Senegalese kora player Kadialy Kouyate appears on Journey Across the Sea and Birmingham rapper SANITY makes three effective appearances. Although it takes inspiration and song titles from her Nigerian roots (the album’s title is a nickname for the costal people in the Southeast of the country), the soundscape is almost as much south London as West Africa, hardly surprising given the stellar line-up of capital stalwarts in bassist Daniel Casimir, trombonist Rosie Turton, guitarist Shirley Tetteh, pianist Sarah Tandy and trumpeter Sheila Maurice-Grey, all of whom make the most of their moments in the spotlight. Soulful alto saxophonist Camilla George has been called a rising star for quite several years now, but with the release of her third album Ibio-Ibio on Sept 30 it feels like that celestial body has well and truly risen.Having seen Ravi raise the roof of various venues on several occasions, all I can say is: I’m in.
This most likely will include selections from his dad’s devotional classic A Love Supreme and mom’s Journey in Satchidananda, a touchstone for the UK’s spiritual jazz movement. However, on October 11 at the Barbican he is performing a full concert with his quartet dedicated solely to the “cosmic” music of his parents. Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane is the son of John and Alice and for many years he was admirably determined to forge his own path, while acknowledging and sometimes paying tribute to his heritage as the offspring of jazz royalty. AS we all know, it isn’t always easy for the offspring of famous artists who follow in their mother or father’s footsteps.
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