Music by JENNIFER BELLOR
BRYAN CONGER, clarinet
SHAWNA PENNOCK, alto saxophone
JAMES DOYLE, vibraphone
JENNIFER BELLOR, piano
“Composer Jennifer Bellor invites you into a world of sound, memory, and imagination with Catching Clouds, a nine-track journey where nostalgia meets fantasy. Scored for clarinet, alto saxophone, vibraphone, and piano, the music blends contemporary classical, jazz, and commercial styles in a seamless, expressive sound world. Designed as both a listening experience and a live performance journey, the album flows as one continuous narrative – with themes that return, transform, and evolve.” – Lexicon Classics
“It is difficult, for once, to decide which is most impressive in terms of the mechanics of the release itself: the recording or the performance. There is no doubting Bellor’s talent over and above all that, of course. Her music walks the perilous tightrope that exists between approachability and sophistication. It is also worth noting that this is layered music: one listening might be a lovely experience, but the profundities only reveal themselves after multiple hearings. And that, surely, is the very definition of truly good, worthwhile music. ” – Colin Clarke, Fanfare Magazine