Astonishing Device..., by Joshua Nicholls

Astonishing Device...

by Joshua Nicholls

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1.	Brewed Ginger 06:05	info
2.	Back to Me 06:21	lyrics
Upwards I glance and I see skies of gold Monuments stand to recall days of old Only that's all that I see And I'll never be free Till you're standing next to me Upwards I glance and I see skies of gold Monuments stand to recall days of old Only that's all that I see And I'll never be free Till you're standing next to me Je suis sous le ciel de Paris tous les jours But my heart is so bare that I can hardly speak If I could trade it away For the chance to say Please come back to me Please come back to me Please come back to me Please come back to me If I could trade it away For the chance to say Please come back So I will know you'll never go Won't you stay here with me
3.	Door to Narnia 08:46	info
4.	Across the Plains 05:32	info
5.	Astonishing Device… : I. … a Vocal Quartet! / II. … Millions of Sounds, Multiplying and Rising Together / III. … a Sound Entirely New / IV. … My Tongue Is Stupid, Baron … / V. … but My Heart Is Not! / VI. … a Finale Lasting Half an Hour! 13:41	info

about

This album is a culmination of my years of jazz and composition
study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
(WAAPA). I consider it a pretty well-rounded summary of my
favourite kind of music to write – funky, progressive, crazy big
band jazz (with lots of horns). My aim with this album is to make
you dance, and hit you with something unexpected.

Thank you for buying this album (on a real physical CD, no less!),
and I hope you enjoy my first musical offering.

credits

released June 23, 2022

Joshua Nicholls - guitar, compositions
Harry Josland - trumpet
Claire Keet - alto saxophone
Maximillian Wickham - tenor saxophone
Will Pethick - tenor trombone, bass trombone
Jemima Mills - baritone saxophone
Kieran Barnes - bass
Cameron Fermoyle - drums
Matilda Simcock - vocals on Track 2

All tracks composed by Joshua Nicholls
Recorded 24th-25th October 2021 at Loop Recording Studios, West Perth
Engineered and mixed by Kieran Kenderessy
Mastered by Mark Whitehouse
Printed by Procopy Studios
Produced by Mace Francis
Photography by Nicole M Photography
Filmography by Silver Key Films
Cover design and layout by Angie Watts and Rowan Nicholls

This album was produced with the generous support and assistance of the Perth Jazz Society and the WA Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

Joshua Nicholls would like to thank...
My family, friends and listeners, for coming to show after show and showing you’re all willing to support live music.
Zoe, my beautiful wife, for coming up with genius solutions to every problem, being my number one fan, and for giving me Elisabetha, my precious daughter.

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Joshua Nicholls Perth, Australia

Joshua Nicholls is a jazz guitarist, composer and arranger based in Perth, with a passion for bringing his fun, fiery and unpredictable music to the ears of listeners everywhere.

Debut album Astonishing Device... out now!

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