Issie Barratt is an internationally active composer, arranger, conductor, baritone player, record producer and educator who has performed at a majority of leading venues in Northern Europe, south east ...

Composer/baritone saxophonist Issie Barratt's music is nothing if not distinctive. The balance it strikes between ensemble and soloists usually comes down on the side of the former. Soloists such as ...

This is a quick stop-off in a busy schedule for British composer Issie Barratt, known as much for her teaching, performing and nurturing of young talent as for her fresh writing and commanding ...

Creativity is taking Issie Barratt on to new and exciting ventures. Not that she's been short of excitement in the post she's about to leave as head of jazz studies at Trinity College of Music in ...

Min Jin Lee's Pachinko has been in the New York Times bestseller list for the past 30 weeks. The novel tells the story of four generations of a Korean family, first in Japanese-occupied Korea in the ...

Jumoké Fashola presents a special edition of J to Z from the Howard Assembly Room in Leeds as part of the inaugural Leeds Jazz Festival, with live music from internationally celebrated baritone ...

WHAT’S ON: Tonight Issie Barratt and Steve Waterman with Voice of the North, Bishop Auckland Town Hall, 01388-602610 CD REVIEWS: Derek Nash/Snapshot (Jazzizit Records JITCD0951) Derek Nash impressed ...

Issie Barratt is a proper, grown-up jazz composer, like Maria Schneider, Gary McFarland or Mike Gibbs (who produces this album). Her vehicle is the jazz orchestra, extended by instruments such as ...