New album ยท 4shaw Music
The Long
Way Here
A new album of ballads from saxophonist Dan Forshaw, with vocalist Becca Wilkins. Released 5 February 2027.
Out Friday 5 February 2027 on vinyl, CD and digital.
New single
Never Let Me Go
Dan Forshaw Quartet with Becca Wilkins. From The Long Way Here.
Fifteen records.
Clubs and cathedrals.
The long way here.
Dan Forshaw is a saxophonist and composer. He learned from Ray Wilkes, who had played in Cedar Walton's band, took his first professional gig at 14, and studied with Branford Marsalis at 24. He has made fifteen records since 2003. He plays the London clubs with his quartet and leads jazz in cathedrals, and he teaches the players who end up in his band.
The record
The Long Way Here was recorded in August 2026 with vocalist Becca Wilkins. It is released on 4shaw Music, and it exists because people backed it on Kickstarter before a note was played.
Branford Marsalis once told Dan not to record an album of ballads until he was over forty. He took the advice. The Long Way Here sets Hoagy Carmichael, Billy Strayhorn and Wayne Shorter beside Coltrane's Central Park West, and closes with Ti Amo, an original written for his wife, Lydia, and built on the Lydian mode.
- Released
- 5 February 2027
- Label
- 4shaw Music
- Recorded
- Curtis Schwartz Studio, August 2026
- Mastered
- Curtis Schwartz
- Formats
- Vinyl, CD and digital
Tracklist
CD and digital
- 01The Nearness of YouCarmichael
- 02Never Let Me GoLivingston and Evans
- 03Chelsea BridgeStrayhorn
- 04Dinner For One Please JamesCarr
- 05Infant EyesShorter
- 06What the World Needs NowBacharach
- 07Central Park WestColtrane
- 08Ti AmoForshaw
Vinyl, side A
- A1The Nearness of YouCarmichael
- A2Never Let Me GoLivingston and Evans
- A3What the World Needs NowBacharach
Vinyl, side B
- B1Ti AmoForshaw
- B2Chelsea BridgeStrayhorn
- B3Infant EyesShorter
The vinyl runs six tracks. Dinner For One Please James and Central Park West are on the CD and digital editions only.
The band
- Dan Forshaw tenor and soprano saxophone
- Becca Wilkins voice
- Lewis James piano
- Guy Dempsey double bass
- Lewis Kentaro Isaacs drums
All three of the rhythm section were taught by Dan as teenagers. Lewis Kentaro Isaacs made his debut in the band at Saffron Hall, aged 15.
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Live
- Fri 12 Feb 2027 London, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Dean StreetAlbum launch Tickets and info
- Sat 13 Feb 2027 Nottingham, Peggy's Skylight Tickets and info
- Fri 26 Feb 2027 Saffron Walden, Saffron Hall Tickets and info
UK tour, February and March 2027. Europe, April and May 2027.
All datesPress
Outstanding performance
The ObserverA deeply moving experience
UK Jazz NewsA real breath of fresh air
Tim Price