Like Lambs To The Slaughter – Album Launch Special

British band Empirical return with their second release on Whirlwind Recordings with a warning for our troubled times: their forebodingly titled eighth album, Like Lambs: To The Slaughter. Following vibraphonist and long-standing member Lewis Wright’s move to the USA, the award-winning UK jazz ensemble, featuring Nathaniel Facey on alto saxophone, Tom Farmer on double bass and Shaney Forbes on drums, have embraced a more flexible lineup. The trio enlist high-caliber guest artists to expand their sound, with long-time collaborators Ivo Neame on piano and David Preston on guitar lending their distinctive musical voices to the album.

To mark this release the core trio of Shaney, Nathaniel and Tom host a two hour special on One Jazz discussing and playing music that has had a profound and lasting influence on them, as well as their conceptual approach to the new album.