Jonny Phillips (musician)

Jonny Phillips (born 11 January 1971, in Kendal, Cumbria, England) is an English jazz guitarist and composer.[1] He played the violin and studied theory from the age of five, however he swapped to guitar at fifteen to study jazz, Brazilian and African music. After his studies at Newcastle College of Music, Phillips moved to London where he set up his group Oriole, with whom he has released three albums on the F-IRE Collective label. Oriole'’ are perhaps one of the few groups to feature two Mercury nominated artists: Ben Davis on cello and Seb Rochford on drums.[2] Phillips is now based in South London after three and a half years living in Andalusia, Spain.

Oriole

Albums

Lineup

Magical Realism

The music of Oriole has on occasion been associated with magical realist literature.[7]

Associated bands

Phillips has also played and recorded with:

Discography

Reviews

References

  1. John L. Walters (2006-05-27). "CD: Oriole, Migration | Music". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. John L Walters (2006-09-06). "Oriole, Vortex, London | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. "F-IRE Collective-Releases | Live Jazz Music | Live Music London | Jazz Bands | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  4. "F-IRE Collective-Releases | Live Jazz Music | Live Music London | Jazz Bands | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  5. "F-IRE Collective-Releases | Live Jazz Music | Live Music London | Jazz Bands | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  6. "F-IRE Collective - Bands - Oriole | Live Jazz Music | Live Music London | Jazz Bands | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  7. All About Jazz. "Jonny Phillips | Jazz | Guitar". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  8. All About Jazz (2006-01-20). "Julia Biel | Not Alone". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  9. All About Jazz (2005-03-24). "Polar Bear | Held On The Tips Of Fingers". Allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  10. "Soothsayers | Tangled Roots". CD Baby. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  11. "F-IRE Collective - Releases: ZOOM! European Jazz Collectives | Live Jazz Music | Live Music London | Jazz Bands | FIRE Collective". F-ire.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.

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