Chasing
Rainbows, the second album from Babelfish, has all of the understated musical
virtues which were appreciated in the group's first album in 2012. Here again,
the listener will find proof that musical strength has nothing whatsoever to do
with high volume. It is very well known in UK jazz circles quite what a technically
accomplished vocalist Brigitte Beraha, and she proves that again here. But what
has also happened is a deepening of the emotional content.
It is not just
subtle musical half-lights which are caught on the wing and are there to be
enjoyed, every song here is alive with flickering emotions, impulses and
questions. (Sebastian Scotney, March 2015) Brigitte Beraha writes about Chasing
Rainbows: "This album is about love, the cycles and stages of
relationships, just love in many different forms (including love for sushi!).
When singing with words, I try to keep those simple, and yet not necessarily
obvious in their meaning, and to do more with emotions, senses rather than
words.
That's how I live, really." A collaboration between two of the UK's
finest jazz artists Barry Green (piano) and Brigitte Beraha (voice), the band
also features legends Chris Laurence (double bass) and Paul Clarvis
(percussion). Between them they have played and recorded with Kenny Wheeler,
John Surman, Sarah Vaughan, Norma Winstone, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Lee
Konitz and many more. Their debut album Babelfish received rave reviews and was
picked by Sebastian Scotney, founder of LondonJazz, as his top album of 2012.
Their second album " Chasing Rainbows" is out in April, a new collection
of music they love,regardless of where it comes from - Songs in English,
French, Portuguese and Italian, from original songs about love to fast paced
compositions about sushi; from free Jazz to their take on Contemporary
classical songs, each Babelfish performance is fearless, fresh and mesmerising.
"These gracious and wonderfully talented musicians delivered an exciting
and unusual combination of music...
The visible joy of this band working
together on stage was transferred to the audience." LondonJazz
"Babelfish are a definition of a contemporary jazz class act." John
Fordham, The Guardian "Brigitte should already be up there with the stars.
She has a tremendous future to explore, one which we'll be watching with great
expectations". Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth CBE "Brigitte's
voice and writing have truly matured to another soaring level" Rufus Reid / Amazon
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