Harry Christelis Archives - Jazz Press by Greg Drygala

Nurture The Child / Challenge The Adult features immersive and thought-provoking original contemporary jazz by a quartet of highly acclaimed musicians, led by guitarist Harry Christelis. Due out on 17th Feb 2023 on LP, CD and digital formats via new label, Clonmell Jazz Social.

“Adventure laced with unexpected twists.” – Gonzo Circus

“A distinctive guitar / electronics generated sound world with the emphasis on ambience, colour, texture and

beauty.” – The Jazzmann

“Rarely does something within the jazz format have this much atmospheric dimension, in dreamlike environments that invite us, surreptitiously, to imagine exotic forests from other worlds.” – Rimas E. Batidas

release date: Fri 25th March 2022 (LP/ CD / DL) on Ubuntu Music

Scribbling features the explorative music of British & Portuguese guitar duo Harry Christelis & Pedro Velasco. Released on the influential Jazz and New Music label, Ubuntu, Scribbling is Christelis & Velasco’s debut release.

Created using only their guitars and pedalboard hardware, the eleven immersive tracks of thoughtprovoking compositions and improvisations on Scribbling range from melancholic tonal jazz ballads and exquisite folk melodies to distorted drones, sustained ambient textures, and dissonant bleeps. Scribbling suggests an introspective, deep, human blues alongside an imaginary response to the NASA Voyager’s Golden Record beamed back to Earth, from a land far, far away.