Nat Birchall Explained

Nat Birchall is a British saxophonist, composer, and bandleader of the Nat Birchall Quartet and Nat Birchall Sextet. He lives in Derbyshire in the north of England.

Biography

Birchall was born and lives in the North of England. He was born in Chorley, Lancashire and lived as a child Brinscall, Lancashire. His father was a tree cutter and his mother worked in the weaving mills.^[1] he lives in rural Derbyshire.^[2]

Discography

Nat Birchall

• Sixth Sense (1999)^[3]
• Akhenaten (Gondwana, 2009)^[4]
• Guiding Spirit (Gondwana, 2010)^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}
• Sacred Dimension (Gondwana, 2011)^{[9] [10]}
• World Without Form (Soul and Spirit, 2012)^{[11] [12]}
• Invocations (Jazzman, 2015)^[13]
• Creation (Soul and Spirit, 2016)^[14]
• Cosmic Language (Jazzman, 2018)^[15]
• Mysticism of Sound (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2020^[16])
• Ancient Africa (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2021) – Birchall plays reed and percussion instruments, piano, bass and drums^[17]

Nat Birchall Quartet

• Live in Larissa by Nat Birchall Quintet (Soul and Spirit, 2014)^[18]
• The Storyteller: a Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef (2019)^{[19] [20]}

Nat Birchall Sextet

• Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 (Parafono, 2020)^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024-07-24 . 'I aim for a sound that conjures up vistas of sunrises and wide open landscapes' . 2024-11-02 . Morning Star . en.
2. Web site: 2020-06-04 . Nat Birchall Interview – 1BTN . 2024-11-03 . 1WORLD, 1LOVE, 1BTN. . en-US.
3. Web site: 2021-11-30 . Nat Birchall Musician . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz Musicians . en.
4. Web site: Album: Nat Birchall, Akhenaten (Gondwana) . 2024-11-13.
5. News: Fordham . John Fordham (jazz critic) . John . 2010-05-20 . Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit . 2024-11-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
6. Web site: Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit . 2024-11-02 . Jazzwise . en.
7. Web site: Gendre . Kevin Le . BBC - Music - Review of Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit . 2024-11-03 . www.bbc.co.uk . en-GB.
8. Web site: Album: Nat Birchall, Guiding Spirit (Gondwana) . 2024-11-13.
9. News: Fordham . John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . 2011-12-08 . Nat Birchall: Sacred Dimension – review . 2024-11-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
10. Web site: Album: Nat Birchall, Sacred Dimension (Gondwana) . 2024-11-13.
11. News: Fordham . John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . 2013-01-03 . Nat Birchall: World Without Form – review . 2024-11-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
12. Web site: IoS album review: Nat Birchall, World Without Form (Sound, Soul and Spirit) . 2024-11-13.
13. Web site: 2015-12-22 . Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Invocations album review . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz . en.
14. Web site: 2016-11-23 . Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Creation album review . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz . en.
15. Web site: 2018-05-20 . Nat Birchall: Cosmic Language album review . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz . en.
16. Web site: Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Mysticism of Sound . 2024-11-03 . Jazzwise . en.
17. Web site: 2021-11-30 . Nat Birchall: Ancient Africa album review . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz . en.
18. News: Fordham . John . John Fordham (jazz critic) . 2014-05-08 . Nat Birchall: Live in Larissa review – penetrating Coltrane tribute . 2024-11-02 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
19. Web site: Morton . Brian . 2019-10-22 . Nat Birchall Quartet: The Storyteller . 2024-11-02 . Jazz Journal . en-GB.
20. Web site: 2019-08-26 . Nat Birchall: The Storyteller: A Musical Tribute To Yusef Lateef album review . 2024-11-02 . All About Jazz . en.
21. Web site: 2020-12-07 . Nat Birchall Sextet: Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 album review . 2024-11-03 . All About Jazz . en.