Minnie Collective - There Is Light (2022) Hi Res

Minnie Hill is an award-winning composer, arranger and saxophonist with a ‘virtuosic knowledge of the richest sounds possible in the saxophone and trombone sections’ (The Australian). On There Is Light she joins with other jazz stars, including Angela Davis on alto sax, Sam Anning on bass and trombonist Jordan Murray, on a project inspired by the journey of a human life.

‘I wanted the music to reflect how we develop throughout our lives, from childhood to old age,’ says Minnie. ‘This meant that each movement had to be unique, but also follow a natural progression. And so the album begins with a quartet, and gradually expands, until we hear eight instruments featured in the fourth movement.’ The notion of development was also embodied in the choice of players: a mix of established and emerging musicians, creating music together.