Sean Khan

Sean Khan is a London-based composer, saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Though primarily known as a jazz musician and leader of the <a href="spotify:artist:0vUg0FAvMtuKZRBxeljebW">SK Radicals</a>, he issued the first broken beat album, When Will We Belong?, for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Goya%22">Goya</a> in 2001. The album established him as one of the London beat scene's pioneers, which led to collaborative work with <a href="spotify:artist:3UbnYRfDPL3L74oFrJJxxv">Bugz in the Attic</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1x2aM48UiN5WoQL6ISEPvz">Kaidi Tatham</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:6K3loJxbWoXzVycXOBKh7P">Mark De Clive-Lowe</a>, among others. In 2009, he signed to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Far+Out+Recordings%22">Far Out Recordings</a> and released his solo debut Slow Burner in 2011, showcasing his first full jazz exploration. In 2015 he followed it up with Muriel, a tribute to his late mother. It featured vocal appearances by British neo-soul pioneer <a href="spotify:artist:0BzTIDnFI4pvhy7vVNd41Z">Omar</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5H6KAuCOwgEpQXx6WKYCcN">Heidi Vogel</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7EOGQyjEjYEvsGx6KSQUem">Sabrina Malheiros</a>. It inspired remixes by <a href="spotify:artist:0IvTgqmNuZwVjEkkjzxLha">Henry Wu</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1BlBZ9jQGOjmj6Zykgg43L">4Hero</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:5dUI54FMDxPqaXbNs4kLpB">Nicola Conte</a>. 2018 saw the release of the globally acclaimed Palmares, featuring Hermeto Paschoal. The collaboration included the Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist on most cuts as well as <a href="spotify:artist:5lYcr7Yue9FUB7MJDBtTJx">Azymuth</a> drummer <a href="spotify:artist:2dfKG7aNtsTiPXBkXqQbVa">Ivan "Mamao" Conti</a> and Fabio Paschoal on percussion. <a href="spotify:artist:5H6KAuCOwgEpQXx6WKYCcN">Vogel</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7EOGQyjEjYEvsGx6KSQUem">Malheiros</a> provided vocals. A cult hit, the set's singles were spun in clubs from Rio to Los Angeles to Bristol. In 2021, Khan issued Supreme Love: A Journey Through Coltrane, his debut offering for <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22BBE%22">BBE</a>. Performed by several small to medium-sized ensembles, its orchestrations included strings, harp, and <a href="spotify:artist:5H6KAuCOwgEpQXx6WKYCcN">Vogel</a>'s vocals. Split between <a href="spotify:artist:2hGh5VOeeqimQFxqXvfCUf">Coltrane</a> tunes and originals inspired by them, its final two tracks appeared as remixes by <a href="spotify:artist:1x2aM48UiN5WoQL6ISEPvz">Tatham</a>. ~ Thom Jurek, Rovi