A Long Goodbye

The Magic Lantern

The Magic Lantern is the moniker of singer-songwriter and composer Jamie Doe, an artist blurring the boundaries between folk, jazz and contemporary music. Born in Australia before moving to the UK at 12, The Magic Lantern has released four full length albums and toured the UK, Europe and Australia alongside This Is The Kit, Sam Lee and Alabaster Deplume among others.

His upcoming fifth album ’To Everything A Season’ was written and recorded in the months following his daughters birth and his fathers death six weeks later. In their brief meeting in a dementia nursing home, two ends of the circle of life touched. ' These songs are my attempt to make sense of this incredible time.

Working with an ensemble drawn from London's thriving alternative jazz scene, The Magic Lantern's live show captures a rich emotional immediacy through spirited improvisation, taught ensemble writing and Jamie’s arresting vocal lyricism to craft songs that examine the limitless depth of the human experience with devastating, joyous results.

‘To Everything A Season’ released on 4 October 2024. “Extraordinary. Beautiful poised singing, amazing lyrics and hypnotic production”

\- Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

"Excellent, intriguing and compelling, a man to watch"

\- The Guardian

“Dreamy, beautiful. Something very, very special. ”

\- Lauren Laverne, BBC6 Music

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The Magic Lantern 

The Magic Lantern - A Long Goodbye

Gigs

Brighton

The Folklore Rooms

The Magic Lantern is the moniker of singer-songwriter Jamie Doe, an artist blurring the boundaries between folk, jazz and contemporary music. On 8 November he brings his seven piece ensemble to the majestic setting of Hackney's Round Chapel to launch his devastating, life affirming fifth album 'To Everything A Season'. His live show captures a rich emotional immediacy through spirited improvisation, taught ensemble writing and Jamie’s singularly beautiful voice to craft songs that examine the limitless depth of the human experience.

Written and recorded in the months following his daughters birth and his fathers death six weeks later, 'To Everything A Season’ examines the overlapping waves of joy and grief which continue to ripple outward from the moment where two ends of the circle of life touched. It is an album about our messy humanity, mundane and magnificent; the finality of loss; and the screaming, bloody magnitude of a new life’s first gulping breaths.

Born in Australia before moving to the UK at 12, The Magic Lantern has released four full length albums and toured the UK, Europe and Australia alongside This Is The Kit, Sam Lee and Alabaster Deplume among others. ‘To Everything A Season’ is released on Hectic Eclectic Records / La Buissonne Records on 4 October 2024. *"This stopped me in my tracks. He’s just one of those artists who sounds totally like himself."* - Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2

*"Excellent, intriguing and compelling, a man to watch"* - The Guardian

The Magic Lantern Album Launch Party

London

The Round Chapel

Join us at the Brudenell for an imitate evening gathered around the piano, for a unique co-headline show featuring two gentle souls exploring the possibilities of emotion, storytelling and connection through music.

Prolific Leeds-based pianist &amp; composer Simeon Walker has quickly emerged as a leading light in the burgeoning Modern Classical scene. Regularly featured across BBC Radio 3, BBC 6Music, Classic FM and KEXP, his music has been listened to in excess of 40 million times across platforms.

A frequent performer across the UK and Europe, his music and live performances reflect the extremes of human experience - at times, gentle, calm and still; powerful, boisterous and energetic at others.

Whilst his recent Imprints release features a set of piano miniatures representing everyday fleeting moments; brief snapshots in time, centred on conveying the range of emotions and feelings experienced during the lockdowns of recent years, his 2024 Autumn Tour highlights a range of music from across the first ten years of his career as solo artist, composer and performer.

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