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Jess Gillam is inviting listeners on an extraordinary musical journey with the announcement of \u2018SHINE\u2019, her new album arriving October 9 on Decca Classics. Spanning 900 years of music, the acclaimed saxophonist and broadcaster brings together everything from Hildegard of Bingen and C.P.E. Bach to Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell and David Bowie in a collection built around one simple idea: music that lifts people up.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had one ambition with this project: to make an album that would make people smile,\u201d says Gillam. \u201cI wrote down an album manifesto about a year ago and it simply said: BIG ENERGY. BEAUTY. MUSIC TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE. MUSIC TO LIFT PEOPLE UP.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018SHINE\u2019 blends folk traditions, Baroque masterworks, jazz, classical music and contemporary songwriting into an eclectic programme that reflects Gillam\u2019s lifelong musical influences. Alongside familiar favourites are new discoveries, creating an album that celebrates connection, curiosity and the joy of sharing music across generations.<\/p>\n
Recorded over three days at School Farm Studios in Cambridgeshire, \u2018SHINE\u2019 marks Gillam\u2019s first album as a co-producer. She worked alongside Norwegian violinist and Barokksolistene artistic director Bjarte Eike, bassist Sam Becker and engineer and mixer Will Purton, joined by an exceptional ensemble including Max Baillie, Ellie Consta, Ali Vennart, Hadewych van Gent, Sam Wilson and Leif Kaner-Lidstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n
The album features music by Rune Tonsgaard S\u00f8rensen, Barbara Strozzi, Ruaidhr\u00ed Dall \u00d3 Cath\u00e1in, C.P.E. Bach, Sidney Bechet, Barbara Thompson, Joni Mitchell, Corelli, David Bowie and Hildegard of Bingen, while the original improvisation \u201cPrelude to Hildegard\u201d provides a deeply personal bridge into the album\u2019s closing work.<\/p>\n
Already one of Britain\u2019s most celebrated classical musicians, Gillam continues to redefine what a modern classical career can be. The first saxophonist signed to Decca Classics, she has become an award-winning broadcaster through BBC Radio 3\u2019s \u2018This Classical Life\u2019, performed at the BBC\u2019s Last Night of the Proms as its youngest-ever soloist and earned an MBE for services to music.<\/p>\n
The music from \u2018SHINE\u2019 will come to life throughout 2026 with performances at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Hamburg\u2019s Elbphilharmonie, Lichfield Festival and a series of UK concerts following the album\u2019s release. Gillam will also appear at the BBC Proms before beginning her tenure as Artist in Residence with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n
\u2018SHINE\u2019 is an inspired celebration of music\u2019s ability to connect people across centuries, cultures and genres, showcasing Jess Gillam\u2019s remarkable artistry and boundless musical curiosity.<\/p>\n
Track Listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cShine You No More\u201d (Rune Tonsgaard S\u00f8rensen)<\/p>\n
\u201cJig of Life\u201d (Kate Bush)<\/p>\n
\u201cChe si pu\u00f2 fare?\u201d (Barbara Strozzi)<\/p>\n
\u201cTabhair dom do l\u00e1mh\u201d (Ruaidhr\u00ed Dall \u00d3 Cath\u00e1in)<\/p>\n
\u201cFlute Concerto in A minor, H.431 \u2013 I. Allegro assai\u201d (C.P.E. Bach)<\/p>\n
\u201cPetite Fleur\u201d (Sidney Bechet)<\/p>\n
\u201cTribute to Sidney Bechet\u201d (Barbara Thompson)<\/p>\n
\u201cA Case of You\u201d (Joni Mitchell)<\/p>\n
\u201cLa Folia\u201d (Corelli)<\/p>\n
\u201cLife on Mars?\u201d (David Bowie)<\/p>\n
\u201cPrelude to Hildegard\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSpiritus sanctus vivificans\u201d (Hildegard of Bingen)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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