Statue - WAV
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Statue
Credits
Dylan Jones – Trumpet, Piano, Production
Jay Verma – Piano
Harry Ling – Drums
Hamish Nockles Moore – Double Bass
Daniel Kemshall – Guitar
Yahael Camara Onono – Djembe, Dununba, Kenkeni, Sangban (Joker, Statue)
Gillan Mclaughlin – Orchestral Bass drum (Joker, Statue)
Marysia Osu – Harp ( Lost In The Forest, Joker, Familiar Disturbance, Plastic Petals, Statue)
Kate Jones – Violin 1
Anette Fajardo – Violin 2
Steve Gillard – Viola Jacob
Twyford – Cello
Artwork – Pete Duxbury
Studio – That Sound Studio
Mixed by Laurence Wilkins
Mastered by Laurence Wilkins
Producer – Dylan Jones
Album Artwork – Dylan Jones & Hannah Moore
Graphic Design – Kasia Zaits & Vanessa Butler
Liner Notes – Ruben Fox
Cat No. BF014
Released: 26 June 2026
Dylan Jones’ long-awaited solo release fulfils and exceeds every expectation with the scale of its sweep and scope. Absorbing influences from Hans Zimmer, Bernard Hermann and Thomas Newman as well as jazz innovators like Christian Scott, it’s a confident statement that isn’t afraid to engage the listener though the directness of melody, supported by a powerful set of emotionally charged performances from the core group, always elevated by Dylan’s emotive voice on trumpet. ‘Statue’ lingers in the mind long after the final notes have faded from the air
About the Music
Trumpeter and composer Dylan Jones is already known as a powerful and enigmatic presence across the London scene, for his involvement with such pivotal institutions as Tomorrow’s Warriors and Ezra Collective as well as for the power and clarity of his clear-toned trumpet. Now he emerges into the full spotlight with his debut full-length album as a leader, released on fellow trumpet maven Mark Kavuma’s Banger Factory Records. Statue presents Dylan in full control of his artistic vision, with five epic original compositions that fuse the melodic power of rock with the freedom of jazz improvisation and the cinematic sweep of soundtrack writing.The core band enlisted to realise these compositions comprises some of the most fearlessly creative musicians on the London scene: bass and drum team Hamish Nockles-Moore and Harry Ling deliver power, precision and delicacy at will, Jay Verma adds widescreen textures and deep harmonic improvisations on piano, and guitarist Daniel Kemshall provides towering solos and folk-tinged bluesy acoustic flavours. Linking everything together is Dylan’s trumpet playing, soaring ecstatically or whispering intimately to convey a full range of devastatingly honest emotional commentary. “I’ve wanted to make this album ever since I was a teenager and I owed it to that part of myself, to my child self, because I knew that I wanted to reconnect that kind of passion.” says Dylan.
Each of the five tracks is connected to the next by a series of musical links, that complement the vision and add to the storytelling power of the project. Opening track ‘Gentle Light’ builds from hushed acoustic guitar through a series of intensifying stages cumulating in Harry Ling’s powerhouse drum solo. “Harry’s got that great mix between a modern sound and the musicianship of an Elvin Jones or Tony Williams”. Next, ‘Lost In The Forest’ is a disturbing interlude of discordant sound that sets the scene for ‘The Joker’, which arrives in an uplifting tumult of power-chording rock guitar and cascading percussion from drum maestro Yahael Camara Onono, with Dylan’s trumpet and Jay Verma’s piano exchanging ecstatic commentary. “Jay is an extraordinary musician and person – there’s just something different shining through him.” Jay comes to the fore again on the epoynmous ‘Jay Walking’ link, leading into ‘Familiar Disturbance’ which evokes a feeling of deep introspection through rippling keys and some of Dylan’s most direct and impassioned playing on the record. The next interlude ‘Young Future’ introduces an electronic ambience before launching into ‘Plastic Petals’ with lush string arrangements underscoring the lilting melody. “This is like a pop song, delivered with total honesty but also a layer of irony – there’s a tension in the contrast”. Finally the strings return to usher in ‘Statue’ – the album’s biggest statement, moving through multiple moods from delicately ambient piano intro through Hamish’s captivating bass solo Daniel Kemshaw’s colossal guitar statement. “Electric guitar and distortion are really important elements – to me it’s the sound of rebellion.”
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