua Blackmore on drums, alongside vocalist Noemi Nuti and saxophonist Josh Arcoleo, who both appeared on the group’s eponymous 2017 debut. Initially inspired by the complex rhythms and hook-laden harmonies of Arminian piano star Tigran Hamasyan, this second album features a tighter, more melodic sound, with the new music underpinned by an overarching concept of a hero following ‘the calling’, and staying on that path no matter the cost or consequences.
The title track is released as a single on Friday 24 May – see the video below – with the album getting its official launch at The Vortex, Dalston on 13 June. The band then play the following dates: NQ Jazz, Manchester (1 Jul); The Flute and Tankard, Cardiff (2 Jul) and 606 Club, London (1 Aug).
– Mike Flynn
For more info visit www.mccormackmusic.com