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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.

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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] As of 2018 he lives in rural Derbyshire. [2]

Discography

Nat Birchall

Nat Birchall Quartet

Nat Birchall Sextet

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References

  1. ↑ "'I aim for a sound that conjures up vistas of sunrises and wide open landscapes'". Morning Star. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Nat Birchall Interview – 1BTN". 1WORLD, 1LOVE, 1BTN. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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  4. ↑ "Album: Nat Birchall, Akhenaten (Gondwana)". Independent.co.uk . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
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  6. ↑ "Album Interview: Nat Birchall: Guiding Spirit". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  7. ↑ Gendre, Kevin Le. "BBC - Music - Review of Nat Birchall - Guiding Spirit". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Album: Nat Birchall, Guiding Spirit (Gondwana)". Independent.co.uk . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Fordham, John (8 December 2011). "Nat Birchall: Sacred Dimension – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  10. ↑ "Album: Nat Birchall, Sacred Dimension (Gondwana)". Independent.co.uk . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  11. ↑ Fordham, John (3 January 2013). "Nat Birchall: World Without Form – review". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "IoS album review: Nat Birchall, World Without Form (Sound, Soul and Spirit)". Independent.co.uk . Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Invocations album review". All About Jazz. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Nat Birchall: Nat Birchall: Creation album review". All About Jazz. 23 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Nat Birchall: Cosmic Language album review". All About Jazz. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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  17. ↑ "Nat Birchall: Ancient Africa album review". All About Jazz. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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  19. ↑ Morton, Brian (22 October 2019). "Nat Birchall Quartet: The Storyteller". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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  21. ↑ "Nat Birchall Sextet: Exaltation / Live In Athens Vol 1 album review". All About Jazz. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
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