Soundhouse: Matt Carmichael

This special gig will be the Edinburgh album launch of saxophonist and composer Matt Carmichael’s new album Held in the Dark. This is their strongest to date and evolves their emotive Scottish Folk-Jazz sound with more indie influences, reflecting a personal journey of supporting a loved one and holding on to hope. esthetically somewhere between Big Thief, John Coltrane and The Gloaming. Heralded by BBC Music Magazine as "a distinctive new voice in a crowded scene," Scottish saxophonist and composer Matt Carmichael continues to move from strength to strength and grow his reach globally with his powerfully emotive blend of melodic jazz and folk music. Born just outside of Inverness before moving to Glasgow, where, at the age of 11, he enthusiastically ran home from school clutching a letter from his local music service offering saxophone lessons. Music instantly became his passion, and he

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