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About Time – Malcolm Strachan

Our trumpet player Malcolm Strachan has released his debut solo album on Haggis Records

It’s available now on all digital platforms and also available on Vinyl, CD and digital direct from us on our bandcamp page

Scottish trumpeter Malcolm Strachan is a founder member of top UK funk/jazz-funk band The Haggis Horns as well as being one of the busiest session musicians in the UK today. In a professional career spanning 20 years, he’s recorded with the likes of Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jamiroquai, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Jesse Glynne, The Craig Charles Fantasy Funk Band, Black Honey, The New Mastersounds and Blue Note saxophone legend Lou Donaldson. Now he’s finally releasing his first solo album, aptly titled “About Time”, on Haggis Records and he’s going back to his original roots…Jazz

The album is a collection of original compositions, all written and arranged by Malcolm, which are firmly rooted in the classic acoustic modern jazz style typified by the great 60’s and 70’s recordings on the legendary Blue Note Records label. A nice variation of themes and tempos feature throughout the album. From full-on latin vibes to beautiful ballads, soul jazz grooves to cinematic soundtrack flavours, all woven together by a great group of experienced musicians.

Malcolm’s core quartet is himself on trumpet/flugelhorn, fellow Haggis Horns members George Cooper (piano) and Erroll Rollins (drums), plus Courtny Tomas on double bass. Featured guests are Atholl Ransome on tenor sax (The Haggis Horns), Rob Mitchell on baritone sax (Abstract Orchestra) and Danny Barley on Trombone. Strings are courtesy of Richard Curran and the percussionist is one of the finest session players in Europe, Karl Vanden Bossche (Incognito, Robert Palmer, Joss Stone, The Gorillaz, Sade, Blur – He and Malcolm met while touring with Mark Ronson)

Malcolm’s love of jazz comes from his parents. Aged 7, his jazz musician father gave him a trumpet. From then on, jazz was his life. His musical education came via music teachers, youth jazz orchestras and jazz summer schools but mostly from his dad’s record collection listening to Art Blakey and Dizzy Gillespie records and learning to improvise and solo by ear. At 18, he enrolled at Leeds College of Music and quickly immersed himself in the city’s vibrant acid jazz, funk and soul scene and from making his recording debut in 1999 with The New Mastersounds, jazz was his musical passion but took a back seat to funk/soul/pop which were the day job. Until now.

Jazz is back. The wait is over. It really is “About Time” for Malcolm Strachan

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We return to The Lantern in Halifax on the 27th September! Get your tickets here

• Friday, September 27, 2019
• 8:00 PM  11:00 PM

The Lantern is an independent Live Music Venue & Bar in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

We pride ourselves on our fun loving, all-inclusive attitude and putting on killer shows that champion live music and those working hard to keep it alive. 

Our Downstairs bar is open from Tuesday, through to Sunday, providing impeccable beverages in a relaxed atmosphere.

Check out more of our upcoming gig dates here and buy our music here

Excited to be playing in Germany again!

We play on the 9th June at 18:30 more info here