Pastiche Records

27/02/2025

Pastiche Records artist Polly Gibbons playing some shows in Paris next week! 💃🏻🥁

I'm very happy to announce my upcoming shows, including my very first performance in France! 🇫🇷🎶

Catch me live at Duc Des Lombards in Paris next week and then Hardelot Castle! Spread the word to all jazz, blues and soul lovers! 🎷🎤

www.pollygibbons.com

27/01/2025

Wonderful Lara Eidi! 💃🏻🎼🎸

Λάρα Εϊντί, Συνέντευξη με την καταξιωμένη τραγουδοποιό, πιανίστα και τζαζ-φολκ τραγουδίστρια, με δραστηριότητα στο Λονδίνο και στην Αθήνα.

27/01/2025

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💥 79 YEAR OLD WOMAN LAUNCHES DEBUT SINGLE! 💥

I can not be more excited about the next release on my label Pastiche Records "Notre Jardin" by chanteuse extraordinaire: Carmen Irama.

Not only is Carmen one of my favourite human beings, a natural creative + wild, maverick thinker, she is launching her DEBUT single at 79 years old. I could not be more proud!!

After Carmen spotted me on University Challenge a couple of years ago + reached out, I spent 2 days in her home in north London weaving her epic life stories (from Venezuela to France via Trinidad) into impressionistic song narrative.

In her London home, Carmen has created one of the most enchanting gardens I’ve ever seen with a secret pathway through Jasmin, hollyhocks and tunnels of trees ❤️ which inspired us to use Voltaire’s adage “Il fault cultivar notre jardin.” We must cultivate our garden. 🌸🌺🌻

How zeitgeist this has transpired to be, in this global pandemic of political polarisation. We may not be able to fix the world or comprehend the nuances of everyone's reality, but if we are lucky enough, we can still plough our soil and smell the flowers.
This is a love song after all, dedicated to Carmen's 3 children Greta Gould Rosie (a milliner who created the hats in the photos + the hats for Wicked!)) and her son Joe, who has down syndrome.

Notre Jadin is out on Friday 31st via Pastiche Records!

09/12/2024

So proud of Kate Trajan Music launching her incredible album over in Canada! 🇨🇦

30/10/2024

6 years ago today was the launch of my 4th album Wishbones at the Southbank Centre Purcell Room! Seems like yesterday. 🎵🎵🎵

This Friday 1st Nov we will be playing a couple of tunes from this record plus plenty from the latest album Half Cut at Soul Mama London. 🔥🔥

This is a gorgeous new venue with incredible Latin/Caribbean gastronomy + insane cocktails. We will def be drinking Caipirinhas on the roof top bar afterwards.

Tickets via link below 🎵

18/10/2024

Wonderful review of Kate Trajan's incredible new album Ancient Fires. 💥💥 We are really proud to have Kate on Pastiche 💃🏻

Kate Trajan is a gifted artist. A quite gifted artist. It only took her nine tracks on her new album, Ancient Fires to sum up the peaks ...

22/09/2024

Tamara Barschak in the HOUSE! ⚡️⚡️

We an amazing day last week recording Tamara's gorgeous songs in the studio with this A Team:-

Davide Mantovani - bass
Joel Barford - drums
Tom Smith - sax
Chris Montague - guitar

MD - Chris Montague
Recording engineer George Murphy

And thanks so much Aaron Barschak for the book! Incredible! Good to know someone is picking up on my comments re the healing properties of digging into the Gulag. Beats yoga! 🎹✨

12/09/2024

Cant wait to hit the stage tonight at the 606 Club! I'll be playing with this batch of insane talents:-

Chris Montague 🎸
Ruth Goller - bass
Emma Divine - backing vocals 💃🏻
Joel Barford - 🥁
Tom Cawley 🎹

PLUS the amazing Aria Music opening for us with the launch of her debut single Rectify Your Soul (Pastiche Records) currently play listed on Jazz FM 🚀

Still a few tickets left. Link to book in comments below. XX

09/09/2024

TUES 24th SEP - Chris Montague and I hit the stage at The Cluny Newcastle in a special duo gig! 💃🏻🎸 This is Chris's home town and I cant wait to be back in such a great venue!

Book tix here >>

In the last 12 years Anglo-American singer songwriter Sarah Gillespie has released 5 critically acclaimed albums, 3 EP’s + a book of poetry. She’s toured extensively, headlining leading venues + festivals in Europe and the USA including headline shows at London’s Ronnie Scott’s, the Southban...

07/09/2024

Exciting pre-production sesh yesterday with Chris Montague + our artist Kerstin ahead of our recording session in Eastcote Studios next week!

Cant wait to hear the final results! I love the magic of creating in the studio with a batch of phenomenal talents! 🎸🎹

This one is going to be special. 💖Pastiche Records

03/09/2024

My genius bandmate, co-writer, co-producer extraordinaire Chris Montague has space for 2 more artists in his mentorship program this autumn! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

Here's a pic of him backstage at Ronnie Scott's with the legendary Charlie Watts. 🥁💜

From his page :-

If you're interested in up levelling your playing and musicianship I can help you.

I run mentoring programmes for musicians who want to improve their composition, playing and professional development. I currently have space in the Autumn for 2 more musicians on my programme.

I’ve helped the playing and musicianship of some of the most formidable young players on the UK and European music scene.
I’m a visiting lecturer in jazz guitar at the Royal Academy of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, and I’ve toured internationally for over 15 years headlining leading festivals and venues around the World with my original music.

I'm currently preparing to record a 2 guitar quartet album with the incredible , whilst editing and mixing a duo album for release with ECM pianist and organist .

I'm also writing new music with and helping to produce and record many talented singer songwriters over the next few weeks in London at . I'm very passionate about passing this knowledge and experience onto players who want to do the same.

Have a look at the testimonials on the mentoring page on my website for more details and information, this is a small selection of the players who I've helped over the years. All of these players are incredible and I'm so proud of them. If you're interested in working with me, give me a shout!

28/08/2024

Aria Music on BBC 6! 💥💥💥

We're thrilled the debut single from Aria was given a spin on BBC Radio 6 Music 'New Music Fix' yesterday - you can listen back on BBC Sounds via https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00221cg

23/08/2024

Release day for the incredibly talented Aria Music and her debut single "Rectify Your Soul." I produced this track with Polly Gibbons and Chris Montague in Eastcote Studios with Grammy award winning George Murphy at the helm and mastered by our other Grammy award winning wonder Andrew Tulloch 🚀

This was so much fun to record with Joel Barford - drums, Ross Stanley - keys, Chris Montague - guitar, Tom Farmer - bass and the mind blowing .ziion .naomii on backing vocals.

https://pasticherecord.lnk.to/RectifyYourSoul

The launch show for the single is 606 Club Sep 12th! Call the club to book your table 🎹💃🏻🌟

20/08/2024

Currently sunning ourselves in Mallorca + looking forward to a lovely batch of UK gigs coming up:-

SEP 12th - 606 Club with support from Aria (Maria Pixie)
SEP 24th - The Cluny Newcastle - duo with Chris Montague
SEP 25th - Tin Hut - Aberdeenshire Scotland
SEP 27th - Barnoldswick Music & Arts Centre 💥
NOV 1st - YolanDa Brown's new venue, Soul Mamma - London.

Links below! XX

13/08/2024

SEP 12th - we're back at the 606 Club! Ill be playing with Tom Cawley Chris Montague Joel Barford Ruth Goller Emma Divine PLUS special guest ARIA (Maria Pixie) who is opening our first set to mark the launch of her debut single "Rectify Your Soul" on my label Pastiche Records 🎹🎸🎼

13/08/2024

Thanks Canadian Beats for this review of Kate Trajan Music's zeitgeist second single from her up coming album.

🎶 Dive into the psychology of power with Kate Trajan Music's new single "Amazon's Dilemma!" This jazz-pop gem is the 2nd single from her upcoming album Ancient Fires, dropping September 20th via Pastiche Records.

https://canadianbeats.ca/2024/08/12/kate-trajan-shares-new-single-amazons-dilemma/?fbclid=IwY2xjawEn7yJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdRKc04Tb02kcf9bkuIOtWI3TTBaN0XcTaRU_ISgD80kDf0ZF-CfeeEiRg_aem_Ts_X41OYEVdGai-ljgtUQw

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10/08/2024

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