Trish Clowes

Joe Cutler’s new album is out on Birmingham Record Company/NMC Recordings and it features the saxophone concerto he wrote for me to play with the BBC Concert Orchestra (conducted by Ben Palmer, and also featuring Ross Stanley on Hammond… and ukulele). The recording is live, taken from the premiere performance last year at the Queen…

Tonight you can watch the MY IRIS gig from the London Jazz Festival last month – it also features guest vocalist Lauren Kinsella. This gig felt totally amazing… first full band reunion! Includes a few new tunes too… Re-stream starts at 8pm! And the link is here: https://www.606club.co.uk/account/videos/606-re-stream-trish-clowes-feat-lauren-kinsella/?f= Hope you’re able to tune in! 🙂

Orchestra of the Swan have just released a single from their forthcoming album ‘Timelapse’ on Signum Classics … it features me improvising over the top of a slow movement from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and it is available here: http://smarturl.it/OotSTimelapse I had a great time recording my part at home, earlier this year during the first…

I’ve just released a new solo track on Bandcamp, massive thank you to everyone who has continued to support me and MY IRIS on that platform this year – it is hugely appreciated! I will continue to share new ideas there over the coming months as a bigger project bubbles away behind the scenes. https://trishclowes.bandcamp.com/track/up-on-the-hill

I’ve just released a new duo track with Ross Stanley on Bandcamp which was recorded just a week or so ago. Feels great to be sharing this 🙂 We hope you enjoy!! https://trishclowes.bandcamp.com/track/time photo by Dannie Price

Tonight at 6pm BST Louise McMonagle will be premiering Round By the Ness, my new piece for solo cello, as part of a concert for Living Room Live. All the info on how to watch the concert is here. The full programme is as follows: Lutoslawski – Sacher VariationAilie Robertson – SkydanceSamantha Fernando – Fault…

Yesterday, a wonderful film I wrote music for went live…! Architecture of Autonomy was designed and produced by Kristina Walsh, and it includes many, many wonderful artists, practitioners and craftspeople… (full credits below) The music is called ‘Alison’, for my mum, and it’s performed by yours truly and Ross Stanley (piano and organ). Film credits:…

I recently had the pleasure of guesting on a couple of tracks for a new album by bassist/songwriter Tim Harries called ’10 Songs’… if you’re interested, the album is now available on Bandcamp! I play on the last two… https://timharries.bandcamp.com/album/10-songs

Recently I was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 to write a ‘postcard’, a miniature piece for a solo instrument. I chose violin, and yesterday ‘Earworm’ was premiered on BBC Radio 3’s Breakfast programme by the brilliant Nathaniel Anderson-Frank, leader of the BBC Concert Orchestra. The piece was then broadcast again during R3’s afternoon and evening…