Peaceful Place by Joy Ellis
Recorded at the end of May 2021 with long-time collaborators Adam Osmianski on drums and Henrik Jensen on double bass, her new third album, entitled ‘Peaceful Place’, features Joy’s compositions reflecting on a turbulent and difficult year.
Joy writes: “Moving through the pandemic I felt there were no words I could sing to capture the grief and sense of loss that I and other people I know had experienced. Therefore I decided to compose an album with no vocals at all using my other instrument and first love, the piano.”
The release of this album is generously supported by the Help Musicians Do It Differently Fund.
‘Evocative, completely immersive, and unapologetically beautiful.’
Mike Gates, UK Vibe ★★★★★
‘Stylish maturity of composition and playing.’
Tony Benjamin, Jazzwise ★★★★ (Editor’s Choice)
‘Sparkling new album’.
Jez Nelson, Jazz FM
'Compelling melodies and an introspective north European feel; delicate, intimate - no notes are wasted in its pared-back sound’.
John Bungey, London Jazz News
Tracklist
| 1. | My Peaceful Place | 6:08 |
| 2. | Day Of Rest | 6:31 |
| 3. | Eat, Sleep, Repeat | 5:24 |
| 4. | Losing | 4:25 |
| 5. | Silver Linings | 5:06 |
| 6. | Cascade | 5:45 |
| 7. | Begin Again | 5:56 |
Credits
Joy Ellis - piano
Adam Osmianski - drums
Henrik Jensen - double bass
Recorded & mixed by Damon Sawyer at Crescent Records Studios, Wiltshire, UK, May-July 2021
Mastered by Andrew Tulloch, The Blue Studio
Artwork by Safia Kerr
Album front cover photograph by Marlon Martinez
Album inside cover photograph by Pedro Velasco
All tracks composed, arranged & produced by Joy Ellis © 2021
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Joy Ellis is a pianist, singer and composer based in London. She has toured all over the world playing jazz. Past gig highlights include Ronnie Scott’s, the London Jazz Festival, and No Black Tie Jazz Club in Kuala Lumpur. She was recently selected as one of fourteen emerging artists to work with Mercury-nominated singer ESKA on a composition residency in Manchester.