Binker Golding: Meet the Jazz FM Award-winner
He won at the Jazz FM Awards 2020 with OANDA!
Last updated 30th Oct 2020
Born and raised in North London, saxophonist Binker Golding has recorded and performed regularly with the city’s finest; Zara McFarlane, Moses Boyd’s Exodus, Sarah Tandy, and Maisha amongst others. He has learned from and played alongside many great saxophonists including Steve Williamson, Jason Yarde, Denis Baptiste and Gilad Atzmon.
The saxophonist’s most recent album 'Abstractions of Reality Past and Incredible Feathers' is a departure from his previous work, featuring a new quartet and with a greater emphasis on harmonic and melodic development.
It was recorded at Abbey Road, mixed by the legendary James Farber (Michael Brecker, Joe Lovano, Brad Mehldau), and released via Gearbox Records in September 2019.
The musicians on it form a distinctive ensemble: Joe Armon-Jones on piano, Daniel Casimir on double bass, and Sam Jones on drums.
Together, through Binker’s original compositions and arrangements, the band map a path between the more through-composed jazz fusion of previous decades and the hip hop/broken beat-influenced sound of the contemporary London jazz scene.
Binker won Instrumentalist of the Year at the Jazz FM Awards 2020 with OANDA, and was also nominated in the public vote for Album of the Year, missing out to Yazz Ahmed for 'Polyhymnia'.
See the highlights for the Jazz FM Awards 2020 with OANDA:
Our host and compère, comedian Marcus Brigstocke on stage at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Breakthrough Act of the Year sponsored by Cambridge Audio award winner Xhosa Cole, stood outside Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Judi Jackson receiving the award for Vocalist of the Year
Double-award winner Yazz Ahmed standing outside Ronnie Scott's with her awards: PRS for Music UK Jazz Act of the Year and Album of the Year sponsored by Arqiva
Double-award winner Yazz Ahmed performing on-stage at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Xhosa Cole receiving the award for Breakthrough Act of the Year sponsored by Cambridge Audio
Our host and compère, comedian Marcus Brigstocke outside Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.
Our host Marcus Brigstocke reacting to Xhosa Cole's opening performance
Vocalist of the Year award winner Judi Jackson performing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Yazz Ahmed receiving the PRS for Music UK Jazz Act of the Year award
Vocalist of the Year award winner Judi Jackson performing with pianist Jamie Safir at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Vocalist of the Year 2020 Judi Jackson posing alongside pianist Jamie Safir outside Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
Breakthrough Act of the Year sponsored by Cambridge Audio winner Xhosa Cole performing at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
You can hear Binker Golding on the Jazz FM playlist.