Janette Mason
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Biography
Introduction
Janette Mason is a British jazz pianist, arranger, composer and record producer. Her three albums have each received four-starred reviews in The Guardian and her second album, Alien Left Hand, was nominated for the Parliamentary Jazz Awards in 2010. The film scores she has written include the British dramas Ruby Blue (2008) and The Calling (2009).
Mason grew up in a musical household: her mother, who performed in the Gracie Cole Big Band, played jazz organ and vibraphone.
Discography
| Album | Release date | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Din and Tonic | 6 May 2005 | Fireball Records | Features Mornington Lockett and Lea DeLaria (vocals) |
| Alien Left Hand | 26 January 2009 | Fireball Records (1481) | Features Julian Siegel (saxophone), Tom Arthurs (trumpet) and Lea DeLaria (vocals) |
| D'Ranged | 4 August 2014 | Fireball Records (FMJP 10004) | Features vocalists David McAlmont, Claire Martin, Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield, Vula Malinga and Gwyneth Herbert |
Publications
- (with Steve Lodder) Totally Interactive Keyboard Bible (2008)