Janette Mason is a British jazz pianist, arranger, composer and record producer. Three of her albums have received four-starred reviews in The Guardian[1][2][3] and her second album, Alien Left Hand, was nominated for the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2010.[4][5] The film scores she has written include the British dramas Ruby Blue (2008) and The Calling (2009).
Mason toured In the 1990s with such artists as Oasis, K.d. lang and Seal. She has also worked as Musical Director for Antoine de Caunes and Jonathan Ross and has toured in the United States, Europe, Israel, Japan and Thailand. She has also played at the Royal Albert Hall, Carnegie Hall, and at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Provincetown Jazz Festival, and the Rochester International Jazz Festival.[6] She has performed the music of Robert Wyatt and also toured and collaborated with him.[7]
Early life and education
editMason was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire and grew up in Wembley in a musical household: her mother, who performed in the Gracie Cole Big Band, played jazz organ and vibraphone.[8] She studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and has a degree in musical composition for film and television.[9]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Release date | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Din and Tonic | 6 May 2005[10] | Fireball Records | Features Mornington Lockett (saxophones) and Lea DeLaria (vocals) |
| Alien Left Hand | 26 January 2009[10] | Fireball Records (1481)[10] | Features Julian Siegel (saxophone), Tom Arthurs (trumpet) and Lea DeLaria (vocals)[10] |
| D'Ranged | 4 August 2014[11] | Fireball Records (FMJP 10004) | Features vocalists David McAlmont, Claire Martin, Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield, Vula Malinga and Gwyneth Herbert[4] |
| Red Alert[12] | 30 September 2017 | Dot Time Records (DT9072) | With Jack Pollitt on drums and Tom Mason on bass |
Singles
edit| Title | Music/lyrics | Label | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Starman" | David Bowie | 8 January 2021 | Features David McAlmont | |
| "Jean Genie" | David Bowie | 19 February 2021 | Features David McAlmont and Sam Obernik | |
| "Wild is the Wind" | Ned Washington/ Dimitri Tiomkin | 2 April 2021 | Features Sam Obernik | |
| "Fame" | David Bowie/ Carlos Alomar /John Lennon | 14 May 2021 | Features David McAlmont |
Publications
edit- (with Steve Lodder) (2008) Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible, Jawbone. ISBN 978-1906002176.
References
edit- ^ Fordham, John (13 May 2005). "Janette Mason, Din and Tonic". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Fordham, John (23 January 2009). "Janette Mason: Alien Left Hand". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Fordham, John (31 July 2014). "Janette Mason: D'Ranged review – classic R&B and soul with a jazz twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b White, Debbie (4 January 2016). "Jazz Legend Janette Mason to Perform in Vallarta". Banderas News. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Collins, Mike (20 June 2014). "CD Review: Janette Mason — D'Ranged". London Jazz News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "About Janette Mason". www.janettemason.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Soup Songs – The Music of Robert Wyatt". www.janettemason.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Preview: Janette Mason — D'Ranged. New Album and Crowdfunding Campaign". London Jazz News. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Interviewing Janette Mason". The House that Soul Built. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Janette Mason". Jazz CDs. August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "D'Ranged by Janette Mason". Jazz CDs. August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ Fordham, John (16 March 2018). "Jazz album of the month: Also out this month". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2019.