Harry Christelis - ‘Preserving Fictions’ UK Album Tour

A hypnotic fusion of jazz tradition with ambient electronics and immersive sonic landscapes. 

Guitarist and composer Harry Christelis presents his new album, Preserving Fictions — an exploration of how music and art can serve as a means to preserve and document the seeming truths we see, hear, feel, and experience every day. This record sees Christelis delve deeper into a sound world that has become synonymous with his name, fusing elements of jazz and folk traditions with ambient drones and delicate electronic textures to create a truly immersive listening experience. 

Featuring Christelis' long-standing quartet, the highly acclaimed musicians break free from their traditional roles within the jazz idiom. Instead, they embrace a deeply communal approach to improvisation, colouring, shaping, and delineating every moment of each piece together. Across the adventurous album, the listener is taken on a journey that moves through dreamy psychedelic trips, expansive soundscapes, delicate moments of intimacy, and furious bursts of energy — all seamlessly bound by a tone that holds sombre and hopeful feelings in harmonious equilibrium. 

• Harry Christelis - guitar / electronics 

• George Crowley - saxophone / electronics 

• Andrea Di Biase - double bass 

• Dave Storey - drums 

Harry Christelis - ‘Preserving Fictions’ UK Album Tour is part of the Traverse's £1 Ticket Project.

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