31/01/2026
Check out this fab event taking place at The Dovecote Centre next month.
A stunning solo guitar album exploring the beauty in busyness.
Calm and Chaos is packed with impressionistic colours, turbulent rhythms and shifting textures that transport the listener from euphoric highs to moments of pure tranquillity.
Sonically, the album gives hints of contemporary classical, impressionism, jazz, folk, metal and flamenco; with the catalyst being the exquisite sound of the classical guitar.
“These are my experiences in sound,” says Jacob Harrison. “It is a patchwork of all my influences, musical and otherwise, that combine and miniaturise into musical vignettes.”
Jacob is a Leeds based musician whose career rotates around composing for the guitar and performing its core repertoire. Described as “Leeds’s local virtuoso” he has sold out local venues regularly for the past 2 years. He also composes for film and theatre with a notable example being his chilling work for Frankenstein and The Body Snatcher, two plays produced by Northumberland Theatre Company. Jacob also regularly performs flamenco shows and with his Brazilian jazz trio, Pitanga Band UK.
Calm and Chaos is Jacob Harrison’s first studio album and is accompanied by two stunning music videos for the album’s singles; Meteor Shower – an intense, technical masterclass that bursts with ecstatic colour, and Denis – a stunning requiem written in memory of his late grandfather.
The album was produced by the immensely talented Jesse Cutts. The attention to every fine detail within the sound brings out all of the naturalistic qualities in the playing, highlighting the internal complexities. Field recordings and samples are used to blend the colours together, creating pathways between the impressionistic scenes.
The album is available on all streaming platforms with the music videos being available on Jacob’s YouTube channel – Jacob Harrison – guitarist.
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