Get the Blessing (previously known as The Blessing) are a jazz rock quartet based in Bristol, England, active since 2000. They were formed when Jim Barr (bass) and Clive Deamer (drums), the rhythm section from the trip hop group Portishead, teamed up with Jake McMurchie (saxophone) and Pete Judge (trumpet) over their mutual appreciation of Ornette Coleman. To date, they have released four albums, their debut All is Yes won best album at the 2008 BBC Jazz Awards.Their most recent album, Lope and Antilope, was released in 2014.
These are photos from concerts where Get the Blessing played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Nadine Shah / Get the Blessing May 12 - 28, 2017 Norwich, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Skdotcom
handbill for the gig
First Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival Mar 1 - 3, 2013 Bristol, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Cracky
