Jamie Leeming

Jamie Leeming continues to shine as one of London’s most beloved jazz guitarists, a key collaborator to artists like <a href="spotify:artist:2i1CPudyCUjL50Wqjv8AMI" data-name="Alfa Mist">Alfa Mist</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1uiEZYehlNivdK3iQyAbye" data-name="Tom Misch">Tom Misch</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3yjaKJcB25XtIy23oDJjSO" data-name="Jas Kayser">Jas Kayser</a>, whose second solo album &#34;Sequent&#34; further impresses his talents as a musician and songwriter.

Gaining notoriety through his work on Alfa Mist’s string of cult-classic albums, he then stepped out solo; first in collaboration with pianist <a href="spotify:artist:2uz9ERD3U5c4F2CZDS0mzb" data-name="Maria Chiara Argirò">Maria Chiara Argirò</a> on &#34;<a href="spotify:album:10jlMuekQBrdBMe9Bvs3Dr" data-name="Flow">Flow</a>&#34;, then in 2022 with his debut album proper in &#34;<a href="spotify:album:0h53lAKeUdvII1H6B4QvbQ" data-name="Resynthesis">Resynthesis</a>&#34;.

&#34;Sequent&#34; is his long-awaited follow up. Across twelve tracks, Jamie explores the nature of change. Themes, passages and motifs make distinct reappearances across its duration, helping to build a sense of familiarity with the material and defined sense of completion at its close. The album makes a noted departure from its predecessor on several fronts. There’s a grander sense of scope as you listen, an ambition Jamie brings in his will to push the boundaries of his own musicianship and capabilities as a producer. Vintage recording techniques, inspired by albums from <a href="spotify:artist:3Bnq7jiU506HcPjRgQ43TM" data-name="Milton Nascimento">Milton Nascimento</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6L31zhaK3DUZEze55P3lYJ" data-name="Egberto Gismonti">Egberto Gismonti</a>, fuse with modern composition practices giving the album a noted edge.

Produced in conjunction with Alfa Mist, it features contributions from <a href="spotify:artist:0NrVrf231eji48nhNUJTXe" data-name="Laura Misch">Laura Misch</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:15zxwAfOdT7WmQeFWPJtKi" data-name="Sly5thAve">Sly5thAve</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:12WK0pR6DK71O5uqTHWzyE" data-name="Kaya Thomas-Dyke">Kaya Thomas-Dyke</a> (who also painted the album’s beautiful cover art), and marks the musician as an important voice amongst his contemporaries.

(Photo by Gui Sussekind)