Chip Wickham – The Eternal Now

Saxophonist, flautist and producer Chip Wickham casts a formidable shadow across the worldwide jazz landscape. Originally from Brighton, but now dividing his time between the UK, Spain and the Middle-East, he has made a name for himself with a series of beautifully crafted solo albums that draw equally on the hard swinging spiritual jazz of Roland Kirk, Yusef Lateef and Sahih Shihab, alongside the music of British jazz legends such as Tubby Hayes and Harold McNair and the more contemporary sounds of Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive and Robert Glasper. His close working relationship with Matthew Halsalls Gondwana Records has spanned close to two decades (since he played on Halsalls 2008 debut Sending My Love) and has since released three standout releases on the label (the Cloud 10 LP, and the Astral Travelling and Love & Life EPs). Once again returning to the heralded label, he now prepares to release his elegant fifth studio album The Eternal Now.