751: Alison Rayner on a life in jazz

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://www.alisonrayner.com/albums/short-stories/">Short Stories</a>, <a href="http://www.alisonrayner.com/">Alison Rayner</a>’s latest album with her quintet, has been getting critical acclaim in the UK and worldwide.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> In this interview, we dig into Alison’s journey through the music world, how the pandemic has affected the quintet’s plans, what it has been like to play gigs again after so any months, what the British jazz scene is like and how it has changed over the years, her London partnership Blow the Fuse, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to check out <a href="http://www.alisonrayner.com/">Alison’s website</a> and follow her on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/blowthefuse2008">YouTube</a> and <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/alisonrayner.arq">Facebook</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p4"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle!</em></a></span><span class= "s2"><br /></span></p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1">Check out my <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath">Discover Double Bass</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p5"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/"><strong>Dorico</strong></a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, automatically producing printed results of exceptional quality — and plays it back with breathtaking realism. It is easy enough for anyone to learn, yet has hundreds of advanced notations, features, options and sounds to satisfy even the most demanding professionals.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> With