Andy Sheppard & John Parricelli at Hen And Chicken

Described as ‘a fascinating collaboration between two of the most creative musicians in UK jazz, this contemplative duo and their album P.S. is a clearly articulated, lyrical, atmospheric and absorbing exploration of a wide range of influences, including jazz, Latin and ambient music.

Parricelli plays acoustic nylon string and steel string guitars, as well as his more usual electric. Paricelli is perhaps the UK’s most in-demand guitarist and it’s easy to see why: he is an absolute master at creating delicate and deep environments from a vast range of sounds, always with loving care....

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Described as ‘a fascinating collaboration between two of the most creative musicians in UK jazz, this contemplative duo and their album P.S. is a clearly articulated, lyrical, atmospheric and absorbing exploration of a wide range of influences, including jazz, Latin and ambient music.

Parricelli plays acoustic nylon string and steel string guitars, as well as his more usual electric. Paricelli is perhaps the UK’s most in-demand guitarist and it’s easy to see why: he is an absolute master at creating delicate and deep environments from a vast range of sounds, always with loving care.



“The air currents in Andy Sheppard’s saxophone sound so close to your ear on this sensitive recording that if you put the speakers close to your curtains you would half-expect them to flutter. (…) an engagingly gentle Latin-jazz feel and a Jan Garbarek/Terje Rypdal-flavoured north-European minimalism. But the sound of Sheppard’s tenor (…) represents some of the most subtly-controlled and atmospheric slow sax-playing heard since Bobby Wellins recorded Starless and Bible Black with Stan Tracey, a purple tapestry of purring deep sounds, breezy runs and offhand, reluctant, upper-register harmonics.” * * * * JF the Guardian

“(…) it’s about opening a window into an introspective meeting that, for all its accessibility, isn’t shy on substance. If the ultimate purpose of acquiring technique and musical knowledge is to allow musicians to forget about it all and just play, then Sheppard and Parricelli have clearly made the leap from formidable ability to sheer musicality.” All about Jazz

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