Name: Sean Khan Presents The Modern Jazz & Folk Ensemble
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A collective of genre-straddling talents give new life to songs by Nick Drake, John Martyn and Sandy Denny… A fascinating reset for the genre. — The Guardian More…

Release Date: 24th May 2024
Catalogue No: AJXLP774
Label: Acid Jazz

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Side A

1. She Moves Through The Fair

2. Solid Air (feat. Rosie Frater-Taylor) 06:46

3. Light Flight

4. Parasite (feat. Kindelan) 04:01

Side B

1. Things Behind The Sun

2. Who Knows Where The Time Goes

3. I've Got A Feeling (feat. Jacqui McShee) 04:05

4. Ode To Nick Drake

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Recording of the Week, Sean Khan - Presents The Modern Jazz & Folk Ensemble

24th May 2024

In a fitting nod to his Celtic heritage and eclectic taste, the Broken Beat pioneer revisits some of the most famous British folk rock tracks of the '60s and '70s with a band that refreshingly combines rising young stars and legends who reflect the spirit of the times.

With the brand new single 'Solid Air' (featuring Rosie Frater-Taylor), we announce the eponymous album from 'The Modern Jazz & Folk Ensemble', out on 24 May on Acid Jazz. It follows the release of two singles ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ (with Jacqui McShee) and the spellbinding version of Nick Drake’s ‘Parasite’ (featuring Kindelan),

Led by the trail blazing London based saxophonist Sean Khan, the album pays tribute to the sounds of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s folk revival, recast and reimagined in a jazz setting, with featured guest vocalists, including compositions by Pentangle, Sandy Denny, John Martyn and Nick Drake.

Featured singers include the legendary Pentangle lead singer Jacqui McShee, acclaimed singer-guitarist Rosie Frater-Taylor on the back of her recently released and critically acclaimed ‘Featherweight’ album on Cooking Vinyl, plus emerging artist Kindelan from vibrant Leeds folk and jazz scene.

Sean Khan is known as one of the UK’s premier saxophonists, driven by a serious work ethic and urge to create new sounds. The Modern Jazz and Folk Ensemble is his follow up to Supreme Love: A Journey Through John Coltrane released on BBE Records. His distinctive playing can be heard throughout, as he successfully connects the dots between Coltrane and Nick Drake.

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A collective of genre-straddling talents give new life to songs by Nick Drake, John Martyn and Sandy Denny… A fascinating reset for the genre.

July 2024

Let’s not be maudlin, asking ‘Who Knows Where the Time Goes?’ [...] but celebrate instead that time is now, the music is now, and very good it is too.

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