Welcome to the world of the TWILIGHT JAGUAR
Hear Byron on Radio 4 as part of the “Tale of two trumpets’ drama by Sylvia-Anne Parker. The production won the 2026 Imison Award for best original script. CLICK HERE
GAYAN GAMELAN PROJECT
Byron Wallen’s interpretation of
Boards Of Canada’s revolutionary record Music Has the Right to Children
featuring his GAYAN Gamelan Ensemble touring now.
"Hairs sprung up on the back of my neck, and the audience screamed with appreciation"
- Resident Advisor
NEW ALBUM PORTRAIT
CD and Download on Bandcamp now!
For rescheduled tour dates go to my LIVE page at the top of the page. looking forward to playing @Battle Jazz Festival on 22/07/2023 details are here
PORTRAIT: REFLECTIONS On BELONGING
‘Trumpeter Byron Wallen, a British Don Cherry for his nomadic world-musical assimilations…’
- The Guardian
Quotes from previous albums
"Byron Wallen sometimes suggests an absorbing fusion of the fragmentary lyricism of late period Miles Davis and the spiky euphoria of Don Cherry. Just as frequently he will seem closer to Asian or North African music, or reveal an informed appreciation of some of the earliest trumpet pioneers in jazz."
- The Guardian
"Powerful, beautifully performed, touching and astonishingly varied debut album . . . superb and challenging from start to finish."
- Echoes on Sound Advice
"A fascinating set of his own pieces reflecting the influence of various strands in the evolution of black music."
- Jazz UK