Neil Charles
Dark Days
Stirring with poetic force, Dark Days by Neil Charles sets the bass as both anchor and insurrection, channeling the spirit of James Baldwin into a contemporary jazz crucible. Here, searing improvisation and taut spoken word entwine, yielding an album that radiates both urgency and gravitas.
Towards The Flame, Vol. 2
This is British improvised music at its absolute finest. Three giants of the UK scene – pianist Robert Mitchell, double bassist Neil Charles, and drummer Mark Sanders – locked in a room at Café Oto in February 2022, no safety net, no second takes, just forty minutes of pure telepathic interplay. The result is devastating.
Vol. 2 captures the second half of The Flame's legendary debut performance – and if Vol. 1 was a revelation, this is the confirmation. Three extended pieces that move from tend…