Saturday – Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha

Line-Up:

Brigitte Beraha – Vocals & Lyrics

Ant Law – Guitar & Compositions

“Completely fulfilling and uplifting… jaw-dropping.” UK Jazz News. ‘Ensconced’ is an exciting duo collaboration between leading UK guitarist/composer Ant Law and celebrated Milan-born British/Turkish vocalist, composer and lyricist Brigitte Beraha. Their acclaimed debut album sees the duo conjure up a spellbinding set of music through poignant originals and reimagined timeless standards. Inspired by Ant’s compositions, Brigitte exhibits rich lyrical storytelling, from wistful memories of growing up in the south of France in ‘Who We Are’ to the more obscure tale of a gifted horse in ‘Clever Hans’. Her deeply expressive vocals, alongside Ant’s inventive and melodic acoustic guitar artistry, are the elements at the very heart of this music. Since releasing ‘Ensconced’ in 2024, Ant and Brigitte have been performing throughout the UK and in Europe, introducing spontaneous improvisations and explorations to their concerts. They continue to tour and develop brand new music, ahead of the eagerly awaited follow-up album.

Ant Law

British guitarist Ant lives in London and is “a game changer” and “an innovator” according to The Guardian.  His previous album ‘Same Moon in the Same World’ (Outside in Music) was released on 4th November 2022.

Same Moon is an ongoing collaboration between Ant and the brilliant saxophonist & composer Alex Hitchcock. Recorded in 2020/2021 across multiple continents, bridging the gap between London, Amsterdam and New York, it brings together a stellar cast of guest musicians performing new compositions: vibraphonist Joel Ross, bassists Linda May Han Oh, Ben Williams and Jasper Høiby, and drummers Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Sun-Mi Hong and Eric Harland.

The Same Moon quartet toured in Europe in December 2022: Ant, Alex Hitchcock

(saxophone), Conor Chaplin (bass) and Jeff Ballard (drums) who appears on the album. In 2023 Ant and Alex toured with Jasper Høiby (bass) and Sun-Mi Hong (drums), both of whom also feature on the album. Tour booking is underway for this lineup throughout 2024 and 2025, and this quartet have recorded a brand new album – stay tuned for more information!

antlaw.co.uk

Brigitte Beraha

Born in Milan to a Turkish father and Turkish-British mother, Beraha grew up on the Côte d’Azur in France where her first music memories are of sitting and listening to her dad play piano and sing. This musical, multinational and multilingual upbringing combined to inspire and mould one of the most creative vocalists and composers on the UK scene.

Embracing a wide variety of music influences and genres, from jazz and latin to classical and, more recently, electronic, Beraha’s sound is free and fluid with an emphasis on exploration and expression. Fearlessly testing the limits of the voice as instrument, her sound is distinguished by the unexpected, with free improvisation and evocative wordless singing at its core.

This agility, adventurous spirit and limitless imagination all mark her out as a truly exciting and versatile artist with a huge range of experience and creative scope.

She has worked with a wide range of musicians and recorded a number of critically acclaimed albums. Her first solo work By the Cobbled Path (2021) has seen her unending curiosity explore electronic sounds and effects further still, to compliment and accentuate the dream-like quality of her compositions. This album marks the next stage of Beraha’s ever-exciting journey as composer, vocalist and lyricist. Her 5th album as a leader ‘Blink’ (2022), the follow up to Lucid Dreamers (2020) where she is joined by top-class London musicians George Crowley, Alcyona Mick & Tim Giles, was released on 20th May 2022 with a 13-date UK/ European tour supported by Arts Council England, the band’s first touring opportunity since forming in 2020.

brigitteberaha.com