Harry Christelis Quartet

A hypnotic fusion of jazz tradition with ambient electronics and immersive sonic landscapes. Guitarist and composer Harry Christelis presents his new album, Preserving Fictions — an exploration of how music and art can serve as a means to preserve and document the seeming truths we see, hear, feel, and experience every day. This record sees Christelis delve deeper into a sound world that has become synonymous with his name, fusing elements of jazz and folk traditions with ambient drones and delicate electronic textures to create a truly immersive listening experience. Featuring Christelis’ long-standing quartet, the highly acclaimed musicians break free from their traditional roles within the jazz idiom. Instead, they embrace a deeply communal approach to improvisation, colouring, shaping, and delineating every moment of each piece together. Across the adventurous album, the listener is taken on a journey that moves through dreamy psychedelic trips, expansive soundscapes, delicate moments of intimacy, and furious bursts of energy — all seamlessly bound by a tone that holds sombre and hopeful feelings in harmonious equilibrium. LINE-UP Harry Christelis – guitar / electronics George Crowley – saxophone / electronics Andrea Di Biase – double bass Dave Storey – drums PRESS “With shades of ECM, Jon Hassell and late-’60s Miles Davis, these meditative, minimalist creations are imbued with offbeat beauty” MOJO **** “Compelling ambient music pitched somewhere between In A Silent Way-era Miles Davis and late-era Talk Talk” The Guardian “Exemplifies the very notion of innovative and progressive contemporary jazz” UK Vibe **** “Breathy and textural tones that perfectly create a sense of space and memory” Soweto Kinch, BBC Radio 3 “Music with a serene beauty” Kevin Le Gendre, BBC Radio 3