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Love Story Theme (Arr. Campbell)
Where Are We Now? (Bowie)
Iturralde: Pequeua Czarda - Peque?a Czarda
Jess Gillam - Youngest classical #1 saxophonist ever!
1 Iturralde/Pequena Czarda
2 Kate Bush/This Woman's Work
3 Marcello/Adagio
4 Milhaud/Brasileira
5 Williams/Closing In
6 Nyman/If
7 Harle/RANT!
8 Bowie/Where Are we Now
9 Kurt Weill/Je ne t'aime pas
10 Dowland/Flow My Tears (feat. Milos)
11 Wiedoeft/Valse Vanite
12 Shostakovich/Waltz 2
13 Trad. Dark Eyes
14 Theme from Love Story
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This is the debut album from the trailblazing saxophonist and rising star, Jess Gillam. The first saxophonist to sign to Decca Classics and the winner of the "Sound of Classical Poll" at the Classic Brits, Jess presents a stunning collection of tracks that reflect her varied and colorful musical tastes and inspirations. Includes beautiful cover versions from two of Jess's biggest heroes, Kate Bush and David Bowie, and film music hits from John Williams and Michael Nyman.

  • Listen to Jess Gillam chat with Northern Florida's WFSU: Public Media
    Posted At: December 7, 2022 12:00 AM
    Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess Gillam is animating the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality. She has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms. Passionate about inspiring and bringing joy to people through m...
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  • Jess Gillam chats about 'Time' with VPM Music
    Posted At: November 17, 2022 12:00 AM
    Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess Gillam is animating the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality. She has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms. Passionate about inspiring and bringing joy to people through m...
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  • Jess Gillam chats with US Radio
    Posted At: October 19, 2022 12:00 AM
    Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess Gillam is animating the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality. She has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at the Last Night of the Proms. Passionate about inspiring and bringing joy to people through m...
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  • Jess Gillam's astute curatorial ability speaks to new recording; 'Time' / textura
    Posted At: December 10, 2020 12:00 AM

    Whereas Jess Gillam's aptly titled debut album Rise encompassed numerous genres, her superb follow-up sharpens the focus to music inspired by minimalism. That gives the result a slightly more cohesive quality, though the debut hardly suffered for being panoramic. Furthermore, as a label minimalism is today more loosely applied than when it was coined, and consistent with that Time includes material b...
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  • Jess Gillam is inviting singers and instrumentalists from around the world to join her in mass virtual music-making for Christmas / The Mail
    Posted At: November 4, 2020 12:00 AM

    The musical sensation is due to host the third Jess Gillam Virtual Scratch Orchestra. The track to be played will be Christmas favourite Sleigh Ride, written in 1948 by Leroy Anderson and recorded by The Ronnettes, Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby. Today the saxophonist launches the call-out for musicians young and old to film themselves performing the piece using parts made available on her website. Ther...
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  • Jess Gillam's 'Time' mirrors the arc of energy in a passing day and the constant orbit of our existence / Something Else!
    Posted At: October 2, 2020 12:00 AM

    There are few musicians who are collaborating with luminaries such as Michael Nyman, Bjork, Philip Glass, James Blake and Max Richter among others while still in their early 20s. There are also few artists who can play their first concert to a semi-packed, socially distanced concert hall after a six-month hiatus and deliver a performance which felt as if she had played without a break. Jess Gillam is...
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  • Jess Gillam's 'Time' features music rooted in minimalism, with a track sequence shaped to mirror the flow of energy in a 24-hour cycle / WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: September 30, 2020 12:00 AM

    Jess Gillam is the trailblazing young artist forging a new path in classical music and carving out a new repertoire landscape for her instrument – the saxophone. Curated by Gillam herself, Time features music rooted in minimalism, with a track sequence shaped to mirror the flow of energy in a 24-hour cycle. The album is centered around Michael Nyman's virtuosic Where the Bee Dances&n...
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  • Jess Gillam joins BBC Proms TV line-up / Music Week
    Posted At: July 5, 2019 12:00 AM

    BBC Music has announced its plans for TV coverage of the BBC Proms, including the addition of Jess Gillam to presenting duties. Extensive coverage of the world's largest classical music festival – which runs July 19 to September 14 – will be available across BBC TV and Radio. Twenty-five Proms concerts will be screened on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and CBeebies, alongside the full coverage on...
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  • Jess Gillam - Rise is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: July 1, 2019 12:00 AM

    This is the debut album from the trailblazing saxophonist and rising star, Jess Gillam. The first saxophonist to sign to Decca Classics and the winner of the "Sound of Classical Poll" at the Classic Brits, Jess presents a stunning collection of tracks that reflect her varied and colorful musical tastes and inspirations. Includes beautiful cover versions from two of Jess'...
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  • Jess Gillam - Rise is the KUSC: Album Of the Week
    Posted At: June 24, 2019 12:00 AM

    Jess Gillam is a 20-year-old British saxophonist, known for being one of the most exciting emerging artists in classical music. Her debut album, Rise, is an engaging mix of music originally composed for saxophone and arrangements, with composers ranging from the Baroque period to Michael Nyman and Darius Milhaud, from Britten to Bartok and even some Bowie. Performing on a soprano saxophone, Gillam made a...
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  • Jess Gillam - Rise is the KDFC: Album Of the Week
    Posted At: June 24, 2019 12:00 AM

    Jess Gillam is a 20-year-old British saxophonist, known for being one of the most exciting emerging artists in classical music. Her debut album, Rise, is an engaging mix of music originally composed for saxophone and arrangements, with composers ranging from the Baroque period to Michael Nyman and Darius Milhaud, from Britten to Bartok and even some Bowie. Performing on a soprano saxophone, Gillam m...
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  • Jess Gillam is the youngest classical #1 saxophonist ever
    Posted At: May 15, 2019 12:00 AM

    Hailing from Ulverston in Cumbria, Jess Gillam is blazing a trail in the music world with her outstanding talent and infectious personality. She is the first saxophone player to sign an exclusive recording deal with Decca Classics and has already released three digital singles on the label as well as her new album 'Rise.' The winner of the "Sound of Classical Poll" at the Classic Brits, ...
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  • Jess Gillam's 'Rise' stays atop CLASSIC fM chart with Ludovico Einaudi's 'Seven Days Walking - Day 1 & 2' both in top spots
    Posted At: May 13, 2019 12:00 AM

    The top 5 remain unchanged this week, but six new entries enter the Classic FM chart with Jess Gillam's debut album Rise staying the favourite at No. 1, Andrea Bocelli's Sì at No. 2 and Einaudi's first album in his seven-album journey Seven Days Walking – Day One at No. 3. Six new entries make it on to the chart, including solo piano albums, choral work, and some unusual symphoni...
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  • Jess Gillam becomes youngest ever saxophonist to reach top spot on UK 'classical album charts' / The Irish News
    Posted At: May 4, 2019 12:00 AM

    On the classical album charts, Jess Gillam, 20, has become the youngest ever saxophonist to reach the top spot with her album Rise. She said: "If someone had told me – when I first picked up a saxophone in the Barracudas Carnival Band in Barrow-on-Furness – that I would get a classical number one for my first album release, I wouldn't have believed them in a million years! It has been so exci...
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  • 'Rise' reflects Jess Gillam's democratic, joyful and eclectic approach to music making / ArtMuseLondon
    Posted At: April 26, 2019 12:00 AM

    Rise, Jess Gillam's debut disc,  and offers an enjoyably varied selection across genres of music which has inspired her, including This Woman's Work by Kate Bush – as tender and tear-jerkingly poignant as the original – and Where Are We Now? from David Bowie's penultimate album (in an arrangement by Jess's teacher and mentor John Harle). These sit well with works by composers as dive...
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