George Garford | Saxophonist / Composer / Improviser

George is a saxophonist, composer and improviser active in the UK's intersecting contemporary jazz & improvised music scenes.

George leads ideasthesia, a contemporary jazz quintet that explores his original compositions. He also writes & plays with the post-fusion group dreamscapes & co-leads free-improvising quartet let forever be delayed.

Currently, George co-curates monthly cult improvised music club ~ the pool ~ with lap steel guitarist John Bisset in Stoke Newington.

Hailing from Cambridgeshire and based in London since 2017, George has established himself as a prolific collaborator and sideman.

Known for his distinct voice as an altoist, George's unique sensibility and personal sound compliments a variety of ensembles and projects.

He can regularly be heard playing a diversity of music(s) around the UK, at venues including The Vortex, Cafe OTO, The Jazz Cafe Camden, Oliver's Jazz Bar, Birmingham Symphony Hall and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club

 Frequent collaborators include:

Julien Durand, Dan Kemshell, Tara Cunningham, Olivia Murphy (OMJO), Torin Davies, Josh Walker-Martin, Sam Eastmond, John Bisset, Angharad Davies, Cameron Scott  (CSJO), Myra Brownbridge, Leo Morland, London Improvisers Orchestra etc.

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