Projects

solo

James Banner – acoustic/amplified double bass

Borage (Megan Jowett / James Banner)

Megan Jowett – viola / James Banner – bass

Nebbia / Banner / Andrzejewski: Presencia

Camila Nebbia – tenor saxophone / James Banner – bass / Max Andrzejewski – drums

Practically Married

Declan Forde – Piano / James Banner – Bass

Different People

Lina Nyberg – voice / Birgitta Flick – tenor saxophone / James Banner – bass

class-work

Angelika Niescier – alto saxophone / Megan Jowett – viola / James Banner – bass/electronics/sampler / Nick Dunston – bass/radio/sampler / Rylan Gleave – voice / Marietheres Schneider – voice

Commissioned by Leipziger Jazztage in 2022.

TEXTS

Release 2026

TBA – Voice

James Banner – Basses and Guitars/Piano/Composition/Electronics

+ guests

Liz Kosack – synths
Anna Webber – saxophone
Michaël Attias – saxophone
Nick Dunston – bass/electronics

Writers: Emma Cheung, Edith K Magak, Healah Riazi, Janyce Denise Glasper, Vaishnavi Singh, Zanta Nkumane

Call For Pieces

Since 2020, developing a worldwide network of composers/sound designers/music creators who are interested in creating pieces for solo double bass and/or double bass ensemble. A series of free online workshops exploring the instrument and exploring technical and musical possibilities of the bass, additionally focusing on how material can be interpreted and developed through improvisation (and vice versa), and providing the possibility to co-develop and collaborate on musical/interdisciplinary projects.