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The range of repertoire enables her to explore a wide breadth of moods and atmospheres. Dancelike pieces… contain by-now trademark Gillam-isms – lively characterisation combined with technical... — Gramophone Magazine, June 2019 More…

Release Date: 26th Apr 2019
Catalogue No: 4834862
Label: Decca
Length: 51 minutes

Opus Klassik Awards

2020

Nominee - Instrumentalist of the Year

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Iturralde: Pequeña Czarda (Arr. Harle)

Work length3:29

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Jess Gillam (soprano saxophone), Zeynep Özsuca (piano), Andee Birkett (double bass), Tippett Quartet (string quartet)
Recorded: 2018-06-29
Recording Venue: Air Edel Studios, London

Bush, K: This Woman's Work (Arr. Lawson)

Work length4:13

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Jess Gillam (saxophone)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Richard Balcombe
Recorded: 2018-11-26
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, London

Excerpt, Marcello, A: Oboe Concerto in D Minor

Work length3:42

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Jess Gillam (saxophone)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Richard Balcombe
Recorded: 2018-11-26
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, London

2. Adagio (Arr. Harle)

Track length3:42

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Milhaud: Scaramouche, suite for saxophone & piano (or orchestra), Op. 165c

Work length2:36

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Jess Gillam (soprano saxophone), Andee Birkett (double bass), Zeynep Özsuca (piano), Tippett Quartet (string quartet)
Recorded: 2018-06-29
Recording Venue: Air Edel Studios, London

3. Brazileira

Track length2:36

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Williams, John: Escapades – 1. Closing in

Work length2:44

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Jess Gillam (saxophone)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Jessica Cottis
Recorded: 2018-07-19
Recording Venue: The Colosseum, Watford

Nyman: The Diary of Anne Frank

Work length4:38

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Jess Gillam (saxophone)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Jessica Cottis
Recorded: 2018-07-19
Recording Venue: Watford Colosseum

If (Arr. Harle)

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Harle: RANT!

Work length5:54

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Jess Gillam (saxophone)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Jessica Cottis
Recorded: 2018-07-19
Recording Venue: The Colosseum, Watford

Bowie: Where are we now? (Arr. Harle)

Work length4:09

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Jess Gillam (saxophone), John Harle (double bass), Ben Dawson (piano)
BBC Concert Orchestra
Richard Balcombe
Recorded: 2018-11-26
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, London

Weill, K: Je ne t'aime pas (Arr. Campbell)

Work length4:01

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Michael Gray (violin), Jess Gillam (saxophone), Charles Mutter (violin), Benjamin Hughes (cello), Nigel Goodwin (viola), Zeynep Özsuca (piano)
Recorded: 2018-12-17
Recording Venue: Air Studios, London

Dowland: Second Booke of Songes, 1600

Work length2:17

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Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), Jess Gillam (saxophone)
Recorded: 2018-12-17
Recording Venue: Air Studios, London

2. Flow my Tears (Arr. Solomons)

Track length2:17

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Wiedoeft: Valse Vanité

Work length4:22

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Zeynep Özsuca (piano), Jess Gillam (saxophone)
Recorded: 2018-12-17
Recording Venue: Air Studios, London

Shostakovich: Suite for Variety Orchestra

Work length3:10

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Benjamin Hughes (cello), Andrew Wood (double bass), Jess Gillam (saxophone), Timothy Welch (viola), Michael Gray (violin), Ben Dawson (piano), Charles Mutter (violin)
Recorded: 2019-01-06
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, London

7. Waltz 2 (Arr. Campbell)

Track length3:10

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trad.: Dark Eyes (Arr. Harle)

Work length2:50

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Jess Gillam (alto saxophone), Andee Birkett (double bass), Tippett Quartet (string quartet), John Harle (mandolin), Zeynep Özsuca (piano)
Recorded: 2018-06-29
Recording Venue: Air Edel Studios, London

Lai, F: Love Story – Theme (Arr. Campbell)

Work length3:31

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Benjamin Hughes (cello), Jess Gillam (saxophone), Timothy Welch (viola), Andrew Wood (double bass), Michael Gray (violin), Ben Dawson (piano), Charles Mutter (violin)
Recorded: 2019-01-06
Recording Venue: Angel Studios, London

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Interview, Jess Gillam on RISE

2nd May 2019

The young saxophonist talks to Katherine about her debut solo album on Decca, released last week and including music by Dowland, Milhaud and David Bowie, plus a new commission by her teacher and producer John Harle.

Inspiring young classical saxophonist Jess Gillam presents her debut album ‘Rise’. It is a collection of pieces which showcase her phenomenal talent and diverse musical taste, ranging from Marcello and Shostakovich to David Bowie and Kate Bush.

Jess Gillam’s new album ‘Rise’ reflects her own musical journey and the pieces which have inspired her in her career. She recorded it with the BBC Concert Orchestra and chamber musicians, as well as celebrated guitarist MILOŠ, who features on the track ‘Flow My Tears’ – a transcription of the familiar Renaissance lute song by John Dowland.

The album includes beautiful cover versions of songs by two of Jess’s biggest heroes: Kate Bush’s ballad ‘This Woman’s Work’ and David Bowie’s timeless ‘Where Are We Now?’. There are also familiar hits from the world of film, such as ‘Closing In’ by John Williams (as featured in Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Catch Me If You Can), Michael Nyman’s ‘If’ (from The Diary of Anne Frank) and the bonus track, Francis Lai’s ‘Theme from Love Story’.

The recording also features two of Jess’ signature pieces: ‘Pequeña Czarda’ by Pedro Iturralde, which she played in BBC Young Musician 2016 wind category final, and Darius Milhaud’s ‘Brazileira’ from Scaramouche, which she performed to great acclaim at the Last Night of the Proms – described by BBC News as the “indisputable highlight” of last year’s spectacular event at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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June 2019

The range of repertoire enables her to explore a wide breadth of moods and atmospheres. Dancelike pieces… contain by-now trademark Gillam-isms – lively characterisation combined with technical brilliance… Harle has managed to grasp, harness and develop the multi-dimensional elements that have been innate to Gillam’s musical character since the very beginning.

26th April 2019

The infectious Gillam is already everywhere, playing, recording, broadcasting, burning with passion for her instrument and classical music, plus music of any label or none...The fewer the instruments, the better the balance, the more natural the flow, as in the Dowland duet with the guitarist Milos, or intimate romps such as Milhaud’s Brazileira, where there’s room to hear your feet tapping. Yet whomever she’s with on this gaily coloured album, Gillam still spreads joy.

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