STEVEN NEWCOMB – 2008

Steven Newcomb 2008 What a pleasure to listen to The Soundscapes Quintet. Cleon Barraclough is a natural, both as a pianist and composer of the material for this well matched group of musicians. Their sound is...

SCENE MAGAZINE – JULY 2013

SCENE MAGAZINE July 2013 In a cosy little building by the river, a night of pretty damn inspiring and audacious music was being undertaken by The Soundscapes Trio and Lauren Lucille (Qmusic finalist 2012). The night...

DRUM SCENE REVIEW- 2011

Pianist Cleon Barraclough’s Soundscapes Quintet has released an excellent first offering in ‘Globalectic’. This is Jazz on a first-class level, and these are adventurous pieces: moody, diverse and with an overall suite-like vibe that makes the...