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    JOHN MARTIN – The Hidden Notes: spirit of adventure F-Ire Records F-IRE CD 92 John Martin: tenor saxophone; Rob Updegraff: guitar; Ralph Wyld: vibraphone; Tim Giles: drums; Tim Fairhall: double bass. This is another superb release from the F-IRE label, and certainly deserves to raise the profile of saxophonist John Martin. Over the...

“John Martin has thought (and realised) the unthinkable; harnessing all the crazy and wild multiphonic sounds that a saxophone can make, he has crafted them within the finest compositions. No small feat. These resources are hard to control, and it is a patient labour of some love for the instrument that he has succeeded where others have not dared tread…...

Dear All, I would like to invite you to come and hear some new music from my Hidden Notes project at the iconic vortex jazz club on the 25th of June.  I have spent the last four years working on expanding the sound world of the saxophone from a monophonic to a polyphonic instrument. Through the process...

I would like to invite you all to come and join us for a very special gig at kings place on the 13th of dec 2014. It’s a double bill with two of my favourite bands Metamorphic and My New Hidden Notes Quintet. This is a big one for us, so would mean a...

The Hidden Notes – 14 & 15 November I’m very happy to have some very nice gigs in this Years London Jazz festival, starting this weekend with my project the Hidden Notes. We are playing at Olivers jazz bar on the 14th and then a daytime free slot at the Forge in Camden on...

Recorded at Band on the Wall, Manchester Jazz Festival on 26 July 2013 BBC Introducing at the 2013 Manchester Jazz Festival A few weeks ago i did a gig with Metamorphic for the BBC introducing at the 2013 Manchester jazz festival. I’m very chuffed as they have chosen to play our complete set, which will...

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I am pleased to announce, that the 1st airing of my latest project ‘The Hidden Notes’ was very well received, by a packed house at The National Portrait Gallery!   The Hidden Notes Is a celebration of the saxophone and all the beautiful sounds that are hidden just beneath the surface. The project has...

Lopa Kothari with the latest releases from around the globe plus a specially recorded studio session from London-based Afrobeat collective Awale. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n6w3l...