Here is a new video from my band, filmed earlier this year in London before the lockdown. Featuring

Mike Chillingworth – sax and composition
Ivo Neame – piano
Tom Farmer – bass
Jon Scott – drums

Filmed by Alexa Boutsi and Anna Grenman

If you enjoyed this track please head to Bandcamp and buy it for £1 – all proceeds will go to the Vortex Jazz Club to help support them through the Covid 19 lockdown. This is an essential, iconic British and European jazz venue and I can’t even contemplate the jazz scene without them, please buy the track (for as much as you can afford) and let’s make sure that The Vortex is around for many years to come.

While trapped for several days on a bus with fifty children Mike decided to escape his reality the only way he knew how – by immersing himself in a mathematically torturous rhythmic prison of his own design. Over the following months he attempted to make sense of the relentless polyrhythmic ear-worms which had by now burrowed deep in to his grey matter. An accord was reached, call it Stockholm syndrome if you like, so get ready as he prepares to present the fruits of his tortured psyche, with the help of some of his favourite musicians/inmates

Me, Nick Costley White, Calum Gourlay and James Maddren at the Con Cellar Bar

After a long wait my album Scratch and Sift is finally released on Two Rivers Records!

This project has been years in the making, and I’m incredibly proud of the result and excited for people to finally hear it! Digital downloads are available from bandcamp or you can buy a limited edition CD featuring Alban Low’s amazing artwork by clicking this button:

I hope you enjoy it! Drop me a line on Twitter (@mchillaz) and let me know what you think.

Featuring:

Michael Chillingworth – Alto Sax, Clarinet
Tom Challenger – Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Josh Arcoleo – Tenor Sax
George Crowley – Bass Clarinet
Lewis Wright – Vibraphone
Sam Lasserson – Bass
Jon Scott – Drums

Recorded by Ben Lamdin at Fish Factory Studios
Mixed by Alex Bonney
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork by Alban Low
Design by Paul Jolly
Executive Producer – Alya Marquardt

Michael Chillingworth – Scratch and Sift – Two Rivers Records

Michael Chillingworth – Alto Sax, Clarinet
Tom Challenger – Tenor Sax, Clarinet
Josh Arcoleo – Tenor Sax
George Crowley – Bass Clarinet
Lewis Wright – Vibraphone
Sam Lasserson – Bass
Jon Scott – Drums

Recorded by Ben Lamdin at Fish Factory Studios
Mixed by Alex Bonney
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering
Artwork by Alban Low
Design by Paul Jolly
Executive Producer – Alya Marquardt

Well, this is (nearly) it! Nearly time to unleash this thing that’s been brewing for about 3 years now. The last couple of months have been the hardest, I’ve had a stack of CDs in my flat which I’ve not been allowed to share, which has been hard. I’m really proud of this record, and I’m delighted with how it has turned out, thanks in huge part to everyone who has helped make it happen, from the musicians who played out of their skin each and every one of them, to everyone involved with the recording itself who worked their magic, the amazing artwork and design, and of course to Two Rivers Records for making it possible in the first place. I am incredibly lucky to have worked with such an incredibly accomplished group of people at every stage, and am incredibly grateful to them for believing in this project and investing so much of themselves in it.

SO. We will be performing this music and celebrating the launch of this record at The Vortex jazz club in Dalston this Monday, the 27th of June. Please come along, buy yourself a limited edition CD, tell your friends!

There are advanced tickets available here: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/362017

Visit the Two Rivers Records bandcamp page where you can pre-order the album, and where you can stream the first track for free right now. https://tworiversrecords.bandcamp.com/album/scratch-sift

For more information about the gig see the vortex website:

Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/events/282854195381032/

Here is the first track from my upcoming album on Two Rivers Records!

Featuring:
Mike Chillingworth – alto sax
Tom Challenger – tenor sax
Josh Arcoleo – tenor sax
George Crowley – bass clarinet
Lewis Wright – vibraphone
Sam Lasserson – bass
Jon Scott – drums

Recorded by Ben Lamdin at Fish Factory Studios, mixed by Alex Bonney, mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks Mastering, Artwork by Alban Low.

The album is released on the 1st of July, with limited edition CDs available as well as digital options.

Album launch 27th of June at The Vortex!

The Vortex
Two Rivers Records
Two Rivers on Bandcamp

I am very excited to announce the upcoming release of my debut album Scratch and Sift on Two Rivers Records.

The album will be released on the 1st of July 2016, following an album launch gig at The Vortex on the 27th of June.

The album features:

Michael Chillingworth – Alto Sax/Clarinet
Tom Challenger – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Josh Arcoleo – Tenor Sax
George Crowley – Bass Clarinet/Clarinet
Lewis Wright – Vibraphone
Sam Lasserson – Bass
Jon Scott – Drums

All the compositions are my own originals, watch this space for some samplers from the record coming very soon!