Laura Jurd - trumpet
Raphael Clarkson - trombone (tracks 3, 5 & 6)
Alex Paxton - trombone (tracks 1 & 2)
Martin Lee Thomson - euphonium
Soosan Lolavar - santoor
Rob Luft - banjo / guitars
The Ligeti Quartet:
Mandhira de Saram - violin
Patrick Dawkins - violin
Richard Jones - viola
Cecilia Bignall - cello (guest cellist)
Elliot Galvin - piano
Anja Lauvdal - synth / electronics
Conor Chaplin - double bass
Liz Exell - drum kit
Corrie Dick - drum kit
1 Jumping In 10:48 (Laura Jurd)
2 Ishtar 12:10 (Elliot Galvin)
3 I Am The Spring, You Are The Earth 08:45 (Soosan Lolavar)
4 Jump Cut Shuffle 09:27 (Laura Jurd)
5 Companion Species 08:43 (Anja Lauvdal, Heida K.Johannesdottir)
6 Stepping Back 08:06 (Laura Jurd)
With Stepping Back, Jumping In, Laura Jurd has created an ecosystem full of sonic contrast, multiple layers and dimensions, with rigorous composition alongside improvisatory spaces. The result is dynamic, vibrant music that welcomes multiple listens and showcases some of the most exciting composer-instrumentalists around today.
