Party: Josephine Davies: Satori

Party: Josephine Davies: Satori

"A truly gifted and imaginative saxophonist, Davies undoubtedly possesses the art of the improviser and has produced an album of exuberant lyricism and consistently engaging tunes" - All About Jazz

Josephine Davies sax, Paul Clarvis percussion, Dave Whitford ~ bass

Playing drums from childhood, Paul Clarvis at school and performed with the National Youth Orchestra. Among jazz musicians with whom Clarvis has worked with include Alan Barnes, Gordon Beck, Tim Garland, John Law, Henry Lowther, Sam Rivers, Andy Sheppard, and Stan Sulzmann.

Dave Whitford held the bass chair in the award winning Cornwall Youth Jazz Orchestra and worked in a variety of musical genres. Dave quickly established himself as one of the most in demand young bass players in London.

An improvisatory trio project reflecting the definition of its Buddhist title "Satori" – a moment of enlightening presence and inner spaciousness away from the clutter of thought – finds British saxophonist and composer Josephine Davies collaborating with sidemen Dave Whitford and Paul in an immersive album of chordless originals.