Matthew Halsall

Matthew Halsall
Background information
Origin	Manchester, United Kingdom
Genres	Jazz
Instrument	Trumpet
Labels	Gondwana Records
Website	www.matthewhalsall.com

Matthew Halsall is an English jazz musician, composer, producer and founder of the independent jazz label Gondwana Records, based in Manchester.^[1]

Biography

Halsall released his debut album Sending My Love in 2008, which was also the first release on his label Gondwana Records, followed by Colour Yes in 2009.^[2] Success came with his third album On the Go in 2011,^[3][4] awarded the Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winners Award,^[5] and nominated as best jazz act in the 2011 MOBO Awards.^[6][7]

In 2012 the fourth album Fletcher Moss Park was released,^[8][9] and in 2014 he released his fifth album When the World Was One with the eight-member group Gondwana Orchestra.^[1] This album was awarded iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014.^[10]

In 2015 Into Forever,^[11] and a remix of On the Go in 2016, were released. In 2019 he released Oneness.^[12]

2020's Salute To The Sun^[13] marks the debut of his new band, with young musicians from Manchester. The album draws inspiration from themes of ecology, the environment and harmony with nature.

Halsall released his latest album An Ever Changing View on 8 September 2023.^[14]

Music style

Halsall's music is inspired by the spiritual jazz of Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis, with trip hop influences following in the footsteps of The Cinematic Orchestra.^[15]

Discography

Albums

Solo

• Sending My Love (2008)
• Colour Yes (2009)^[16]
• On the Go (2011)^[15]
• Fletcher Moss Park (2012)^[17][18]
• Oneness (2019)^[19]
• Salute To The Sun (2020)^[20]
• An Ever Changing View (2023)^[14]

Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra

• When the World Was One (2014)^[1]
• Into Forever (2015)^[21]

EPs

• The Temple Within (2022)
• Changing Earth (2022)

Singles

• "Journey in Satchidananda" / "Blue Nile" (2015)

References

1. Fordham, John. "Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: When the World Was One review – jazz looks far east". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
2. "Album: Matthew Halsall, Colour Yes (Gondwana)". The Independent. 29 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
3. "Album: Matthew Halsall, On the Go (Gondwana)". The Independent. 16 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
4. "Matthew Halsall: Matthew Halsall: On the Go (Special Edition) album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
5. Pickup, Oliver. "GILLES PETERSON'S WORLDWIDE AWARDS". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
6. SOFI. "Matthew Halsall Blows His Trumpet". Properganda Online. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
7. "MOBO Awards 2011 nominations". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
8. "Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park – review". The Guardian. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
9. "Album: Matthew Halsall, Fletcher Moss Park (Gondwana)". The Independent. 20 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
10. "iTunes Jazz Album of the Year 2014 for Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra". Gondwana Records. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
11. "Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Into Forever review – frequently gorgeous". The Guardian. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
12. "Matthew Halsall: Oneness album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
13. "Matthew Halsall: Salute To The Sun album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
14. "Video of the Day: Matthew Halsall shares 'Water Street' video and announces new album An Ever Changing View". Jazzwise.
15. Spicer, Daniel. "Matthew Halsall on the Go Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
16. "Matthew Halsall: Colour Yes album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
17. "Matthew Halsall: Fletcher Moss Park album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
18. Spicer, Daniel. "BBC - Music - Review of Matthew Halsall - Fletcher Moss Park". BBC Music. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
19. "Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
20. "Endless summer: why sunny, out-of-season albums are in this winter". The Guardian. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
21. "Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Matthew Halsall & the Gondwana Orchestra: Into Forever album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Matthew Halsall at AllMusic
• Matthew Halsall at BBC Music
• Matthew Halsall discography at Discogs