Hilary Seabrook - writer, podcaster, musician

I was delighted to discuss the album 'The Paper Lined  Shack' for this episode of Harmonious World with composer  Jeff Beal .     The two collections -  The Paper Lined Shack  and  Things Unseen   - are disparate but beautiful compositions and somewhat cinematic. My discussions with Jeff Beal cover the composition, recording and his musical background. I hope you enjoy listening in.      Thanks to Jeff for allowing me to play extracts from  The Paper Lined Shack  and  Things Unseen  alongside our conversation.

For this episode of Harmonious World I am joined by sax player Derrick Michaels and bassist Zachary Swanson: two-thirds of  Trio Xolo .     If you're unfamiliar with free-flowing improvisation, the Trio Xolo  latest album -  In Flower, In Song   - is a great place to start. The combination of bass, percussion and sax brings a sense of music that captures the moment in which it is performed. I enjoyed discussing the album with Derrick and Zachary and hope you enjoy listening in.     Thanks to Trio Xolo for allowing me to play extracts from  In Flower, In Song  alongside our conversation.

The first episode of season 10 of Harmonious World features an interview with pianist and composer  Ben Raznick .     Ben's latest album -  Birds of a Feather    - includes classic piano tracks alongside some original compositions. Our conversation includes much about his music and a slight deviation into discussion of Denver, the city Ben currently calls home and where the album was recorded.     Thanks to Ben for allowing me to play extracts from  Birds of a Feather  alongside our conversation.

I'm grateful to pianist  Ben Raznick  for asking me about my sax playing. I thought it would make an interesting trailer for season 10 , which starts this week.     The first guest for season 10 will be Ben, talking about his new album  Birds of a Feather.  In this trailer, you can hear his composition  Barcelona Tango-Rag , which feels like it should be my new theme tune!     First, you can hear a brief update of my life as a sax player, including mention of both  NYJO  and  The Style Council .

Not only have I interviewed composer and pianist  Ross Lorraine  for the latest episode of Harmonious World , but I was fortunate enough to attend the album launch and hear these songs performed live.     Heart of Mine  features some extraordinary musicians, including singers  Claire Martin ,  Ian Shaw  and  Luca Manning .  My conversation with Ross discusses the composition process, as well as how delighted Ross is with the interpretations of his songs by this impressive cast.     Thanks to Ross for allowing me to play extracts from  Heart of Mine  alongside our conversation.

The latest episode of Harmonious World features a conversation with pianist and composer  Darren Litzie .     My Horizon  is Darren's debut album and it includes a selection of original tracks and especially the beautiful standard  I Have Dreamed . If you're fortunate enough to be in Fairfield, Connecticut in October, you can catch the album launch.but meanwhile, I hope you enjoy our conversation.     Thanks to Darren for allowing me to play extracts from  My Horizon  alongside our conversation.

If you're reading this while listening to the opening, I hope you are enjoying the wonderful music of violinist  Pei-Wen Liao  and pianist  William Goldstein . This conversation really is about them sharing what they're best at - the concept at the heart of Harmonious World .     Pei-Wen and Bill's album is  Brushstrokes: The intersection of Art and Music.  In essence, this is composition in real-time, and each piece of music is then linked (after the recording) to an art work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The composition process is fascinating and I hope you enjoy our conversation.     Thanks to Pei-Wen and Bill for allowing me to play extracts from  Brushstrokes  alongside our conversation.